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Ithaca Creek at Bardon, 2011. Ithaca Creek is a waterway in the Enoggera Creek catchment, in the western suburbs of Brisbane , Queensland, Australia. It arises in the Taylor Ran...

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Ithaca Creek at Bardon, 2011.

Ithaca Creek is a waterway in the Enoggera Creek catchment, in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It arises in the Taylor Range at the Mount Coot-tha forest with two streams, one arising at J C Slaughter Falls, the other and stronger source being Simpson Falls, the western branch.

Ithaca Creek runs through the suburbs of Bardon, Ashgrove and Red Hill, where it joins Enoggera Creek. Ithaca Intact, a creek restoration project by Save Our Waterways Now was backed by Queensland parliamentarians Kate Jones, Member for Ashgrove and then Minister for the Environment, Andrew Fraser, Member for Mount Coot-tha and Queensland Treasurer, as well as local government councillors Geraldine Knapp and David Hinchliffe.[1]

On 9 August 2020, it was discovered that Google Maps had changed the name of the Brisbane River to Ithaca Creek after a complaint that Ithaca Creek was labelled as the Brisbane River.[2]

History

Según la Biblioteca Estatal de Queensland , Ithaca Creek recibió su nombre del lugar de nacimiento de Lady Diamantina Roma Bowen , esposa de Sir George Ferguson Bowen, administrador colonial británico y primer gobernador de Queensland (en el cargo entre 1859 y 1868). Esto parece ser un error, ya que, según el Diccionario Australiano de Biografías, Diamantina nació en Zante, otra de las Islas Jónicas . Las Islas Jónicas, ahora parte de Grecia , eran un protectorado británico en ese momento y probablemente se referían a ellas colectivamente en lugar de individualmente. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Ítaca, en Grecia, tiene uno de los puertos naturales más grandes del mundo y es famosa en la leyenda como la Ítaca de Homero , el hogar de Ulises , cuyo regreso tardío a la isla es uno de los elementos argumentales de la Odisea . La novela Ulises de James Joyce sitúa la historia del errante Ulises en un día en Dublín a principios del siglo XX.

Ithaca Creek fue considerado brevemente como una posible fuente principal de suministro de agua para Brisbane, pero fue descartado en favor de Enoggera Creek, sobre el cual se construyó la presa de Enoggera . [ 5 ]

Avenida Nathan

Un terreno en Ithaca Creek, en la actual Nathan Avenue, que lleva el nombre del gobernador de Queensland, Sir Matthew Nathan , perteneció en su momento a Charles James Graham (subsecretario de Instrucción Pública hasta 1878). El terreno se subdividió a finales de la década de 1920. En su momento, colindaba con Bruce Esplanade, que lleva el nombre del primer ministro australiano, Stanley Bruce . Durante la Gran Depresión de la década de 1930 y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de 1939 a 1945, el terreno fue propiedad de la familia Gramenz. Después de 1947, pasó a formar parte de un centro de formación técnica conocido como el campus de Ithaca de TAFE. [ 6 ] En 2016, la propiedad de 8000 m² a orillas del arroyo se vendió a TriCare Limited por 5,4 millones de dólares para su remodelación como residencia de ancianos. [ 7 ]

Ithaca Intacta

Ithaca Intact was a project by Save Our Waterways Now which operated from 2007-2014. Its vision was to restore the whole creek from Mount Coot-tha to Red Hill by building partnerships with business and government, inform and involve the community, reduce key weed species on private and public land, improve water quality, increase flora and fauna and provide a peaceful and safe environment for enjoyment and relaxation.[3] With support from Save Our Waterways Now, several local bushcare groups are continuing to support the vision of restoring the whole of Ithaca Creek.[8]

In 2008, Ithaca Intact and the Ithaca Creek State School in Lugg Street Bardon developed an education unit based on sustainability and natural and built environments, using Ithaca Creek as the local learning context. The topics which were discussed included water quality, biodiversity, sustainability, fauna movement corridors, invasive species and the role of native species within Enoggera Catchment. Activities included habitat sampling and macro-invertebrate sampling highlighted through Channel 7’s The Great South East. Class 4/3 D ran activities throughout Science Week for the entire school. The students and teachers from Ithaca Creek State School formally adopted Ithaca Creek, taking responsibility for on-going care of the creek including monitoring litter, water quality and engaging with the local bushcare group regarding working bees and tree plantings.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑The creek in our back yardISBN 978-0-646-55158-6. Save Our Waterways Now.
  2. ↑"Brisbane River renamed Ithaca Creek in Google Maps glitch". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. 12Jones, Anne; Whyte, Robert (1 March 2019). Save Our Waterways Now: Caring for Enoggera Catchment 1994-2019. The Gap, Brisbane, Queensland: Save Our Waterways Now Inc. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-646-99790-2.
  4. ↑Bowen, Diamantina (1833–1893). Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. ↑A Brisbane bushland : the history and natural history of Enoggera Reservoir and its environs. Ed. Helen Horton. 2002. Queensland Naturalists' Club.
  6. ↑Dunne, Robert (28 November 2017). Brisbane's Rich History. Brisbane, Queensland: Savills. p. 8.
  7. ↑Dunne, Robert. "Aged Care incentives benefit inner-suburban Brisbane". Queensland Commercial Property. Savills Brisbane. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ↑"Local Bushcare Groups". Save Oiur Waterways Now Inc. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ↑Ithaca Creek State School. Save Our Waterways Now.
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