Kandanga, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place| type = town
name = Kandanga
state = qld


caption =
lga = Gympie Regional Council
postcode = 4570
est =
pop = 596
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elevation=
maxtemp =
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stategov = Gympie
fedgov = Wide Bay
dist1 = 161
dir1 = N
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 28
dir2 = S
location2= Gympie
dist3 = 30
dir3 = W
location3= Pomona

Kandanga is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Mary Valley Highway, 160 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane and 28 kilometres south west of Gympie. Part of the Gympie Regional Council Local government area, Kandanga is on the banks of the upper Mary River and at the 2006 census, had a population of 596.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36391|name=Kandanga (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-07-05|quick=on] . The name "Kandanga" is derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a fork or sharp bend of the creek. [ [http://www.themaryvalley.com.au/html/kandanga/41/kandanga Mary Valley tourist site] - Retrieved 31 October 2006]

Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun

In 2006 the Beattie state government announced plans to construct a new dam at Traveston Crossing on the upper Mary River. The proposed dam, designed to provide water to the growing Sunshine Coast, will flood fertile farmland, including Kandanga. [ [http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=47037 Queensland Government Ministerial Statement] 5 July 2006 - Retrieved 31 October 2006]

References

External links

* [http://www.themaryvalley.com.au/html/kandanga/41/kandanga Mary Valley Tourist site]
* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Kandanga_%5C_QLD Travelmate site]

Further reading

*Towner, Pat: "Kabi Country, The History of Kandanga"