SPRINGFIELD NEWS REPORTS
3 December 2009
by Belinda Berry
CAMPAIGNER: Cr Paul Tully on a 10-year mission.
Ipswich residents can have their say on a proposal to officially name a hill in Gailes and Camira, Dingo Hill.
This follows a 10-year mission by Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully (Division 2) to reinstate the name Dingo Hill, which was previously the name given to the Gailes area.
“In 1925, the small railway siding of Dingo Hill, 22km west of Brisbane was renamed Gailes after the famous golf course in Scotland,” Cr Tully said.
“The area had been discovered in 1823 by the explorer John Oxley who came up the Brisbane River on his famous voyage of discovery, stopping at Woogaroo Creek.
His diary recorded he walked two or three miles to the south east to survey the surrounding countryside from what is Old Logan Rd at Gailes.
“Oxley reportedly saw a dingo in bushland, which ultimately led to the naming of the suburb.”
This follows a 10-year mission by Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully (Division 2) to reinstate the name Dingo Hill, which was previously the name given to the Gailes area.
“In 1925, the small railway siding of Dingo Hill, 22km west of Brisbane was renamed Gailes after the famous golf course in Scotland,” Cr Tully said.
“The area had been discovered in 1823 by the explorer John Oxley who came up the Brisbane River on his famous voyage of discovery, stopping at Woogaroo Creek.
His diary recorded he walked two or three miles to the south east to survey the surrounding countryside from what is Old Logan Rd at Gailes.
“Oxley reportedly saw a dingo in bushland, which ultimately led to the naming of the suburb.”
In the latest naming proposal, the suburb of Gailes will remain unchanged.
The actual hill on which it stands will be officially named Dingo Hill. A copy of the proposal is also available at http://www.derm.qld. gov.au and browse to Public Notices.
Submissions can be sent to the Regional Services Director, South East Region, Department of Environment and Resource Management, PO Box 573, Nambour, Qld 4560.
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