Rolleston, Queensland
Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:GeoGroup Template:Infobox Australian place Rolleston is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnt>Template:Cite QPN</ref><ref name=qpnl>Template:Cite QPN</ref> In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
Geography
Rolleston is located on the Comet River, Template:Convert west of Gladstone, 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Roma and Template:Convert northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town, lies Template:Convert to the north-west. Rolleston is at the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory and Dawson highways.Template:Citation needed
There is a large coal mine Template:Convert to the west called the Rolleston coal mine.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Climate
History
Rolleston was built on Kanolu land.Template:Citation needed
Wadja (also known as Wadjigu, Wadia, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands. the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>
The town is named after Christopher Rolleston, a pastoralist who was involved in leasing a number of pastoral runs in the area in the 1860s.<ref name="qpnt" /><ref name="qpnl" />
Rolleston State School opened on 9 October 1871.<ref>Template:Cite QldSchool</ref>
Queensland's last legendary cattle thieves and bushrangers, the notorious Patrick and James Kenniff, frequently lived at Lethbridge Pocket, which is now within Carnarvon National Park. It was here on Easter Sunday, 30 March 1902, that they murdered Constable George Doyle and cattle station manager Albert Dahlke.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
All Saints Anglican Church was officially opened on Sunday 10 June 1934 by Bishop Fortescue Ash.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Mining began at the Rollestone coal mine in October 2005 and is expected to last more than 20 years.<ref name=":0" />
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 217 people.<ref name=Census2006>Template:Census 2006 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 129 people.<ref name="Census2011">Template:Census 2011 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people.<ref name="Census2016">Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people.<ref name=Census2021>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Education
Rolleston State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 16 Warrijo Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 63 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There are no secondary schools in Rolleston or nearby. The nearest government schools offering secondary education are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to the north-west and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north. Distance education and boarding schools are options.<ref name="globe">Template:Queensland Globe</ref>
Facilities
Emergency services available in Rolleston include:
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- Rolleston Fire Station (Template:Coord)<ref name="emergencyservices" />
- Rolleston SES Facility (Template:Coord)<ref name="emergencyservices" />
Amenities
The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a public library on Planet Street.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There are two churches in Rolleston:
- All Saints' Anglican Church, 2 Warrijo Street (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- St Theresa's Catholic Church, 28 Orion Street (Template:Coord)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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See also
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