Maranoa Region is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

South West Queensland South West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers . The region lies to the south of Central West Queensland and west of the Darling Downs and includes the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa district and parts o ...

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. The town of

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

is the administrative headquarters of the region. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 12,825 people.

History

The Gunggari language region of

includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Region particularly the towns of Mitchell, Amby,

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...

and

Mungallala Mungallala is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 85 people. Geography The town is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital Brisbane, west ...

and the properties of Forest Vale and North Yanco. '' Gungabula'' (also known as ''Kongabula'' and ''Khungabula'') is an

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of the headwaters of the Dawson River in

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. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Maranoa Region, particularly the towns of Charleville,

Augathella Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Augathella had a population of 328 people. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charlevil ...

and

Blackall Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry in the area is grazing with over 70 homesteads in the locality (as ...

and as well as the

Carnarvon Range The Carnarvon Range is a mountain range in Central Queensland, Australia. It is a plateau section of the Great Dividing Range. The Carnarvon Range is 160 km in length. Geography North eastern parts of the range have formed a plateau kno ...

. On 17 May 1927, 57 allotments of Mount Abundance land, south-west of Roma, were advertised for lease by the

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. Each lease carried a condition that a certain area had to be cultivated with wheat within a specified period. A map advertised the offer which ran from the 17 to 31 May 1927. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'', on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas: * the

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Region. ...

; * the

Shire of Bendemere The Shire of Bendemere was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia, and existed from 1911 until 2008 when it amalgamated into Maranoa Region. The Shire, administered from the town of Yuleba, covered an area of , ...

; * the

Shire of Booringa The Shire of Booringa was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell. It existed from 1879 to 2008. The shire is now part of the Maranoa Region. ...

; * the

Shire of Bungil The Shire of Bungil was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, Queensland, Roma, which had ...

; * and the Shire of Warroo. The report recommended that its people elect eight councillors and a

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and it should not be divided into

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s. The Maranoa Region covers an area of , and had a population in June 2018 of 12,791, and has an operating budget of A$44.2m per annum. On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.

Demographics

In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 12,666 people. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 12,825 people.

Towns and localities

The Maranoa Region includes the following settlements: Roma area: *

(town) Bendemere area: *

Yuleba Yuleba ( ) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people. Geography Yuleba is located east of ...

(town) *

Jackson Jackson may refer to: Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson oil field in Durham, ...

(locality) * Wallumbilla (town) * Wallumbilla North (locality) * Wallumbilla South (locality) Booringa area: * Mitchell (town) * Amby (locality) *

(locality) Bungil area: * Eumamurrin * Euthulla *

Injune Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Injune had a population of 429 people. Geography Injune is a small town in South West Queensland. It located on the Carnarvon Highway, ...

(town) * Muckadilla (locality) * Mount Abundance (locality) * Tingun Warroo area: *

(locality) * Noorindoo *

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(town)

Amenities

Maranoa Regional Council operates public libraries at

, Mitchell,

, Wallumbilla, and

Mayors

* 2008–2016: Robert ("Scruff") Loughnan (former mayor of

Bungil Shire Council The Shire of Bungil was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, which had its own local government. Roma was also the location of the administ ...

) * 2016–2024: Tyson Duthie Golder * 2024 - present: Wendy Maree Taylor

References

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