Moonford

History

Wongalee State School opened in October 1929, using a relocated open-air school building from Parke State School in Tinana South. Miss Wainwright was the first teacher. The school closed circa 1943. In 1945, the school building was relocated to establish Ventor State School. It opened on 5 June 1934. It was officially opened on 30 June 1934 by Tommy Williams, the local member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis. It closed on 10 December 1982. It was at 551 Cania Road (). Christ Church Anglican was dedicated by Bishop George Halford on 1 November 1936. It closed circa 1988. It was at 539 Cania Road (). As at 2021, the church building is still extant, but in private ownership.

Geography

Cania Road, which provides access to Cania Gorge National Park and Cania Dam, runs north from the Burnett Highway through Moonford to Cania.

Most-observed species

• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  184
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  161
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  158
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  151
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  144
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  138
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  124
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  118

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2015-02-15
  42 km N of Mundubbera, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2004-01-16
  27 km SE of Monto, Australia