Condamine, Queensland

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Condamine Queensland
The Leichhardt Highway, passing through Condamine
Condamine
Coordinates	26°56′S 150°08′E / 26.933°S 150.133°E / -26.933; 150.133Coordinates: 26°56′S 150°08′E / 26.933°S 150.133°E / -26.933; 150.133
Population	373 (2006)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4416
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region

Condamine is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Miles. At the 2006 census, Condamine had a population of 373.^[1]

Condamine sign

Condamine is claimed to be the location of the invention of the 'Condamine Bell', a small bell made from sheet metal used to locate herds of cattle.^[2]

Condamine is serviced by a small hotel and a roadhouse. The roadhouse is an old style classic truckers roadhouse.

The Roma to Brisbane gas pipeline passes to the south of Condamine. There are two gas compression facilities to the east of Condamine. This location is the intersection of the Roma to Brisbane pipeline, the Peat/Scotia Lateral and the Braemar Line Pack Pipeline.^[3]^[4]

The Condamine River passes to the west of the town. On 30 December 2010, flooding forced evacuation of the town, with the level of the river expected to exceed 15 metres (49 ft).^[5] The town was evacuated twice in 10 days during January 2011 as the rains continued and caused flash floods. The first flood peaked at 13.2 metres (43 ft).^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Condamine (Murilla Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
↑ "Condamine, Queensland". AboutAustralia.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
↑ "Peat Lateral - Connecting coal seam gas to Queensland". Lucas Group. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
↑ "Australian pipeline industry delivers on Braemar Pipeline". The Australian Pipeliner. Great Southern Press. April 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
↑ Calligeros, Marissa and Cameron Atfield (30 December 2010). "Second Queensland town evacuated due to floodwater". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
↑ "Flood-weary residents abandon homes again". ABC News (ABC (Australia)). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

v t e Towns in the Western Downs Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Bell Brigalow Chinchilla Condamine Dalby Drillham Dulacca Glenmorgan Jandowae Jimbour Kaimkillenbun Kogan Macalister Meandarra Miles Moonie Tara The Gums Wandoan Warra

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

v t e Darling Downs, Queensland

Cities:	Toowoomba Warwick

Townships:	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon

Local Government Areas:	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region

National Parks:	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Jimbour Canning Downs

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