Eurombah, Queensland

Eurombah is a rural locality split between the Western Downs Region and Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The neighbourhoods of Peek-A-Doo and Hornet Bank are within the locality. In the 2016 census, Eurombah had a population of 67 people.[1]

Eurombah
Queensland
Hornet Bank massacre graves, 2008
Eurombah
Coordinates25.9530°S 149.3855°E / -25.9530; 149.3855
Population67 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3679/km2 (0.953/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4420
Area182.1 km2 (70.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 125 km (78 mi) NE of Roma
  • 251 km (156 mi) SE of Biloela
  • 281 km (175 mi) NW of Dalby
  • 487 km (303 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Eurombah:
Baroondah Kinnoul Taroom
Baroondah Eurombah Grosmont
Waikola Clifford Bundi

History

The Peek-A-Doo State School opened on 3 February 1964 at 10118 Roma Taroom Road (25.908°S 149.999°E / -25.908; 149.999 (Peek-A-Doo State School)).[4][5] It was mothballed on 13 April 2010 (having no students).[6][7][8] In June 2010 there was outrage when it was announced that the then-mothballed school would be allocated $250,000 by the Australian Government's Building the Education Revolution school building program to construct a resource centre.[9] However, it was not constructed as the school closed on 31 December 2010.[6]

In the 2016 census, Eurombah had a population of 67 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Eurombah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Eurombah. The nearest primary schools are Taroom State School in Taroom and Gromont State School in Grosmont. The nearest secondary schools are Taroom State School and Wandoan State School in Wandoan, but both of these schools provide education only to Year 10. For schooling to Year 12, the nearest option is Roma State College in Roma, 125 kilometres (78 mi) away. Other alternatives are distance education and boarding schools.[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eurombah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Eurombah - Western Downs Region (entry 47697)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. "Eurombah - Shire of Banana (entry 49550)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Chiclcott, Tanya; Vlasic, Kimberley (7 June 2013). "Full school asssets sale list". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. "Agency ID11101, Peek-A-Doo State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. Mesner, Kerri-Anne (9 June 2010). "Five schools face closure review". Gladstone Observer. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  9. "Rudd Government spends $4.5m at Queensland schools on closure hit list". The Courier-Mail. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. "Fraser family grave site and memorial, Hornet Bank (entry 602075)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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