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Explore Northbrook in Australia
Northbrook in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 585 mi or ( 942 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Northbrook is now 04:13 PM (Monday) . 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: Vernor, Tarampa Flat, Tarampa, Murrumba, and Lowood. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vernor . 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 Northbrook ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Motorised Ocean Kayak - ANGLER
This is the prototype Angler Fishing Kayak developed by Garry Fitzgerald to be able to have a Minn Kota electric motor put on it. Fishing is now a hands free exercize. Speeds of upto 8km/h have been a ..
Wivenhoe Dam Gate Opening 2010
One of the overflow gates to Wivenhoe Dam was partially opened today for the first time in 10 years. Just 3 years ago the dam was close to empty but the drought has finally broken. ..
Wivenhoe Dam in April 2007
****Edit January 14, 2011**** Well... Wivenhoe Dam reached 190% (!!) during the great flood of 2011. Unfortunately because it was full, it's powers were limited and unable to stop Brisbane from nearly ..
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Interesting facts about this location
SEQ Water Grid
The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East Queensland region of Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the Drought in Australia, which was severely affecting water supplies in Brisbane and surrounds, particularly between 2004 and 2007.
Located at -27.35 152.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Splityard Creek Dam
Splityard Creek Dam, of earth and rock construction, forms the upper reservoir for a power station in the Somerset Region of South East Queensland, Australia. Owned and operated by CS Energy, Wivenhoe Power Station is located on the eastern side of Wivenhoe Dam, north west of Brisbane. The station, which began commercial operation in 1984, was Queensland’s first pumped storage hydro-electric plant. It is operated remotely from an operating centre used to manage the Queensland electricity grid.
Located at -27.37 152.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Bellevue Homestead
Bellevue Homestead in South East Queensland, Australia is heritage listed and was restored by the National Trust of Queensland between 1975 and 1980 after moving the buildings from the banks of the Brisbane River to the nearby town of Coominya to avoid being flooded. The Bellevue property was the western part of the original Wivenhoe Run established in the 1840s which covered 38,000 acres on the western side of the Brisbane River valley.
Located at -27.33 152.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Lockyer Creek
Lockyer Creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland that flows into the Brisbane River a few kilometres north-north/east of Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer and is close to 100 kilometres (62 mi) in length.
Located at -27.42 152.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It was named after an early pastoral run managed by Edmund Blucher Uhr, who named it after the Essex village of Wivenhoe.
Located at -27.43 152.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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