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This page is about the town in Queensland, Australia. For the town in Western Australia, see Manypeaks, Western Australia.
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Many Peaks
Queensland
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The Grand Hotel in Many Peaks, 2017
Many Peaks is located in Queensland
Many Peaks
Many Peaks
Location in Queensland
Postcode(s) 4680
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn

Many Peaks is a town in Gladstone Region in Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Builyan and Ubobo.

History

Nanandu Post Office opened by August 1907, was renamed Many Peaks in 1908 and closed in 1977.

Heritage listings

Many Peaks has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Many Peaks. However, there are three primary schools at the other Boyne Valley township with the nearest being Builyan.

There are no secondary schools in Boyne Valley. The nearest is Miriam Vale State School which offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12, the nearest schools are Gladstone State High School, Rosedale State School and Monto State High School.

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  • Students and teacher, Many Peaks State School, circa 1908

    Students and teacher, Many Peaks State School, around the time of its opening

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