Lower Wonga

Lower Wonga is a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Lower Wonga
Queensland
Lower Wonga
Coordinates26°06′19″S 152°28′16″E
Population498 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4570
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Lower Wonga:
Woolooga Sexton Sexton
Woolooga Lower Wonga Bells Bridge
Oakview Widgee Bells Bridge

Geography

The locality is predominantly flat cleared freehold land (80–100 metres above sea level) used for grazing, apart from an unnamed peak of 450 metres in the far south-west of the locality. Widgee Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) meanders from south to north through the east part of the locality.[3]

The Wide Bay Highway passes from east to west through the northern part of the locality.[3]

History

Wonga State School opened on 27 January 1914 and was renamed Wonga Lower State School in 1918. The school closed in 1968.[4] The school building was relocated to Queen's Park in Gympie where it was used for Scout Cubs.[5]

In the 2011 census, Lower Wonga had a population of 498 people.[1]

Solar farm

In April 2017, a company SolarQ has announced plans to build the Lower Wonga Solar Farm, a photovoltaic power station. If the project achieves its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Lower Wonga (entry 46355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Fascinating Find: Lower Wonga School" (PDF). Gympie Gold Mining & Historical Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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