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Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 210 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Capital Brisbane Government Const. ...
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Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan population of 1. ...
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Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ...
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The local government for the Town of Dalby, Queensland, Australia. ...
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The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. ...
Capital Brisbane Government Const. ...
Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan population of 1. ...
National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. ...
State Route 49 The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland. ...
State Route 49 The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. ...
Dalby is the administrative centre of the Wambo Shire, and local government for the town is provided by the Dalby Town Council. It is estimated the town population is around 12,000 but is expected to double within 5 years.[citation needed] Wambo Shire's population is estimated at a little over 15,000. Wambo Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. ...
The local government for the Town of Dalby, Queensland, Australia. ...
The name of the town is believed to come from the town of Dalby, Isle of Man and reflects immigration from the Isle of Man in the mid nineteenth century.[1]
Dalby is a wholesome, good-morale place.
Industry
Industry in Dalby include light engineering, mining (coal) and fuels (ethanol). Dalby is also the centre of a diverse and productive agricultural centre with rich black soil allowing the production of crops such as wheat, cotton and sorghum. Livestock raising including pigs, cattle and sheep is also popular. Two cotton gins are situated in the town. Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, slightly toxic chemical compound with a distinctive perfume-like odor, and is the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. ...
Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...
Cotton ready for harvest. ...
Species About 30 species, see text Sorghum is a genus of about 30 species of grasses raised for grain, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa, with one species native to Mexico. ...
Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ...
Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...
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The local area is also developing an energy based economy with a large coal fired power station and a number of coal mines and natural gas bores being established just to the west of Dalby. Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...
Approximately 50km west of Dalby is the Kogan Creek Power Project. This A$1.2 billion project is a 750 megawatt coal fired power station, with adjacent coal mine being developed at Kogan. The small town of Kogan is roughly equidistant between Dalby, Chinchilla, and Tara. The Kogan Creek Power Station will be commissioned in September 2007, delivering electricity to the national grid. Au. ...
The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ...
The town of Chinchilla (approximately 300 kilometres NW of Brisbane) was established in 1878. ...
Tara is a town and Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, located 300 kilometres south west of the state capital, Brisbane. ...
The Kogan Creek Power Station will be the largest single generating unit in Australia. It will operate as a base load station, generating electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.[2]
Dalby is also to be the site of the first dry mill grain-to-ethanol plant constructed in Australia (the first plant built specifically for the production of ethanol for fuel since the Second World War).[3] Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
Development The redevelopment of Dalby Central Shopping Center (to-be-Dalby Shoppingworld) will include the already existing Woolworths, Big W, Muffin Break, Wendy's and 45 currently unspecified specialty shops. It will include 400-500 underground carparks + 1st level parking and a 400 seat food court. It is expected to be completed before August 2006. F.W. Woolworth Company the original USA based chain of high street shops. ...
Other developments within the town include a new Aquatic Center, probably to be built near the local PCYC (in which has one of the highest membership bases in the state) which will include a heated 50 metre lap pool, 25 metre recreational pool, gym, hydrotherapy sessions and water slides.
Dalby's Water Treatment Plant is renowned for its state of the art reverse osmosis plant, and the plant will soon have a second RO plant to cater for the towns increasing needs. Dalby Town has also made a ground breaking deal with nearby gas companies, by taking water from gas fields. It has been noted that the town will have a definite water supply for at least another 30 years (also taking into account demographic trends). Reverse osmosis is the process of pushing a solution through a filter that traps the solute on one side and allows the pure solvent to be obtained from the other side. ...
Dalby's population has been increasing rapidly recently with many new estates created and subdivisions made. Some notable new estates include Sunnyside Estate, Heritage Gardens, Callistemon Park and a new estate on the Warrego Highway side of Sandalwood.
Sister City Dalby has a Sister City named Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
Fukaya (深谷市 Fukaya-shi) is a city located in the north of Saitama, Japan. ...
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...
Monument to Cactoblastis Dalby has a monument to the Cactoblastis cactorum in a park by the Myall Creek which runs through the town. According to the Lonely Planet, it is only monument to an insect in the world. Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning valley settlement, during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. ...
The Taj Mahal, commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum. ...
Binomial name Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) Cactoblastis cactorum commonly known as the cactus moth. ...
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Orders See taxonomy Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species — more than all other animal groups combined [1]. Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a...
See also Dalby Schools: Dalby Christian School is a co-educational, Christian Independent primary and secondary school (Preschool - Year 12) located in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 250 kms west of Brisbane. ...
St Marys College, Dalby St Marys is a coeducational Catholic Secondary school situated in the town of Dalby, Queensland, approximately 250 km northwest of Brisbane. ...
External links - Dalby Town Council Official site
References - ^ Dalby Town Council Official website. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ CS Energy website Retrieved 27 October 2006
- ^ Hartland, Susan "$54 million ethanol plant for Dalby" Toowoomba Chronicle 9 November 2006 Retrieved 27 October 2006
Coordinates: 27°11′S 151°16′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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