Dysart, Queensland

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Side box Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dysart is a town and rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is a service centre for mines and grazing properties in the district. In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Dysart had a population of 2,918 people.[1] Most residents are employed by the coal mines.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Geography

Railways

The locality is served by the Goonyella railway network which connects the Bowen Basin coalfields with the coal wharves at Hay Point on the coast. The locality is served by numerous railway stations (from north to south):

  • Winchester railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Harrow railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Saraji Junction railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Saraji railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Lake Vermont railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Dysart railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Stephens railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Norwich Park Junction railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
  • Norwich Park railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]

Mountains

The terrain is mountainous, with the following named peaks (from north to south):

  • Walkers Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][6]
  • Mount Phillips (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][7]
  • Mount Walker (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][8]
  • Campbell Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][9]
  • Lords Table Mountain (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[5][10]
  • Gilberts Dome (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][11]
  • Browns Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][12]
  • Charleys Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][13]
  • Eastern Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][14]
  • Mount Dalrymple (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][15]
  • Expedition Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "convert".[5][16]

History

Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt explored the region in 1845 being the first European to do so. This included climbing to the summit of nearby Campbell Peak and allegedly building a stone cairn there.[17]

The town of Dysart was established in 1973 to support the Saraji coal mine with the Post Office opening on 8 October 1973.[18][19] The name Dysart comes from the name of a pastoral run and a parish in the area; it means a retreat for monks and hence solitude in Irish Gaelic.[2]

Dysart State School opened on 21 May 1973.[20] A secondary department was added in 1979, which operated until Dysart State High School opened on 20 September 1980.[21]

The Dysart Library opened in 1982.[22]

According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland in 2011, Dysart had a median rent of $1,200 a week for a house, making it the most expensive in Queensland.[23] In 2012, the median house price in the town was $475,000.[24] The closure of the Norwich Park Mine was expected to bring property prices down.[25] In August 2015, the rental price for a three-bedroom home in Dysart started at $130 a week.[26]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, the town of Dysart had a population of 3,003 people.[27]

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Dysart had a population of 2,991 people.[28]

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Dysart had a population of 2,918 people.[1]

Economy

Norwich Park coal mine was located Script error: No such module "convert". south of the town.[25] It closed on 11 April 2012, after 32 years of operation.[29] Following its closure, its miners were relocated to the Saraji Mine, which is located Script error: No such module "convert". north of the town,[25] and has one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world.[30] In 2020, the Norwich Park mine reopened under the new name Saraji South.[31]

Education

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Dysart State High School, 2009

Dysart State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 4 Garnham Drive (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[32][33] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 347 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[34]

Dysart State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Edgerley Street (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[32][35] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 162 students with 17 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[34]

Sport

Rugby league is a popular sport in Dysart. Dysart junior team is named 'Dysart Bulls' with team colours of red, black, and white. The senior team is also called 'Dysart Bulls' and has about six home games a year. The Bulls were the junior home team of Matt Sing, who played 24 State of Origin Games for Queensland.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Dysart also has a very popular soccer team, the Dysart Devils.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Amenities

The Isaac Regional Council operates a public library located in Shannon Crescent, Dysart.[36]

Facilities

Dysart has the following emergency services:

  • Dysart Police Station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]
  • Dysart Ambulance Station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]
  • Saraji Mine Ambulance Station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]
  • Dysart Fire Station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]
  • Dysart SES Facility (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]
  • Dysart Mine Rescue Station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[37]

Dysart Cemetery is on the eastern edge of the town at 163 Dysart Bypass Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[38] It offers lawn burial and a columbarium wall for ashes.[39]

Events

Dysart is home to Norwich Park Mines Day, held to increase the public's knowledge of the mining industry.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Attractions

A monument to the coal and rail industry consisting of a large truck and coal wagon is located at the northern entrance to the town.[40]

References

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