Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington has welcomed the decision to name a gully in the South Burnett, Mangan Gully, in honour of ANZAC, Michael Mangan.
Mrs Frecklington said it was wonderful the announcement had come in time for the Anzac Centenary celebrations this year and is a fitting tribute for the Mangan family.
“I was extremely pleased to support the suggestion made by the South Burnett Regional Council to name the gully in honour of Mr Mangan,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“The Department of Natural Resources and Mines have now confirmed that the gully will indeed take Mr Mangan’s name,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“Michael Mangan settled in the Nanango district in 1919 following military service from 1914-1918 with the 15th Battalion AIF, fighting as an ANZAC at Gallipoli in 1915,” she said.
“He also saw action in France, the Western Front, the Somme and Belgium. After the war, Mr Mangan settled in the Nanango district and was granted leases over the properties through which the gully flows. The gully flows in a north-westerly direction and crosses the D’Aguilar Highway until it meets Peach Creek,” she said.
“The naming is timely for our region as our community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing,” she said.
