| Type: | suburb |
| Wieambilla | |
| State: | qld |
| Pop: | 78 |
| Postcode: | 4413 |
| Area: | 264.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Western Downs Region |
| Stategov: | Warrego |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Crossroads |
| Near-Ne: | Crossroads |
| Near-E: | Montrose |
| Near-Se: | Tara |
| Near-S: | Tara |
| Near-Sw: | The Gums |
| Near-W: | Condamine |
| Near-Nw: | Nangram |
Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] This locality and its surroundings are extensively used for coal seam gas harvesting.[2] In the, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.
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.[1]
Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926.
See main article: Wieambilla shootings.
Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and a neighbour, Alan Dare, were murdered on 12 December 2022 at a rural property in Wieambilla. The perpetrators, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife, Stacey Train,[3] were later shot and killed by Queensland police.[4] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation[3] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.[5] Nathaniel was a former school principal.
In the, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.
In the, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.