Helidon (Helidon)
Helidon is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Helidon had a population of 1,059 people.
Helidon is known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone (also called freestone), used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere, including Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane Treasury Building, University of Queensland, and sought after internationally for its quality, especially in China.
Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring whose products were sold by the Helidon Spa Water Company, now known as Kirks.
Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 km west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 21 km east of Toowoomba.
Parts of the hilly, undeveloped north of Helidon have been protected within Lockyer National Park.
Helidon is known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone (also called freestone), used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere, including Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane Treasury Building, University of Queensland, and sought after internationally for its quality, especially in China.
Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring whose products were sold by the Helidon Spa Water Company, now known as Kirks.
Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 km west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 21 km east of Toowoomba.
Parts of the hilly, undeveloped north of Helidon have been protected within Lockyer National Park.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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