Kandanga, Queensland
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 Kandanga
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| Population: | 596[1] |
| Postcode: | 4570 |
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| LGA: | Gympie Region |
| State electorate: | Gympie |
| Federal Division: | Wide Bay |
Kandanga is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Mary Valley Highway, 160 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane and 28 kilometres south west of Gympie, on the banks of Kandanga Creek. Part of the Gympie Region Local government area, Kandanga at the 2006 census had a population of 596.[1] . The name "Kandanga" is derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a fork or sharp bend of the creek.[2]
Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun.
In 2006 the Beattie state government announced plans to construct a new dam at Traveston Crossing on the upper Mary River. The proposed dam, designed to provide water to the growing Sunshine Coast, will flood fertile farmland, including Kandanga.[3]
Kandanga is well known for its prime farmland, although because of the proposed dam many farmers had to walk out on their farms.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kandanga (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC36391&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ Mary Valley tourist site - Retrieved 31 October 2006
- ^ Queensland Government Ministerial Statement 5 July 2006 - Retrieved 31 October 2006
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[edit] Further reading
- Towner, Pat: Kabi Country, The History of Kandanga
Coordinates: 26°23′S 152°40′E / 26.383°S 152.667°E
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