Armstrong Creek

History

Armstrong Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Armstrong Creek State School. It closed on 30 March 1919. The school building was relocated to establish the school in Ocean View. Armstrong Creek railway station was at . It was on the final segment of the Dayboro railway line which opened on 25 September 1920. Railmotor services commenced on the line in 1931 and Amstrong Creek was a popular excursion for picnics. The railway line through Armstrong Creek closed on 1 July 1955.

Geography

The North Pine River forms a portion of the northeastern boundary. D'Aguilar National Park protects a section of forest in the west, where the D'Aguilar Range rises to elevations greater than . Apart from the protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  11,633
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  11,340
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  11,318
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  9,636
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  8,974
• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  8,603
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  8,299
• Eastern Yellow Robin

  Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  8,244