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Explore Meringa in Australia

Meringa in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 1,274 mi or ( 2051 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Meringa is now 04:07 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Woree, White Rock, Queerah, Meerawa, and McDonnell Creek. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Woree . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Meringa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Torres Strait Islander Dances from Djarragun College

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ozoutback.com.au Boys from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students in Gordonvale near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform three dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait during a pe ..

Islands Night at Djarragun College, Australia (1)

3:53 min by luitzenk
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The junior C-Block boys in the Boarding House at Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform a spirited Torres Strait Islander dance and a Maori Haka ..


Djarragun College Senior Dancers, Australia

3:49 min by luitzenk
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ozoutback.com.au Senior boys and girls from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait, accompanied b ..

Djarragun College Junior Girls Dancers, Australia

3:18 min by luitzenk
Views: 3106 Rating: 5.00

ozoutback.com.au Young girls from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait, accompanied by singing ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gordonvale railway station

Gordonvale is a railway station on the North Coast railway line, Queensland. It is serviced by several Queensland Rail passenger trains, including the Tilt Train. The station is located directly adjacent to a large sugar mill.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.09 145.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: North Queensland, Railway stations in Queensland

Gordonvale, Queensland

Gordonvale is a small sugar-growing suburb situated in the southern end of Cairns on the Mulgrave River. At the 2006 census, Gordonvale had a population of 4,420. Once a separate town, urban sprawl has resulted in Gordonvale being subsumed into the suburban extremities of Cairns. Gordonvale was previously called Mulgrave and then Nelson. The name Gordonvale was settled on as a tribute to John Gordon, a pioneer in the district.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.10 145.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Suburbs of Cairns

Desmond Trannore Bridge

The Desmond Trannore Bridge is a road bridge on the Bruce Highway over the Mulgrave River in Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia. The bridge is named after Senior Constable Desmond Trannore, local police officer, killed in the line of duty in 1964. The new 482 m long bridge is 5 metres higher than the existing Mulgrave River Bridge, to improve flood immunity during the wet season. It is also located 30 metres upstream from the existing bridge on a better alignment of the Bruce Highway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.10 145.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2009, Bridges in Queensland, Buildings and structures in Cairns, Concrete bridges, Girder bridges, Road bridges in Australia

Wooroonooran National Park

Wooroonooran is a national park in Queensland, 1367 km northwest of Brisbane, between Innisfail and Cairns. The park is one of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area series of national parks, and is a gazetted World Heritage site. Declared in 1988, the World Heritage area stretches from Townsville in the south to Cooktown in the north, and contains some of the oldest surviving rainforests in the world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.15 145.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Important Bird Areas of Queensland, National parks of Far North Queensland, Protected areas established in 1991, Wet Tropics of Queensland

Edmonton, Queensland

Edmonton used to be an independent township supporting a sugar mill, but in recent times has become a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 10 km south of the centre of Cairns on the Bruce Highway and within the Cairns Region local government area. At the 2006 census, Edmonton had a population of 8,035. In 1911 a railway station was built in the location and named Edmonton, probably after Edmonton, London, England. The town then took this name.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.02 145.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Suburbs of Cairns