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Dirranbandi
Location
About 100 km south of St George in South West Queensland
Population
435
Language
Kamilaroi, Kooma, Bigambul and English
About Dirranbandi
Dirranbandi is in the Balonne Shire and is about a 1-hour drive from the nearest major town of St George. Historically, the district surrounding the town of Dirranbandi has been described as being some of the finest wool grazing country in Australia.
The town site was surveyed in 1885. It was named Dirranbandi, which is an Aboriginal term from the Kamilaroi language meaning 'chorus of frogs in the swamp'.
Dirranbandi is the gateway to the Culgoa Flood Plains National Park.
Today, Dirranbandi's population almost doubles at cotton harvest time when workers flock into town to pick the crop. Dirranbandi is also home to 'Cubbie Station', which is believed to be the largest privately owned cotton property in the southern hemisphere.
Community services
Community services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Dirranbandi include:
- Dirranbandi Gindjurra Aboriginal Corporation: phone 07 4625 8367
- St George Aboriginal Housing Company: phone 07 4625 4160
- Goondir Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: phone 07 4625 5040
- Care Balonne: phone 07 4625 5450
- Kamilaroi Employment Aboriginal Corporation: phone 07 4625 5066
- St George Community Justice Group: phone 07 4625 3774
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Last reviewed: 21 January 2009
