Ramsay

History

The locality is named after Robert Ramsay, a pastoralist and politician. He was one of the owners of Eton Vale station and leased the Rosalie Plains pastoral run. He was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.

Geography

The Great Dividing Range passes through Ramsay, entering from the north from Preston and exiting to the south-east (Budgee / West Haldon). * Hay Peak () * Mount Allen () * Mount Boodgee () * Mount Neale () * Mount Prosper () * Paddy Point () * Prosperity Point () Within the locality, the range is a watershed with the creeks that rise to the east of the range contributing to the North East Coast drainage basin which enter the Coral Sea, while the creeks that rise to the west of the range are ultimately tributaries of the Condamine River, part of the Murray Darling drainage basin. The terrain in the locality to the west of the range is still hilly but overall flatter and lower (down to above sea level). The land use in the east of the locality is grazing on native vegetation, while the land use in the west of the locality is a mix of grazing and crop growing, the latter generally occurring closer to the creeks.

Most-observed species

• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  2,157
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,769
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  1,645
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,572
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,519
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,375
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,287
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  1,256