Redlynch, Queensland

Redlynch is a semi-rural town and suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the suburb of Redlynch had a population of 9,728 people.[1]

Redlynch
Cairns, Queensland
Redlynch residential housing as seen from the Kuranda Scenic Railway, 2013
Redlynch is located in Queensland
Redlynch
Redlynch
Coordinates16.8894°S 145.6977°E / -16.8894; 145.6977 (Redlynch (town centre))
Population9,728 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density383.0/km2 (991.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Barron River
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Redlynch:
Barron Gorge Kamerunga Freshwater
Barron Gorge Redlynch Brinsmead
Lamb Range Lamb Range Kanimbla

Geography

Redlynch lies along the valley created by Freshwater Creek with the Redlynch Intake Road being the major artery running from north to south roughly parallel and west of the creek.[4]

Redlynch has the following mountains in the Whitfield Range:[5]

Most of the land east of Redlynch Intake Road down to Freshwater Creek is used to grow sugarcane. The residential development occurs to the west of Redlynch Intake Road, while far eastern and far western parts of the suburb are undeveloped bushland on steep slopes rising to 500–600 metres which form part of the Barron Gorge National Park. The Kuranda Scenic Railway winds its way up the north-eastern slopes of Redlynch with two stations in the suburb:

Jump Up is a neighbourhood in the suburb (16.8919°S 145.6913°E / -16.8919; 145.6913 (Jump Up (neighbourhood))).[10]

History

Redlynch is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[11]

Red Beret Hotel, 2018

The first stage of the Cairns-to-Herberton railway line was from Cairns to a location that was known to the project as the Eight Mile Camp.[12] This first stage opened in November 1887 at which time the railway station at the Eight Mile Camp was named Redlynch railway station.[13] According to the Queensland Railway Department, the name Redlynch refers to Redlynch, Wiltshire in England,[14] but other government information suggests it was named after Redlynch, Somerset in England.[2]

In anticipation of the railway's opening, Thomas Dillon constructed the Terminus Hotel built near the Redlynch railway station.[15] The hotel was sold to Joseph Best in December 1888,[16] and passed to Thomas Lavercombe in July 1889.[17] Subsequent licensees included Samuel Thomas Walker and William Arthur.[18] In March 1891, Arthur was bankrupted and the hotel was sold to Mangus Petersen.[19] It was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.

The Redlynch Hotel was constructed in 1926 opposite the railway station; it is now known as the Red Beret Hotel.[12] The hotel was built opposite to the Terminus Hotel, which burned down in the 1920s[20]

Original Redlynch State School

Redlynch State School opened on 15 February 1932 on Intake Road with an initial enrolment of 80 students. Circa 1994, the school moved to a new site further along Intake Road on a former sugarcane farm, opening with 180 students. In 2007, a secondary school was added to create Redlynch State College.[21][22][23]

St Andrew's Catholic College opened in 2001,[22] initially offering Pre-School to Year 4. It had an initial 89 students under founding principal Mrs Lauretta Graham. All Saint's Chapel was opened in 2009.[24]

The Redlynch Central Shopping Centre opened in 2005 and expanded in 2014.[25]

In the 2016 census, the suburb of Redlynch had a population of 9,728 people.[1]

In 2019, a deadly fungus, poison fire coral, was found in a pocket of rainforest in the suburb.[26]

Heritage listings

Redlynch has the following heritage listings:

Education

Redlynch State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Jungara Road (16.9092°S 145.6958°E / -16.9092; 145.6958 (Redlynch State College)).[29][30] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,827 students with 152 teachers (141 full-time equivalent) and 73 non-teaching staff (57 full-time equivalent).[31] It includes a special education program.[29]

Freshwater Christian College is the nearest Christian private independent school, it has an accredited Kindergarten and is a Prep to Year 12 school.

St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 185-205 Intake Road (16.9040°S 145.6992°E / -16.9040; 145.6992 (St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley)).[29][32] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,682 students with 132 teachers (125 full-time equivalent) and 89 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent).[31]

Amenities
Redlynch Shopping Village, 2018

Redlynch Shopping Village is opposite the hotel and diagonally opposite the railway station on the corner of Redlynch Intake Road and Margaret Street. Redlynch Central Shopping Centre is located in Larsen Road off Redlynch Connection Road.[25]

All Saints' Catholic Chapel is at St Andrew's College at Intake Road. It is within the Northern Beaches Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[33]

References
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  2. "Redlynch – town in Cairns Region (entry 28277)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. "Redlynch – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Boiboi Peak – mountain in Cairns Region (entry 3482)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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  11. "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. Randall, Brian (17 November 2011). "Cairns suburbs - Redlynch". SLQ blogs - John Oxley Library. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  13. "Holiday Sports". Cairns Post. Vol. V, no. 262. Queensland, Australia. 12 November 1887. p. 3. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. "Advertising". Cairns Post. Vol. IV, no. 201. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1887. p. 3. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. "Monthly Licensing Sessions". Cairns Post. Vol. VI, no. 373. Queensland, Australia. 8 December 1888. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. "Advertising". Cairns Post. Vol. VII, no. 440. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1889. p. 3. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. "Advertising". Cairns Post. Vol. VIII, no. 541. Queensland, Australia. 26 July 1890. p. 3. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. "Advertising". Cairns Post. Vol. VIII, no. 608. Queensland, Australia. 21 March 1891. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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  21. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  22. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  23. "History". Redlynch State College. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  24. "College History". St Andrew's Catholic College Cairns. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  25. "Redlynch Central Shopping Centre". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  26. Smee, Ben (2 October 2019). "Deadly fungus native to Japan and Korea discovered in Australian rainforest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  27. "Xavier and Sadie Herbert's Cottage (former) (entry 601739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  28. "Cairns Railway, Section from Redlynch to Crooked Creek Bridge (entry 600755)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  29. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  30. "Redlynch State College". Redlynch State College. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  31. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  32. "St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley". Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  33. "Northern Beaches Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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