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 State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

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 district and parts of the Channel Countr ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. The town of

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

is the administrative headquarters of the region.

History

The Gunggari language region of

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

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

, Amby,

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "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 t ...

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

Australian Aboriginal language The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

of the headwaters of the Dawson River in

Central Queensland Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...

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

Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** ...

Augathella Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, west of Roma and west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). The ...

and

Blackall Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,416 people. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry ...

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 Regi ...

; * the Shire of Bendemere; * the

Shire of Booringa The Shire of Booringa was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell, Queensland, Mitchell. It e ...

; * the Shire of Bungil; * and the

Shire of Warroo The Shire of Warroo was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. In March 2008, it became part of the new Maranoa Region. The administrative centre and only major town in the shire was Surat. The Shire was e ...

. The report recommended that its people elect eight councillors and a

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and it should not be divided into

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

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.

Towns and localities

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

(town) Bendemere area: *

Yuleba Yuleba ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the , Yuleba had a population of 207 people. Geography Yuleba is located 327 kilometres (203 mi) east of Charleville, 61 kilometres ( ...

(town) *

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

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

(town) * Amby (locality) * Mungallala (locality) Bungil area: * Eumamurrin * Euthulla * Injune (town) *

Muckadilla Muckadilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Muckadilla had a population of 58 people. Geography The town lies in the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line p ...

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

(locality) * Noorindoo *

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

(town)

Amenities

Maranoa Regional Council operates public libraries at Injune,

, Mungallala,

, Wallumbilla, and

Mayors

* 2008 - 2016: Robert ("Scruff") Loughnan (former mayor of Bungil Shire Council) * 2016–present: Tyson Duthie Golder

References

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