Kawana is bordered to the west by the Fitzroy River, to the north by Limestone Creek, to the east by Yaamba Road (part of the Bruce Highway), and to the south by Richardson Road.[3]
Glenmore State School opened on 17 October 1889.[6] The original building was built on the block of land on the other side of McLaughlin Street directly opposite the school's current lower oval. The first principal was Edward Costello. He served the school for 13 years until 1902. The original building was moved from the original site in November 1921 to a new site in Hinchcliff Street, about one kilometre away, where it remained in operation until 1970. Due to the rapid urbanisation of North Rockhampton in the late 1960s, a new school site was needed. In 1971 Glenmore State School relocated to its current site. This was overseen by the school's principal, Francis (Frank) Cridland, who served from 1971-1976.[7] In 2014 the school celebrated its 125-year anniversary.[8][9] The first Glenmore State School building is now the Country Women's Association hall.[7]
Glenmore State High School opened on 28 January 1975.[6][10]
IN 1980, The Cathedral of Praise Church purchased a 19.5-acre (7.9 ha) site in Carlton Street. In November 1982, the worship centre and youth centre were opened. Cathedral of Praise Christian College opened on 31 January 1989. In 2003, the school was renamed Heights College.[10][11][12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Kawana had a population of 4,426 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Kawana had a population of 4,434 people.[1]
^ ab"History". Glenmore State School. State of Queensland (Department of Education). 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^Pearce, Matthew (29 April 2021). "Press back in action". CQ Today. Retrieved 21 August 2022. The sounds of the presses were silenced in June last year following the closure of APN Print, but the site at Hempenstall Street, Kawana is back up and running again following CQ Today's purchase of the press from News Corp
^Pearce, Frazer (22 March 2014). "Farewell to old Quay St and the lovely view of Fitzroy River". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 21 August 2022. The biggest change in the past 10 years was moving our printing operation to a state of the art operation at Hempenstall St in 2007
Attribution
This Wikipedia article includes content from "History". Glenmore State School. State of Queensland (Department of Education). 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021. Published under CC-BY-4.0 licence.