Moore

History

Duungidjawu (also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and City of Moreton Bay, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore. The town was originally known as Stanley Gate and then as Mooretown. In July 1910 the town took the name of Moore from its railway station, which was named after John and William Moore, graziers of Colinton. The school was sold for $77,000 in 2012. The school occupied two sites across the road from one another at 29-31 Linville Road and 1 School Street (). On 22 November 1910, the Brisbane Valley railway line opened from Yimbun to Moore. The town was served by Moore railway station (). The line closed in 1993. On 1 February 2018, Moore's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.

Geography

Moore is situated at the base of the Balfour Range between Esk in the Brisbane River valley and Yarraman in the South Burnett. The Brisbane River passes through the locality from north to south passing to the east of the town centre. The D'Aguilar Highway runs from the south to the north-west of the locality. The western end of the locality is within the Benarkin State Forest. Moore contains the following mountains and mountain passes (from north to south): * Marion Hill () * Mount Miner () * Gwendolen Hill () * Dunwich Gap () * Boomerang Gap ()

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  237
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  220
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  204
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  204
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  188
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  186
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  173
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  168

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2025-08-15
  12 km ESE of Cherbourg, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2007-08-25
  40 km W of Kingaroy, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2005-03-07
  36 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia