Queensland

People from Brisbane do not tend to call themselves anything, except in relation to being a proud Queenslander.

Sometimes people from Brisbane call themselves "Brisbanites".

This is one of the most mis-pronounced city names. (by Americans) Its correct pronunciation is "kairnz". (you can listen to the correct pronunciation at miriam-websters dictionary online)

It is commonly mis-pronounced as "cans", due to the way it sounds when Australians say it. However, Australians pronounce the first part of "Cairns" the same way they would pronounce "care", meaning the "r" is not silent. Therefore "cans" as pronunciation is incorrect.

It's one syllable, but pronounced like care-nz run together

The great barrier reef is awesome

this island is very short . it goes up to 10 miles. that is all. almost the size of rhode island

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Sunshine Coast Spartans was created in 2009.

Sunshine Coast Stingrays was created in 2005.

Hamilton Island - Queensland -'s population is 1,347.

Dutch Gold Coast ended in 1871.

Yes, Rockhampton is in the geographical division of Capricornia in Queensland, Australia.

You will need to find a tobacco farmer to see tobacco being grown in Queensland. There are several farmers in North Queensland.

Queensland does not have an official language. Nor is there an official language for any of the states or territories of Australia, or even of Australia itself. English is the default language throughout the country - including Queensland - but it is not the official language.

Cairns is amazing. Check the links below to read from Cairns Life - a blog about Cairns.

The best weather months range from July through August. During this time the weather ranges from between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius with crisp blue skies. It is not too humid and has very little rainfall.

In 2011, there were 269 road deaths in Queensland, the third-highest road toll in any of Australia's states and territories. 16.7% of these were motorcyclists, and 45.8% were single vehicle crashes.

To get from Redcliffe to Boonah, you can take the M1 Pacific Motorway southbound. The journey typically involves driving through Brisbane, then taking the Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road or the Mount Lindesay Highway toward Boonah. The distance is approximately 80 kilometers, and the drive usually takes about 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on traffic. Alternatively, you could use public transport by taking a train or bus, but this may involve transfers and take longer.

Minimum temperatures can drop down to 5 degrees but around 10-12 degrees Celsius is more usual. Maximum daytime temperatures generally range between 18 and 24 degrees Celsius.

Hong Kong (UTC+8) is eight hours ahead of the Gold Coast (UTC).

In Queensland, one may apply for a Learner's permit at age 16. However, one can only sit the test for the Provisional licence at age 17.

There is no Breyerfest in Brisbane.

556 gold coast

Estimated distance is 139km. Driving time 1hr 56mins.

From the centre of Brisbane, capital city of Queensland, to Nambour on the Sunshine Coast is a distance of 105 km.

Yes, a de facto partnership, even a same-sex one, is treated the same as a legal marriage.

If the question refers to the original penal settlement in Moreton Bay, Queensland, it shut down because there was not a ready supply of fresh water in the Redcliffe area. The prison colony was not shut down entirely, but was moved to the banks of the Brisbane River, some 30 km away.

If the question refers to St Helena Island in Moreton Bay, which was a prison and not a convict colony, the main factor which caused it to be shut down was cost. It was too expensive to keep ferrying supplies out to the island, then at least an hour's trip from Brisbane, so a new prison was built in Brisbane, at Boggo Road.