Английская Википедия:Bargara, Queensland

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Bargara Шаблон:IPAc-en is a coastal town and suburb in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the suburb of Bargara had a population of 7,485 people.

The town of Bargara lies Шаблон:Convert north of the state capital Brisbane and just Шаблон:Convert east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite suburb of Bundaberg,Шаблон:Citation needed with only sugar cane fields separating the two centres.

Nielson Park is a coastal town in the north of the locality (Шаблон:Coord), only Шаблон:Convert from the town of Bargara.

Geography

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Bargara foreshore, looking through Norfolk Island Pines to the Coral Sea, 2011

The main streets of Bargara are The Esplanade and Bauer Street. The Esplanade runs along the Bargara Beach foreshore, and is lined with several modern holiday homes and units. Bauer Street contains several hotels, restaurants and clothing shops. Bargara is also a popular fishing, swimming and surfing location.

The Mon Repos turtle rookery is located just north of Bargara. A wall in the reserve dating back to the very early days of settlement was constructed using Kanaka labour and rocks taken from the nearby sugarcane fields. Most of the coastline of Mon Repos is part of the Mon Repos Conservation Park, established to protect the nesting areas of sea turtles. Inland of the conversation park, much of the land is state reserves or subject to other restrictions designed to support the wildlife objectives of the conversation park.

Although officially separate towns, Nielson Park and Bargara are effectively a continuous urban area, and Nielson Park is generally regarded just as a picnic ground and beach area of Bargara.

Bargara has the following beaches:

• Bargara Beach near the town centre (Шаблон:Coord)
• Kellys Beach south of the town centre near the golf course (Шаблон:Coord)

History

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Bargara Golf Clubhouse, October 1931

The district was originally known as Sandhills, but was renamed Bargara in 1913. The name Bargara is derived from the names of two adjacent localities, Barolin and Woongarra.

Sandhills Provisional School opened in 1893 and was renamed Bargara State School in 1921.

A Primitive Methodist church was built at South Kalkie in 1878. Thirty years later, circa 1908, it was relocated to Seaview Road at Bargara.

Between 1912 and 1948, the Woongarra (Pemberton) railway line connected Bargara to Bundaberg.

In January 1922, the Methodist Church at Sandhlls was relocated to Bargara.

Bargara Post Office opened by 1923 (a receiving office had been open since 1912).

In 1924, the Bargara Golf Club was established and purchased an area of swamps and sand dunes to turn into a golf course. By 1954 the club had achieved its goal of an 18-hole course. In 1988 a new layout for the course was implemented. In 1997 a new club house was built.

In August 1945, the Anglican residents decided to erect a church. St Peter's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1951.

At the Шаблон:CensusAU, Bargara had a population of 6,893.Шаблон:Citation needed

In February 2012, the Bargara Lions Club Park for the Disabled was renamed the Bill Fritz Park for the Disabled in honour of the late Bill Fritz, who was a long-time active member of the Lions Club and other community groups.

Bargara has grown significantly over the last decade, becoming a popular tourist and retirement destination.Шаблон:WhenШаблон:Citation needed

On Australia Day 2013, Bargara was struck by a tornado spawned by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald. The tornado damaged over 150 properties, and injured up to 17 people, 2 seriously.

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the suburb of Bargara had a population of 7,485 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population. 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.2% and South Africa 1.6%. 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 25.3%, Anglican 21.3%, Catholic 19.9% and Uniting Church 7.6%.

Retirement resorts

Bargara is serviced by two major retirement resorts that cater to a predominantly older demographic: Palm Lake Resort and Carlyle Gardens Retirement Village.

Commerce

The main commercial precincts are the strips on Bauer Street between See Street and The Esplanade, and the section of See Street south of Bauer Street.

Bargara Central Shopping Centre located at the corner of Davidson Street and Bargara Road is the main large-scale shopping centre servicing the town. It has two supermarkets, Woolworths and Aldi. There are several restaurants and fast food stores.

Three other plazas lie adjacent to the Bauer Street commercial precincts, namely Coral Coast Plaza, Bargara Beach Plaza. One more small shopping complex exists at the entrance to the Carlyle Gardens Retirement Village on Woongarra Scenic Drive.

Education

There are no schools in Bargara. The nearest government primary school is Bargara State School in neighbouring Mon Repos to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock, Bundaberg, to the south-west.

Transport

The town is serviced by the main roads of Bargara Road, Bauer Street, See Street, The Esplanade, Miller Street and Woongarra Scenic Drive.

Bus route no. 4 connects Bargara with the City and Sugarland Shopping Centre, running 7 days a week via Bauer Street, The Esplanade, Miller Street and Innes Park North.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp at Bargara Beach off the Esplanade near Burkitt Street (Шаблон:Coord). It is managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council.

Churches

There are a number of churches in Bargara, including:

• St Peter's Anglican Church, 19-21 Bauer Street (corner of Tanner Street, Шаблон:Coord)
• Bargara Uniting Church, 22 Blain Street (corner of Hughes Road, Шаблон:Coord)
• St James' Catholic Church, 38 See Street (Шаблон:Coord)

Sports

Bargara Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course open to members and visitors at 120 Miller Street (Шаблон:Coord).

Other sports clubs include:

• Sandhills Sports Club
• Bundaberg Surf Lifesaving Club
• Bargara Football Club

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Bargara Esplanade Park, also known as Bargara Turtle Playground (Шаблон:Coord)
• Bargara Lakes Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Bargara Rotary Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Bauers Lookout (Шаблон:Coord)
• Bill Fritz Park for the Disabled (Шаблон:Coord)
• Coral Reef Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Crawford Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Davidson Street Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Fairway Drive Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Hansen-Woodhouse Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Ian A Cossart Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Jayteens Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Kelly's Beach Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Mary Kinross Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Moneys Creek Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• New Bargara Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Nielson Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Nudibranch Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Parkside Mead Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Paul Petrie Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Settlement Court Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Tiny Tots Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Tom Riley Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Tom Whalley Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Toysons Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Turtle Cove Park (Шаблон:Coord)
• Windermere Park (Шаблон:Coord)

Gallery

• View from the Hummock

  View from the Hummock

• Bus stop on The Esplanade

  Bus stop on The Esplanade

• Bargara Golf Club, c. 1931

  Bargara Golf Club, c. 1931

• Kelly's Beach Sunrise

  Kelly's Beach Sunrise

External links

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• Bargara and Burnett Heads