Childers is a small town (pop. 2,500) situated at the junction of the Bruce and Isis Highways in southern Queensland, Australia. The township lies 325 km north of the state capital Brisbane and 52 km south-west of Bundaberg. Childers is the administrative and main population centre of the Isis Shire Local Government Area. The Shire covers an area of 1,677 km² and boasts a population of approximately 6,000. Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Childers_Main_Street. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... km redirects here. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... km redirects here. ... Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. ... km redirects here. ... Hervey Bay is a rapidly growing resort city in southeastern Queensland, Australia. ... This is a list of Local Government Areas of Queensland Australia External link Statoids on Australia Shires Categories: Local Government Areas of Queensland ... Isis Shire Council is a Local government area near Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The division of Burnett is an electoral district in central Queensland, Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Hinkler is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. ... Isis Highway is designated State Route 52 between Ban Ban Springs & Childers Isis Highway is designated State Route 3 between Childers & Bundaberg The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. ... Isis Shire Council is a Local government area near Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...

The township is set on a ridge overlooking fields of rich volcanic soil. Childers is renowned for its heritage character and is classified a National Trust town. The historic colonial buildings of the main street (Bruce Highway) are set amongst large, shady leopard trees. The sugar cane industry features prominently in Childers and has sustained the town over the years. Fruit and vegetable cropping is common on the lands around town. Tourism is a growing industry in Childers, with a number of the preserved historic buildings in town becoming tourist attractions. The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australias indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... Tourists on Oʻahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ...

History

Europeans first arrived in the area in the 1850s. Pastoralists established properties soon after to raise cattle on the fertile lands. Back then, sugar was (as it is now) the key crop grown in the Isis. The railway line to Childers opened in 1887 and was pivotal in the early development of the area. The line closed in 1964. Childers has seen a number of serious fires over the years. The 1902 fire destroyed much of the town centre. The town made international headlines in June 2000, when a fire destroyed the Palace Backpackers Hostel, claiming the lives of 15 tourists. The hostel reopened in 2004, and includes a memorial to those lost in the blaze. It now acts as an art gallery exhibiting works from local artists. Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Childers acts as a major economic centre in the Wide Bay Region and is undergoing considerable growth. ...

Childers retains much of its historic significance, although many of the streets were redeveloped under a 'Streetscape' project that continues today.

Services

The Isis Town and Country is the town's local newspaper, being distributed once weekly. Childers is also served by a monthly community newspaper, the Childers Chit Chat, as well as its own radio station, 88.0FM Red Dirt Radio. Childers remains one of the most picturesque small towns in Queensland. Red Dirt Radio is a radio station that broadcasts to the Childers community on the frequency of 88. ...

Education in Childers consists of several Primary Schools, as well as the local high school, Isis District State High School . Isis District State High School which was established in 1961, is located in the town of Childers at a mid-point 40 minutes from the major centres of Bundaberg and Maryborough. ...

Festivals

Childers holds a Multicultural Festival once a year on the final weekend in July. It then hosts its agricultural show on the following weekend, the first weekend in August.

Gallery

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Trivia

The town is reportedly named after Hugh Childers, British statesman, who was the Auditor-General of Victoria in the 1850s. Caricature from Punch, 1882 Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (June 25, 1827 - January 29, 1896) was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

Some people call Childers The Hole and the inbred capital of Australia

External links

• Isis Shire Council
• Inquest findings of the June 2000 fire published by the Queensland Coroner in July 2006