Helidon, Queensland
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| Population | 1,053 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4344 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Cavendish | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Helidon | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of southeast Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Toowoomba. The town had a population of 1,053 at the 2011 census.[1]
Helidon is known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone, used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere, including Brisbane City Hall, and sought after internationally for its quality, especially in China.[2] Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring[3] whose products were sold by the Helidon Spa Water Company.
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Geography
The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing will join the Warrego Highway at Helidon and is expected to open in 2018.[4] Parts of the hilly, undeveloped north of Helidon have been protected within Lockyer National Park.
History
Helidon Post Office opened on 1 August 1866.[5]
Richard Kettle (born in Whissendine, England in 1838), together with his family, were amongst the early pioneering farming families to establish Helidon.
Flooding
On 10 January 2011, Helidon was hit by a wall of flood water which had previously struck Toowoomba, part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.[6] Few houses were affected directly; those that were inundated sat directly on the creek bank, lower than the rest of the town. The main creek bank did not break, and the town was used as an evacuation centre for nearby Grantham.[7]
Heritage listings
Helidon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 7 Railway Street: Bank of New South Wales[8]
References
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External links
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- Helidon & District official site
- Helidon - Queensland
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Helidon
- Gatton Shire Council - Official site
- [1] - Origin of the town's name
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