Foreshores, Queensland


Foreshores is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Foreshores had a population of 135 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea. It includes both a mainland component and Hummock Hill Island, which are separated by the Colosseum Inlet. There are wetlands on both sides of the inlet. The crossing between the mainland and the island is sufficiently shallow that sheep can cross at low tide.
The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line pass through the south-western part of the locality from Bororen to Iveragh.
All parts of the sea within the locality are within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park. The south-western corner of the locality is within the Castle Tower National Park.
The land along Intrepid Drive is used rural residential purposes. Otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small area of plantation timber. As at 2019, there is no land use on Hummock Island.

History

The origin of the locality is not recorded but presumably relate to its coastal location. Hummock Hill Island is presumably named after Hummock Hill on the island, but the origins of the hill's name are not recorded.
In March 1880 there was a sale of pastoral leases on Hummock Hill Island, which sold for per square mile, over the upset price.
In 1916, Thomas Farmer was successfully raising sheep on the island.
In 1921 John James Athelstane Murray, son of John Murray, purchased Hummock Hill Island and lived there until his death in 1936.

Education

There are no schools in Foreshores. The nearest primary schools are in Bororen and Benaraby, while the nearest secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School.

Proposed development

In 2019, the Queensland Government conditionally approved a residential and tourist development on Hummock Hill Island. The development will consist of 2,500 residences with 770 of them intended for permanent housing, along with an airstrip, shops and a golf course and is expected to cost $1.2 billion. The Gladstone Regional Council has opposed the development.