Rosalie Shire Council

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Rosalie Shire Council
Queensland

Population:

8,320 (2001 census)

Area:

2,303 km²

Mayor:

Noel Strohfeld

Council Seat:

Goombungee

Region:

Darling Downs

Website: http://www.rosalie.qld.gov.au/

LGAs around Rosalie Shire Council
Wambo	Nanango	Nanango
Wambo	Rosalie Shire Council	Crows Nest
Jondaryan	Jondaryan	Toowoomba

Rosalie Shire is a Local Government Area located in south-east Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 40 kilometres north-northwest of the city of Toowoomba, 170 kilometres west of Brisbane and 240 kilometres northwest of the Gold Coast. It is bordered by the shires of Jondaryan Shire and Crows Nest Shire. The shire offices are located in Goombungee, with the shire boundary stretching north to Yarraman, east to Quinalow and south to Gowrie Junction. Rosalie Shire covers some 2200 square kilometres, is on average 600 metres above mean sea level, and at the latest census had 8035 residents.

1 Commerce and Industry
2 History
3 More about Goombungee
4 External link

[edit] Commerce and Industry

There are two major industrial centres in Rosalie Shire, with Yarraman and the larger Goombungee. Industry in Goombungee includes M & S Steel Buildings, and Leicht's Country Industries Australia. The shire’s fertile soils, its relatively low-cost land and ease of access to large south-east Queensland markets mean there are ample business opportunities in the agricultural field and beyond. As of 2006 the shire was actively courting businesses in the following areas: cluster industries, private dairy factory, orchards, boutique cheese maker, vineyards and wineries, accommodation operators, tour operators, aged care facility provision, immigration hostel, correctional facility and host-farming (farm-stay holidays).

[edit] History

Rosalie Shire was one of the earliest areas settled in the Darling Downs region of south-east Queensland. The first Europeans to settle in the area were Henry Hughes and Henry Isaac, who squatted on land surrounding Gowrie Creek and took up a 20-mile (32 kilometre) frontage to that vital source of water. They founded Gowrie Station. They were soon followed by others who took up sheep runs in the Darling Downs portion of the Shire. Soon the whole area was occupied by only three vast stations: Gowrie-Goombungee, Westbrook and Rosalie Plains.

A major lifeline of the area at the time was the railroad. The main Western Line provided reliable transport to settlers along the southern boundary of the Shire from 1867-68 and the Pengarry to Meringandan line provided a similar robust service - especially welcome in wet weather - to many people in that area. Two other branches from the main line were constructed to facilitate agricultural development and expansion.

[edit] More about Goombungee

Goombungee is in many ways the centre of Rosalie Shire. A town of population approximately 750 persons, the shire's head office is in Goombungee, along with the main branch of the library. Recently moving to new premises nearby, the library made way for a dedicated art gallery within the Shire Office's building. Also located in Goombungee are the Goombungee State School, swimming pool, general store, Australia Post office, police station, hardware store, Pioneer Arms Hotel, historical society, two garages, road depot, large sporting oval including lighted tennis courts, hairdresser, doctor's offices and just 2 kilometres south, a good nine hole golf course.