Condamine

History

Tieryboo Post Office opened on 21 May 1856. It was renamed Condamine in July of that year. Condamine State School opened on 1 January 1863. Water's Vale Provisional School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed in 1923. It was located "via Condamine". On 30 December 2010, flooding forced evacuation of the town, with the level of the river expected to exceed . The town was evacuated twice in 10 days during January 2011 as the rains continued and caused flash floods. The first flood peaked at .

Geography

The town is north west of the state capital Brisbane and south from the town of Miles, in the Western Downs Region local government area. It is located in the centre of the locality. The Leichhardt Highway traverses the locality from north to south passing through the town, and the Roma-Condamine Road enters from the west.

Most-observed species

• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  35
• Woollyjoint Pricklypear

  Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck · Magnoliopsida
  34
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  32
• Little Corella

  Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves
  31
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  30
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  26
• Cockatiel

  Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) · Aves
  26
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  26