Hervey Range, Queensland
{{About|the locality in Queensland, Australia|the mountain range in Queensland|Hervey Range|the mountain range in New South Wales|Herveys Range}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Hervey Range
| city =
| state = qld
| image = StateLibQld 1 292295 Hervey's Range Hotel, Townsville region, ca. 1930.jpg
| caption = Hervey's Range Hotel, circa 1930
| coordinates = {{coord|-19.4457|146.4734|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Hervey Range (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 295
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode =
| area = 108.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 35.3
| dir1 = WSW
| location1 = Kirwan
| dist2 = 37.0
| dir2 = WSW
| location2 = Townsville CBD
| dist3 = 171
| dir3 = NE
| location3 = Charters Towers
| dist4 = 1386
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = City of Townsville
| lga2 = Charters Towers Region
| stategov = Hinchinbrook
| stategov2 = Traeger
| fedgov = Herbert
| fedgov2 = Kennedy
| near-n = Lynam
| near-ne = Black River
Rangewood
| near-e = Alice River
| near-se = Granite Vale
| near-s = Dotswood
| near-sw = Dotswood
| near-w = Dotswood
| near-nw = Paluma
}}
Hervey Range is a rural locality split between the City of Townsville and the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44600|Hervey Range|locality in City of Townsville|access-date=29 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|47871|Hervey Range|locality in Charters Towers Region|access-date=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Hervey Range had a population of 295 people.
Geography
As the name suggests, the locality includes the Hervey mountain range. The split between the two local government areas roughly follows the ridge line with the Townsville City Council responsible for the coastal (eastern) side of the locality and Charters Towers Regional Council responsible for the inland (western) side of the locality. Apart from the ridge itself, the land on the Townsville side is generally much lower (50–100 metres above sea level) compared with the higher land on the Charters Towers side (550–600 metres about sea level).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=14 January 2016}}
The now-closed Greenvale railway line passes through the locality with three tunnels and the now-abandoned Kadara railway station ({{coord|-19.3639|146.4362|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Kadara railway station}}).{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters the locality from the north-east (Black River) and exits to the west (Dotswood).{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676963 |title=Hervey Range |publisher=OpenStreetMap |date=2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202054420/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676963 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Part of the east of the locality is within the Pinnacles National Park which extends into neighbouring Granite Vale to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
The land in the north of the locality is mostly used for grazing on native vegetation, while the southern part of the locality is mostly unused land.
History
The mountain range and the locality were both named in 1861 by Phillip Somers after Matthew Hervey of Dotswood pastoral station. Somers and Hervey were co-owners of Dotswood station and Somers was also a member of Allan Cunningham's expedition. Barringha is the local Aboriginal name for the Hervey Range which is also their name for the Western Silver Wattle.
On 14 May 2022, Australian international cricketer Andrew Symonds died in the locality following a single-vehicle road accident on Hervey Range Road, near the Alice River Bridge.{{Cite web|last1=Conn|last2=Read|first1=Malcolm|first2=Cloe|date=14 May 2022|title=Cricket world mourns as Andrew Symonds dies in car crash|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/andrew-symonds-dies-in-car-crash-20220515-p5alf4.html|access-date=15 May 2022|website=The Age|language=en|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514230200/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/andrew-symonds-dies-in-car-crash-20220515-p5alf4.html|url-status=live}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Hervey Range had a population of 279 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31337|name=Hervey Range (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Hervey Range had a population of 295 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31325|name=Hervey Range (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
Hervey Range has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Eureka Hotel, Hervey Range Road[38]
- Range Hotel site, Page Road (old Hervey Range Road){{cite QHR|30539|Range Hotel, Burial Ground and Camping Reserve|700003|access-date=16 July 2013}}
Education
There are no schools in Hervey Range. The nearest government primary school is The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Amenities
The Hervey Range Shooting Complex is a rifle range south of Rifle Range Road with facilities for shooting and archery.{{Cite web |title=Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (Townsville) |url=https://www.ssaatownsville.org.au/ |access-date=24 August 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Townsville Marksmen Rifle Club |url=https://tmrc.com.au/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818073104/https://tmrc.com.au/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Full Boar Archers Inc |url=https://www.archerybrisbane.com.au/qld/full-boar-archers-inc |access-date=24 August 2024 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824043157/https://www.archerybrisbane.com.au/qld/full-boar-archers-inc |url-status=live }}
References
{{commons category|Hervey Range, Queensland}}
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{{Suburbs of Townsville}}
{{Charters Towers Region}}
Category:Suburbs of Townsville