Mount Beppo

History

The district takes its name from the neighbouring mountain, whose name in turn is believed to be derived from the Yuggera word meaning mountain. However, as Yuggera is not a local indigenous language, it may have been Europeans who introduced the name. Mount Beppo State School opened on 4 September 1893. The chairman of the school was Henry Plantagenet Somerset. In 1929 the school had about 80 pupils. The school closed on 31 December 1972. It was at 13 German Reserve Road (). It was extended and re-dedicated in 1930. The first Apostolic Church services were held in 1883 in the home of Mr Carl Casper Meier and the church building was constructed about 1889, but in 1911 the building was relocated higher up the hill and extended. Further extensions occurred at part of the golden jubilee celebrations in 1934. In 2014, only the Apostolic Church remains, but both cemeteries still exist. The district was known for its brass band, which was established in 1898 and celebrated its golden jubilee in 1949. Caboonbah Undenominational Church is a union church. It was established by Henry Plantagenet Somerset and takes its name, "Caboonbah", from the Somerset family homestead, Caboonbah Homestead, nearby. The wooden structure was designed by Somerset's wife Katherine Rose Somerset, the daughter of David Cannon McConnell and Mary McConnel (nee McLeod) who founded the Cressbrook Homestead. The church was built by Lars Andersen. It opened in 1905 to serve the local farming community. It is located on Cressbrook-Caboonbah Road (). A public hall was opened at Mount Beppo on 15 March 1930 by Henry Plantagenet Somerset, former Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district, with the then current Member, Ernest Grimstone, in attendance.

Geography

The Brisbane River forms the north-eastern boundary. The Brisbane Valley Highway passes to the west.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  425
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  420
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  413
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  346
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  280
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  270
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  269
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  240

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2025-08-15
  12 km ESE of Cherbourg, Australia