Goombungee is a small town north of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs region of Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

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. At the 2006 census

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, Goombungee had a population of 717.

The town hosts an annual Iron man and Iron women competition on Australia Day

Australia Day

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. There is also an historic museum, an art gallery, a primary school and a police station.

History

Goombungee was the site of the first meeting of the former local government area of Shire of Rosalie in 1879. The town is now part of the Toowoomba Region local government area.

In 2003, the town was connected to a mains water supply.

Awards

Goombungee has won four Queensland Tidy Towns

Australian Tidy Town Awards

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awards, in 1975/76, 1976/77, 1980/81 and 1981/82.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Goombungee