Wonga Beach, Queensland
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| Wonga Beach Queensland |
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| Population: | 748[1] |
| Postcode: | 4873 |
| LGA: | Cairns Region |
| State electorate: | Cook |
| Federal Division: | Leichhardt |
Wonga Beach is a small rural residential area, north of Cairns in Queensland Australia, named after the Torres Strait Wonga Pigeon.[2]Coordinates: 16°20′45″S 145°24′45″E / 16.34583°S 145.4125°E
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[edit] Geography
Wonga Beach is situated between the small residential towns of Rocky Point (sometimes referred to as Dayman Point) and the Daintree township. It is approximately 17 km north of the town of Mossman. In 1985 a large volcanic eruption beneath the Coral Sea released thousands of Pumice stones to the ocean surface which were then blown along north Queensland's shore by the trade winds.[3]
[edit] Fauna
There are three main bird species that exist around Wonga Beach: Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo, the Double-eyed Fig-Parrot and the Beach Stone-curlew, this last species notable for its wailing bird call.[3]
[edit] Population
Wonga Beach has 748 as of the 2006 census, 42.2% of which are aged between 25–54 years.[1]
[edit] Services
Wonga Beach has a small number of services spread throughout the area.
[edit] Caltex service station
In addition to automotive fuels, the service station incorporates a small convenience store with an ATM. The site was previously run as a British Petroleum site but was appropriated by Caltex in 2007. Nearby there are picnic tables, a post box, telephone booth and a display of model cassowaries. Also just recently a pharmacy has opened up along with several other shops.
[edit] Wonga Beach State School and Preschool
The Wonga Beach state school is one of the few primary schools in the Mossman area with an enrolment of approximately 115 students[4] (now part of the Cairns Region), and has been operating since 1999. The previous school was based at Rocky Point, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south, and the old school buildings have been sold as housing, one of which has been relocated to Wonga Beach. The school is known as a SunSmart school (an initiative of The Cancer Council Australia), enforcing strict rules on UV-protection. The school has a large area of swampland, the maintenance of which has been made a school project, with an 'eco-maze' currently being developed in the site.
[edit] School buses
School buses run twice daily from New Wonga to Old Wonga, then on to Mossman. These buses are not available to the public.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wonga Beach (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL360920&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Wonga Beach Information, http://www.pleasetakemeto.com/australia/wonga-beach/information
- ^ a b 101 things to do in daintree, http://daintree.info/101thingstodoindaintree.htm
- ^ Wonga Beach State School website, http://wongabchss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/
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