Shire of Rosalie
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Shire of Rosalie Queensland |
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Location within Queensland
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| Population | 8,893 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.0410/km2 (10.4661/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,200.7 km2 (849.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Goombungee | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Rosalie was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Goombungee, covered an area of 2,200.7 square kilometres (849.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008. In 2008, it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.
The Shire of Rosalie was centred approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-northwest of the city of Toowoomba, 170 kilometres (106 mi) west of Brisbane and 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of the Gold Coast. The shire offices were located in Goombungee, with the shire boundary stretching in a triangular pattern north to Yarraman, southwest to Bowenville and southeast to Gowrie Junction.
Industry in Rosalie Shire centred on the towns of Yarraman and Goombungee. Goombungee contains M & S Steel Buildings, and Leicht's Country Industries Australia. Other enterprises within the Shire included cluster industries, a private dairy factory, orchards, boutique cheese-makers, vineyards and wineries, accommodation operators, tour operators, aged care facility provision, an immigration hostel, a correctional facility and host-farming (farm-stay holidays).
Goombungee was in many ways the centre of Rosalie Shire. A town with approximately 750 persons, the shire's head office was in Goombungee, along with the main branch of the library. Recently moving to new premises nearby, the library made way for a dedicated art gallery within the Shire Office's building. Also located in Goombungee are the Goombungee State School, swimming pool, general store, Australia Post office, police station, hardware store, Pioneer Arms Hotel, historical society, two garages, road depot, large sporting oval including lighted tennis courts, hairdresser, doctor's offices and just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south, a nine-hole golf course.
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