Wieambilla, Queensland

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Wieambilla
Queensland
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Wieambilla
Coordinates 26°58′03″S150°24′35″E / 26.9675°S 150.4097°E / -26.9675; 150.4097 Coordinates: 26°58′03″S150°24′35″E / 26.9675°S 150.4097°E / -26.9675; 150.4097
Population78 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.2945/km2 (0.763/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413
Area264.9 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Wieambilla:
Nangram Crossroads Crossroads
Condamine Wieambilla Montrose
The Gums Tara Tara

Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] This locality and its surroundings are extensively used for coal seam gas harvesting. [3] In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people. [1]

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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. [2]

Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926. [4]

Shootings

Around 16:30 AEST, 12 December 2022, four Chinchilla police officers visited a rural property on Wains Rd, Wieambilla, to investigate a missing person case. Three assailants shot at the officers, killing two and injuring two (who were later hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries), one of which took cover in tall grass. The assailants then set the grass ablaze. The fire drew the attention of a member of the public, who approached and was also fatally shot. An emergency was declared and a siege situation developed as specialist police arrived at the scene. Shortly after 22:30 AEST, two male perpetrators and one female perpetrator were fatally shot by police. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wieambilla". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ↑ ou=;, c=AU; o=The State of Queensland; ou=Queensland Health; ou=;. "Environmental health". www.health.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 12 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. ↑ myPolice (12 December 2022). "Major police incident, Wieambilla". Queensland Police News. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wieambilla emergency declaration: Three people, including two police officers, shot dead at Queensland property: manhunt underway". Nine Entertainment Co. 12 December 2022.
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