Beechmont, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Beechmont is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Beechmont is positioned on a forested ridge leading from the Lamington Plateau to Tamborine Mountain.

[2] The Beechmont area was opened up for selection in 1886, however many of the early settlers left after a short stay on the mountain.

[13] St John's Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 February 1932 with a service commencing conducted by Reverend Alexander Duff.

[16] In May 1947 two memorial windows were dedicated to Keith Scott and Kent Summerville, members of the congregation who died in the RAAF during World War II.

[26] The plan shows the land for sale, 858 acres, being subdivision 2 of portion 106, Parish of Gilston, on Beech Mountain, facing the present Binna Burra Road, within 13 miles of Nerang Township.

[28] On 4 February 1942, a US P-40 Kittyhawk, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Donald Harry Hunter from 3 Service Flying Training School (3 SFTS) RAAF at Amberley, crashed on the side of Battens Ridge.[where?]

[30] On 18 July 1971, RAAF Sabre jet A94-962 flying out of Numinbah Valley, struck and severed high voltage powerlines between Beechmont and Binna Burra.

[31] On Sunday 11 November (Remembrance Day) 1990, the Beechmont War Memorial was unveiled in Graceleigh Park.

[35] In the 2016 census, the locality of Beechmont had a population of 842 people,[36] of which 50.2% are males and 49.8% are females with a median age of 46, 8 above the national average.

[42][43] Graceleigh Park is a general purpose sports ground located next to the Beechmont State School.

The park was named after the 'Graceleigh' property, one of the early dairy farms in the area and owned by John Sharp.

The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Graceleigh Park.

Beechmont is listed on the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll-out plans for Jul-Dec 2019 with a deployment of fixed wireless technology.

The roads are narrow and windy and sometimes closed or reduced to one lane passes after landslides and other rain induced incidents.

View from Rosins Lookout, 1994