Brooweena, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brooweena Queensland
Main street of Brooweena, with the post office in the foreground, 2008
Brooweena Location in Queensland
Population	104 (2016 census)
• Density	1.231/km2 (3.19/sq mi)
Established	1889
Postcode(s)	4620
Area	84.5 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	266 km (165 mi) N of Brisbane 49 km (30 mi) W of Maryborough 35 km (22 mi) SE of Biggenden
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Localities around Brooweena: Golden Fleece Golden Fleece North Aramara Boompa Brooweena Aramara Teebar Gigoomgan Woocoo

Brooweena is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Brooweena had a population of 104 people.

Geography

The town is located in the Wide Bay–Burnett area and is 266 kilometres (165 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road. The north-west of the locality includes a large portion of the Wongi National Park and the Wongi State Forest.

History

The town was established following the arrival of the Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway in 1889.

Brooweena Post Office opened on 23 December 1889.

Brooweena Provisional School opened on 21 March 1904; the first teacher was Eugenie Eveline Hay. It was upgraded to a State School in 1909.

Woocoo Shire Chambers, 2008

In 1915, the chambers of the newly established Shire of Woocoo were constructed in the town. This small building survives to this day as part of the Early Settlers Museum operated by the Woocoo Historical Society.

Brooweena War Memorial, 2008

In 1922 the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England. In 1992 the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum.

A timber mill was established in 1924, ensuring the continuing existence of the town.

New council chambers were opened in Brooweena on 14 April 1962 by Jack Pizzey, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Isis.

The town set an unofficial record in 2009 when 134 people simultaneously played the lagerphone.

Heritage listings

Brooweena has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Brooweena-Woolooga Road: War Memorial Bridge
• Smith Crescent: Brooweena War Memorial

Education

Brooweena State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lahey Street (25°35′56″S 152°15′40″E / 25.5989°S 152.2610°E / -25.5989; 152.2610 (Brooweena State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Brooweena; the nearest are in Maryborough to the east or Gayndah to the west.