Takura

History

Takura Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Takura State School. It closed on 21 February 1964. The school was at 654-668 Torbanlea Pialba Road (western corner of Takura School Road, ). As at June 2024, the school building is still extant. Takura railway station is a now-dismantled railway station () on the now-closed Hervey Bay railway line; this is within the present-day locality boundaries of neighbouring Walligan to the south-west.

Geography

Jacobsons Hill () rise to a height of above sea level. It is part of the Takura Heights mountain range () in the west of the locality. There is a water reservoir operated by the Fraser Coast Regional Council at the top of the hill. At the base of the hill is the Takura Environmental Centre, part of the Takura Environment Reserve, which features a number of walking trails. The reservoir and environmental reserve are on Barnett Road, off Torbanlea Pialba Road.

Most-observed species

• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  1,143
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  1,080
• Australian Ibis

  Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
  962
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  889
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  850
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  807
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  799
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  792