Rangeville, Queensland
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Rangeville is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland
, Australia
, located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of the city centre.
As closer settlement moved further along the range from Toowoomba, the suburb appears to have been named Rangeville to distinguish it from The Range, which was the general term for the area along the Range.
The suburb's eastern boundary is home to four reserves: Picnic Point Park (with several lookouts, a restaurant and a bar); Mount Tabletop, accessible only by a walking track from Table Top Drive; McKnight Park, and J. E. Duggan Park, named for former Labor
Opposition leader
John Duggan who represented the local area for over 30 years. The western boundary along East Creek is home to the Toowoomba Bicentennial Waterbird Habitat.
Rangeville contains two schools: Rangeville State School (1909) and St. Joseph's College
(Catholic, 1956).
Queensland
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, located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of the city centre.
As closer settlement moved further along the range from Toowoomba, the suburb appears to have been named Rangeville to distinguish it from The Range, which was the general term for the area along the Range.
The suburb's eastern boundary is home to four reserves: Picnic Point Park (with several lookouts, a restaurant and a bar); Mount Tabletop, accessible only by a walking track from Table Top Drive; McKnight Park, and J. E. Duggan Park, named for former Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Opposition leader
Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)
This is a list of Leaders of the Opposition in Queensland. Prior to 1898, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus the Queensland Parliamentary Record does not designate Leaders of the Opposition before then....
John Duggan who represented the local area for over 30 years. The western boundary along East Creek is home to the Toowoomba Bicentennial Waterbird Habitat.
Rangeville contains two schools: Rangeville State School (1909) and St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College, Toowoomba
St Josephs College is located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.The school was founded by the Christian Brothers.It was originally an all boys school.St Josephs is found off James Street, Toowoomba.The College has a new library and class room block....
(Catholic, 1956).