Widgee
Widgee is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people. History. The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words "Witchee Witchee" meaning "listen" or "hark". In 1887, of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. Widgee Provisional School opened on 11 July 1892. It became Widgee State School on 1 January 1909. On 10 August 1912 at the Lands Office at Gympie, the Queensland Government offered for selection  48 agricultural lots in the Widgee Repurchased Estate. The lots ranged in size from , in total . 17 blocks were situated around Waroonga Creek to the north-west of Widgee Mountain () while 31 blocks were situated to south around Widgee Creek and Little Widgee Creek. The blocks were described as suitable for dairying and general farming with an average annual rainfall of . At the , Widgee had a population of 788. Heritage listings. Widgee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Education. Widgee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2156 Gympie-Woolooga Road (). In  2017, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Widgee; the nearest one is James Nash State High School in Gympie.