Helidon, Queensland
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| Helidon Queensland |
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| Population: | 567 [1] |
| Postcode: | 4344 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Lockyer Valley Regional Council |
| State District: | Lockyer |
| Federal Division: | Blair |
Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane and 21 kilometres east of Toowoomba. The town had a population of 567 at the 2006 census.[1]
Helidon is well known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere including Brisbane City Hall. Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring.
In the late 1990s, Helidon became the home of the Magnificat meal movement, a controversial offshoot of the Catholic Church. The movement has been described as a cult by William M Morris, bishop of the local Diocese of Toowoomba.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Helidon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
[edit] External links
- Gatton Shire Council - Official site
- Comerford Quarries - A list of buildings constructed with Helidon Sandstone.
- [1] - Origin of the town's name.
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