Wieambilla Explained

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.

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.[1]

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

Shootings

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.

Demographics

In the, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.

In the, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.

Notes and References

  1. 12 June 2019.
  2. Web site: The State of Queensland; Queensland Health . Environmental health . 2022-12-12 . en-AU.
  3. News: Ben . Smee. 13 December 2022 . Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed . 13 December 2022 . the Guardian . en.
  4. News: Read . Chloe . Wuth . Robyn . Cosoleto . Tara . Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property . 13 December 2022 . Brisbane Times . 13 December 2022.
  5. News: Chamberlin . Thomas . 13 December 2022 . Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush . . 13 December 2022.