Darr Creek

History

The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s. Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961. The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, ). Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed in 1952. It was on Millingwood Road at approx .

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range). The locality drains westward into Murray Darling basin, specifically within the catchment of the Condamine River. Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). The Chinchilla–Wondai Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from the south (Jinghi) and exits to the north (Durong). Part of the Diamondy State Forest is in the east of the locality extending into the neighbouring localities of Chahpingah and Diamondy. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation in the south and east of the locality with a mixture of grazing and crop growing in the north and west of the locality.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  34
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  31
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  27
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  26
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  26
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  26
• Rufous Whistler

  Pachycephala rufiventris (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  23
• Striped Honeyeater

  Plectorhyncha lanceolata Gould, 1838 · Aves
  22

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2025-08-15
  12 km ESE of Cherbourg, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2007-08-25
  40 km W of Kingaroy, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2005-03-07
  36 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia
• M 3.7 — 2004-02-21
  47 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia