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Bushley is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bushley had a population of 30 people.[1]

Bushley
Queensland
Bushley, 2017
Bushley
Coordinates23.5922°S 150.2688°E / -23.5922; 150.2688 (Bushley (centre of locality))
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.22/km2 (0.56/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area137.7 km2 (53.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 35.0 km (22 mi) SW of Gracemere
  • 44.9 km (28 mi) SW of Rockhampton CBD
  • 649 km (403 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bushley:
Wycarbah Kalapa Stanwell
Westwood Bushley Stanwell
Westwood Westwood Boulder Creek

Geography


Bushley railway station is an abandoned railway station on Central Western railway line (23.5284°S 150.2510°E / -23.5284; 150.2510 (Bushley railway station)).[3][4]


History


Bushley Uniting Church, 2017
Bushley Uniting Church, 2017

The locality presumably takes its name from the Bushley railway station.

Playfair State School opened on 10 July 1917.[5] It closed on 1928.[6] It presumably takes its name from the parish.[7] The school was located at approximately 213 Sandy Creek Road (23.5364°S 150.2661°E / -23.5364; 150.2661 (Playfair State School (former))).[8]

In the 2016 census, Bushley had a population of 30 people.[1]

In 2019, Bushley was selected as the site of a new waste transfer station which aimed to serve the needs of residents of Rockhampton Regional Council's western districts from Gogango to Stanwell following the closure of roadside bin stations.[9] The council's decision to close the local roadside bin stations had previously been criticised by residents and led to a heated community meeting at nearby Wycarbah in 2018.[10]


Amenities


Bushley Uniting Church is at 525 Brickworks Road (access from Bushley Road off the Capricorn Highway, 23.5288°S 150.2528°E / -23.5288; 150.2528 (Bushley Uniting Church)).[11][12] It was part of the Parish of Rockhampton South Uniting Church.[13]

The existing brick church was officially opened on 13 December 1959.[14] The final service was held at the church on 5 December 2021, just shy of its 62nd anniversary, which was attended by about 75 people including Uniting Church moderator Rev Andrew Gunton.[14] The church was closed due to dwindling attendance numbers.[14]

Church services at Bushley date back to 1875 when worship was held at the home of the Coombs family.[14] The Coombs family later donated their land for the construction of a community hall where church services were held until the opening of the existing brick church building in 1959.[14]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bushley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bushley – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48551)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "Bushley – railway station in Rockhampton Region (entry 5478)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. "PLAYFAIR STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 16, 26[?]. Queensland, Australia. 28 September 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Playfair – parish in Rockhampton Region (entry 27083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. "County of Livingstone Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1924. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. "Work begins building west Rocky waste transfer station". The Morning Bulletin. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. Smith, Leighton (29 September 2018). "Mayor in 'scuffle' over microphone during community meeting". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. Google (29 August 2021). "Bushley Uniting Church" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. "About". Rockhampton South Uniting Church. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  14. Pearce, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Goodbye to Bushley Church". CQ Today. Retrieved 11 December 2021.


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