Bushley, Queensland

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Bushley
Queensland
BushleyChurch6.jpg
Bushley, 2017
Bushley is located in Queensland
Bushley
Bushley
Coordinates23°35′32″S 150°16′08″E / 23.5922°S 150.2688°E / -23.5922; 150.2688 (Bushley (centre of locality))Coordinates: 23°35′32″S 150°16′08″E / 23.5922°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

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

Geography[]

Bushley railway station is an abandoned railway station on Central Western railway line (

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23°31′42″S 150°15′04″E / 23.5284°S 150.2510°E / -23.5284; 150.2510 (Bushley railway station)).[3][4]

History[]

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 (

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23°32′11″S 150°15′58″E / 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,

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23°31′44″S 150°15′10″E / 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. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bushley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. ^ a b c d e Pearce, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Goodbye to Bushley Church". CQ Today. Retrieved 11 December 2021.


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