| State | qld |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 26.9675°S 150.4097°E |
| Zoom | 9 |
| Pop | 78 |
| Postcode | 4413 |
| Area | 264.9 |
| Time zone | AEST |
| Utc | +10:00 |
| Dist 1 | 37.3 |
| Dir 1 | SW |
| Location 1 | Chinchilla |
| Dist 2 | 63.1 |
| Dir 2 | N |
| Location 2 | Tara |
| Dist 3 | 103 |
| Dir 3 | NW |
| Location 3 | Dalby |
| Dist 4 | 186 |
| Dir 4 | NW |
| Location 4 | Toowoomba |
| Dist 5 | 314 |
| Dir 5 | WNW |
| Location 5 | Brisbane |
| Lga | Western Downs Region |
| Stategov | Warrego |
| Fedgov | Maranoa |
| Near-n | Crossroads |
| Near-ne | Crossroads |
| Near-e | Montrose |
| Near-se | Tara |
| Near-s | Tara |
| Near-sw | The Gums |
| Near-w | Condamine |
| Near-nw | Nangram |
Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] This locality and its surroundings are extensively used for coal seam gas harvesting.[2] In the , Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[3]
Geography
The Condamine State Forest is in the west of the locality, extending into neighbouring Condamine to the west.[4]
History
The locality takes its name from the name of a parish, which in turn was named after a pastoral run operated by Charles George Temple Chauvel in the 1850s, which may have been named after the Wieambilla Creek.[1]
Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926.[5]
Shootings
Police constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and a neighbour, Alan Dare, were murdered on 12 December 2022 at a rural property in Wieambilla. The perpetrators, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife, Stacey Train,[6] were later shot and killed by Queensland police.[7] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation[6] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.[8] Nathaniel was a former school principal.
Demographics
In the , Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.[9]
In the , Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[3]
Education
There are no schools in Wieambilla. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
- Condamine State School in neighbouring Condamine to the west
- Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the north-east
- Kogan State School in Kogan to the east
- Tara Shire State College in Tara to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are Tara Shire State College in Tara to the south and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla to the north-east.[10]
References
- ^ Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Environmental health". The State of Queensland; Queensland Health. Archived 12 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Smee, Ben (13 December 2022). "Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed". the Guardian. Archived 13 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022). "Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property". Brisbane Times. Archived 12 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Chamberlin, Thomas (13 December 2022). "Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush". The Herald Sun. Archived 13 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 December 2024.