Western Downs Regional Council

Emerging from a collection of rural townships with their roots in agriculture, the Western Downs Regional Council area has become a hive of activity and growth through continued agriculture, manufacturing and resource diversification.
Inherently rural in nature, the Western Downs region is located three hours west of Brisbane and is part of both the Murray-Darling River and the Fitzroy River catchments.
The region covers an area of 38,039 square kilometres (an area the equivalent size of Switzerland) and comprises six main centres — Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Tara, Jandowae and Wandoan — with numerous other smaller towns and villages scattered throughout the area.