Waraba (pronounced wa-ra-ba) is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1][3]
| Waraba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Waraba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°05′12″S 152°52′42″E / 27.0867°S 152.8783°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2023[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4513[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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History
editIn April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran.[4][5][6] Waraba was created from land formerly within Bellmere and Wamuran.[1]
The name Waraba means burn in the Kabi Kabi language and refers to fire-stick farming, a traditional land management practice of the Kabi Kabi people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Waraba. The nearest government primary school is Bellmere State School in Bellmere to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the north-east.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Waraba – locality in the Moreton Bay Region (entry 52236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "4513 Postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Current proposals and decisions". Place Names. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Proposed Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 2 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 14 April 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 July 2023.