Rosedale, Queensland

Geography

The town is 423 km north of the state capital Brisbane and 58 km north west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. The town is on the North Coast railway line.

Most of the locality is in the Gladstone Region but a small southern part on the shores of Lake Monduran is in the Bundaberg Region. Despite the town itself being in the Gladstone Region local government area, Rosedale is closer to Bundaberg than Gladstone. There has been some interest in the Rosedale community regarding breaking away from the Gladstone Region.

In the east of the locality are the Littabella Conservation Park (which extends into neighbouring Watalgan) and the Littabella National Park (which extends into neighbouring Waterloo and Monduran). In the south-east of the locality is the Monduran State Forest which extends into neighbouring Monduran.

History

From the late 19th century, closer settlement of Rosedale began with selectors taking up subdivisions of land.

Rosedale Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Rosedale State School. In 1964 a secondary department was added.

On Tuesday 13 December 1920 the Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in World War I was unveiled by John Fletcher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis before a crowd of about 300 people.

In 2004, a north-bound tilt train derailed injuring 120 passengers.

Demographics

In the , the localityof Rosedale and the surrounding area had a population of 448 people.

In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 438 people.

In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 452 people.

Education

Rosedale State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 21 James Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 243 students with 30 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The schools draws students from Rosedale, Lowmead, Agnes Water, 1770, Winfield and Yandaran.

Facilities

Rosedale Police Station is at 14 McPherson Street ().

Rosedale SES Facility is at 2 Callaghan Street ().

The Rosedale cemetery is located north of the town in Ferry Road () and is operated by the Gladstone Regional Council.

The Rosedale Baffle Creek Cemetery (also known as Flinders Cemetery) is in Barnetts Road ().

Amenities

Facilities in the town include a pub, a tea house and a general store.

St John's Community Church is privately owned and located in James Street.

The Rosedale branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 13 McPherson Street ().

The Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in World War I and World War II is located in James Street, beside the Memorial Hall.

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