Kalapa
Queensland
Kalapa is located in Queensland
Kalapa
Kalapa
Coordinates23°27′09″S 150°12′18″E / 23.4525°S 150.205°E / -23.4525; 150.205 (Kalapa (centre of locality))
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.532/km2 (1.377/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area161.8 km2 (62.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kalapa:
Morinish Dalma Stanwell
Morinish South Kalapa Stanwell
Wycarbah Wycarbah Bushley

Kalapa is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kalapa had a population of 86 people.[1]

History

Originally known as Woodend, the name was officially changed to Kalapa in 1923 to avoid confusion with other communities of the same name such as Woodend.[3][4]

Kalapa State School on display at Rockhampton Heritage Village, 2021

Woodend State School opened on 8 June 1915 after local property owner Benjamin Dallow donated two acres of land to the education department for the purpose of erecting a new primary school.[5] The opening was celebrated with a picnic on the banks of Neerkol Creek and an evening dance at the new school where an official ceremony was also held during which Dallow declared the school open.[5] Some improvements were implemented following the initial opening, including raising the school onto stumps and boarding up unenclosed sides.[6] The school was then officially opened by Herbert Hardacre in February 1917.[7]

In 1934 it was renamed Kalapa State School in line with the community's name change a decade earlier.[8]

Kalapa State School closed on 13 December 1996.[8][9] The school was at 22 Kalapa Black Mountain Road (23°30′38″S 150°16′06″E / 23.5105°S 150.2682°E / -23.5105; 150.2682 (Kalapa State School (former))).[10] Following the school's closure, the building was donated and relocated to the Rockhampton Heritage Village township museum at Parkhurst where it has been preserved as a typical Australian country school of the 20th century.[11] In 2015, the school's centenary was celebrated at Kalapa which included opening a time capsule which had been buried at the school's 75th anniversary in 1990.[12]

In 2013, Australia's first farm-born, hand-cloned cow was born on a local Kalapa cattle property which attracted considerable interest from the scientific community and agricultural industry.[13][14][15][16] The calf, named "Eve", was cloned from a prize Australian Brangus cow which had been purchased for $20,000.[15] It was born on Oaklands Brangus Stud during the 2013 floods which were caused by ex-Cyclone Oswald.[14] Australian reproductive specialists described the event as significant as it was believed to have been the first time a successful handmade cloning had been achieved using a somatic cell nuclear transfer outside a laboratory setting.[14]

In the 2016 census, Kalapa had a population of 86 people.[1]

Community groups

Kalapa & District Rural Fire Brigade, 2017

Kalapa is served by the Kalapa & District Fire Brigade. The brigade, made up of volunteer firefighters from the local community, was established in 1956.[17] It celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015 when it had 36 active members.[17] In 2019, that number had grown to 55 active members, aged between 17 and 70.[18]

Kalapa Hall, 2017

The Kalapa Hall and Sports Committee manage the local community hall situated at 16 Kalapa-Black Mountain Road, where various local events, activities and functions are held including the annual Kalapa Horse Sports days.[19] Repairs to the building and the surrounding grounds had to be undertaken following the major 2013 floods caused by ex-Cyclone Oswald which severely impacted the community of Kalapa.[20] In 2019, a chair lift was installed to improve access to the hall for people with mobility issues.[21] The Kalapa branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association regularly meets at the hall.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kalapa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kalapa – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Pattison, James Grant (15 November 1923). "On The Track". The Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kalapa". The Capricornian. 24 February 1923. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Stanwell". The Capricornian. 3 July 1915. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Woodend State School". The Morning Bulletin. 26 October 1915. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mr Hardacre's Tour: Woodend school opened". The Brisbane Courier. 21 February 1917. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Parish of Stanwell" (Map). Queensland Government. 1979. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Brochure: Rockhampton Heritage Village (display #27)". Pilbeam Theatre. Rockhampton Regional Council. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Gately, Michelle (24 June 2015). "Celebration to remember old Kalapa school centenary". The Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Robinson, Paul (15 February 2013). "Cow cloned in central Qld". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 "Eve, the cloned calf, shows future for beef industry". The Morning Bulletin. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. 1 2 Roberts, Alice; McCosker, Amy (21 June 2013). "Cloned calf 'Eve' success for beef industry". ABC Local. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Goodwin, Shan (7 September 2017). "Is beef cloning about to take off?". Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 Benoit, Lisa (23 November 2015). "Rural firefighter has been battling fires for half a century". The Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ↑ Cook, Janet (24 October 2019). "Rotary club raises funds for rural fire crew". The Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Kalapa's day a galloping success after community's help". The Weekly Times. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  20. ↑ Calderwood, Kathleen (2 September 2013). "Kalapa wins the crowds with huge community spirit". The Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Kalapa Hall access improved". Stanwell.com. Stanwell Corporation. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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