Belvedere

History

The name Belvedere was the name of the land development project and became the locality name on 2 June 1984. The name was chosen because the estate had good views just like a belvedere.

Geography

Belvedere is a low-lying locality (approx above sea level) to the east of the Johnstone River. The Palmerston Highway forms the western boundary of the locality, joining the Bruce Highway at the northern tip of the locality. There is some suburban housing in the north-west and east of the locality with other areas used for farming crops including sugarcane.

Most-observed species

• Southern Cassowary

  Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,278
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  917
• Australasian Figbird

  Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  893
• Metallic Starling

  Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
  826
• Artamus leucorhynchos

  Artamus leucorhynchos · Aves
  769
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  760
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  686
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  665

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2011-03-15
  30 km NE of Innisfail Estate, Australia