Banya, Queensland
| Banya Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Banya | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°49′49″S 153°02′29″E / 26.830278°S 153.041389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4551 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Caloundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Banya is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
On 14 June 2019 parts of the localities of Bells Creek and Meridan Plains were excised to create the localities of Banya, Corbould Park, Gagalba and Nirimba to accommodate future suburban growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
The name Banya means bunya nut in the Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla languages.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Banya – locality in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50399)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Proposed locality boundaries: Banya, Bells Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Meridan Plains, Nirimba" (PDF). Queensland Government. 22 February 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Locality boundaries of Banya, Bells Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Meridan Plains, Nirimba" (PDF). Queensland Government. 14 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Corbould Park – locality in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50400)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Gagalba – locality in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50401)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Nirimba – locality in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50402)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2019.