Urangan, Queensland


Urangan is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

To the east of the suburb lies the northern end of the Great Sandy Strait and Fraser Island. There is small marina at Urangan. Whale watching tours and ferries to Fraser Island depart from here.
The Great Sandy Region Botanic Gardens is located in Urangan on a 26 hectare site. It houses a collection of about 20,000 orchids.

History

The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough passed through the suburb, terminating at the Urangan Pier. The line reached Pialba on 18 December 1896. However, construction of the extension to Urangan did not commence immediately as the original plan had been for the Vernon Coal and Railway Company to construct that section of the line to transport Burrum coal to the pier. However, the company did not build the line. On 20 December 1911, the Queensland Government decided to build the extension to Urangan, which was officially opened on 19 December 1913 by the Minister for Railways Walter Paget.
All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated in 1918. It was dedicated again on 6 June 1965 by Archibishop Philip Strong. It closed during 1990.
The last ship docked at the Urangan pier in January 1985. In the far south west of the suburb is the single runway Hervey Bay Airport.
Sandy Strait State School was opened in 1995.
At the, Urangan had a population of 9,169.

Heritage listings

Urangan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Sandy Strait State School caters for students from Prep to Year 6 and it opened in 1995. It is located on the western boundary of the suburb, adjacent to the State High School.
Urangan State High School caters for students from Years 7 to 12. The school opened its doors on 1 January 1992.

Amenities

The Urangan branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 19 Pulgul Street.