Wolvi

History

The locality name Wolvi is derived from the Aboriginal word (Kabi language, Dulingbara dialect), wolvai or wollai, meaning a young kangaroo almost weaned. Neusa Vale Provisional School opened on 14 August 1899. In 1906, it was renamed Wolvi Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Wolvi State School. The school's 2024 Annual Report showed enrolments of 25 students in 2022, 27 in 2023, and 28 in 2024. St George's Anglican Church was dedicated on 28 April 1912. It was located just to the west of the Wolvi State School. Circa 1957 the building was sold for removal. Wolvi East Provisional School opened on 27 August 1912 as a half-time school in conjunction with Beenam Range Provisional School (meaning that a single teacher was shared between the two schools). About 1915 or 1916 it became a full-time provisional school. In 1917, it was renamed Coondoo Provisional School. In 1933, it became Coondoo State School. It closed in 1968. It was located on the corner of Kin Kin Road and Stewart Road (). The Wolvi General Store opened just west of the school around 1994, but closed in June 2016.

Geography

Mount Wolvi is in the south-east of the locality (), rising to above sea level. Kin Kin Road enters the locality from the west (Greens Creek) and exits the locality to the south-east (Coondoo).

Most-observed species

• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  935
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  880
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  785
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  783
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  679
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  677
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  661
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  660

Most recent

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