Английская Википедия:Gilla, Queensland

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Gilla is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Шаблон:CensusAU Gilla had a population of 32 people.

Geography

Gilla is loosely bounded to the south-east by the Blackbutt Range (Шаблон:Coord), exending into neighbouring localities of Blackbutt South, Googa Creek, Mount Binga and beyond.

Pidna is a neighbourhood on the northern edge of the locality (Шаблон:Coord).

The Pockets is a neighbourhood near the south-eastern edge of the locality (Шаблон:Coord).

The north-west of the locality is a protected area within the Pidna National Park (Шаблон:Coord) and the Pidna State Forest (Шаблон:Coord). The south-east of the locality is a protected area within the Googa State Forest (Шаблон:Coord) which extending into neighbouring Googa Creek.

Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

The D'Aigular Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Nukku) and exits to the north (Yarraman).

The former Brisbane Valley railway line entered the locality from the north-east (Nukka) just to the south-east of the highway and exited to the north (Yarraman) immediately to the east of the highway. Gilla railway station is an abandoned railway station on the railway line in the north of the locality (Шаблон:Coord).

The Ted Pukallus Weir is a dam structure on Cooyar Creek to create a water reservoir to supply drinking water to the Yarraman area.

History

The locality takes its name from the former Gilla railway station name which was named on 19 December 1912 using an Aboriginal word from the Wakawaka language, Bujiebara dialect, meaning native bee.

Pidna is a Yuggera and/or Waka language word meaning ear.

Ninety-three (93) Mile Camp Provisional School opened on 1912. In 1913 it was renamed Gilla Provisional School. It closed circa 1922.

The Ted Pukallus Weir was originally completed in 1967. It was badly damaged in the 2011 Queensland floods and required $9.5M worth of repairs which were completed in 2013.

In the Шаблон:CensusAU Gilla had a population of 32 people.

On 1 February 2018, Gilla's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:

• Blackbird (Шаблон:Coord)
• Bunyips Rest (Шаблон:Coord)
• Gilla (Шаблон:Coord)
• Gwydillion (Шаблон:Coord)
• Waterfall Creek (Шаблон:Coord)
• Wattle Creek (Шаблон:Coord)

Attractions

The Ted Pukallus Weir on Gilla Road (Шаблон:Coord) is a popular fishing spot.