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Crows Nest Shire Council
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| Crows Nest Shire Council Queensland |
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| Population: | 9,970 (2001 census)
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| Area: | 1,632 km² (630.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Geoff Patch | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Crows Nest | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||
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Crows Nest Shire Queensland, Australia is a Local Government Area on the Darling Downs north of the City of Toowoomba and containing the expanding northern suburbs and satellite towns of Greater Toowoomba.
The area of the Shire is about 1630km² and contains the major towns of Crows Nest, Haden, Hampton, Highfields and Meringandan.
The Shire is centred on the town of Crows Nest, Queensland, which is approximately 40 minutes drive from Toowoomba CBD. Crows Nest Shire is about 150 kilometres northwest of Brisbane.
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Crows Nest was named after an aboriginal man called Jimmy Crow, who lived in a hollow tree near the present council swimming pool. Timber hauling bullock teams would stop in this area overnight and Jimmy Crow used to give them directions. He was also a member of the first Australian cricket team to tour the United Kingdom. There is a 6ft statue of Jimmy Crow in Centenary Park, Crows Nest to honour this legend.
- John French VC (1914 - 1942)
- Ben Walker Rugby League Player
- Chris Walker Rugby League Player
- Shane Walker Rugby League Player
- Amaroo Environmental Education Centre
- Crows Nest Special Education Unit
- Crows Nest State High School
- Crows Nest State Primary School
- Geham State Primary School
- Haden State Primary School
- Highfields State Primary School
- Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School
- Meringandan State Primary School
- St Peters (Ironbark) Lutheran College
- Toowoomba Christian College
- Crows Nest Shire Council
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory
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