Heronvale, Queensland

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Town in Queensland, Australia
20°06′26″S 148°17′36″E / 20.1072°S 148.2933°E / -20.1072; 148.2933 (Heronvale (town centre))Postcode(s)4805Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 21.4 km (13 mi) SSE of Bowen (town)
  • 55.5 km (34 mi) NW of Proserpine
  • 181 km (112 mi) NW of Mackay
  • 216 km (134 mi) SE of Townsville
  • 1,268 km (788 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Whitsunday RegionState electorate(s)BurdekinFederal division(s)Dawson

Heronvale (also known informally as Brisk Bay) is a coastal town in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is within the locality of Bowen.

Geography

Heronvale is on the south-east coast of the locality of Bowen facing Brisk Bay (20°05′36″S 148°17′08″E / 20.0934°S 148.2855°E / -20.0934; 148.2855 (Brisk Bay)) and Edgecumbe Bay (20°06′49″S 148°23′25″E / 20.1137°S 148.3902°E / -20.1137; 148.3902 (Edgecumbe Bay)).[2][3][4]

History

Edgecumbe Bay was named on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook on HM Bark Endeavour after George Edgcumbe who had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy and, as a Rear Admiral, was Commander in Chief at Plymouth, England, from 1766 to 1770.[4]

Brisk Bay was named after HMS Brisk on service at the Australia Station from 1864 to 1968.[3]

The town was named on 1 November 1963 by the Queensland Place Names Board.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Heronvale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Bowen State School and Bowen State High School in Bowen to the north-west.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Heronvale – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 15796)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Brisk Bay – bay in the Whitsunday Region (entry 4568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Edgecumbe Bay – bay in the Whitsunday Region (entry 11180)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

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Towns and localities in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland