Mulgowie

History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill. It was on Mulgowie School Road (). The hall was relocated from Laidley, where it was known as the Norman Hall. It was cut into two halves and taken by Mulgowie by bullock team where it was re-erected by the creek. In the 2000s, it was relocated to its current location and extended. On Wednesday 19 April 1911, Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line was officially opened from Laidley to Mulgowie by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes. It closed in 1955.

Geography

Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality ().it takes its name from the Kullee railway station assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 28 August 1913. The name Kullee is an Aboriginal word meaning fresh water.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,148
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,089
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,036
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  961
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  955
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  884
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  861
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  850