Kumbia

History

The name Kumbia is from the Waka language but its meaning is uncertain, possibly referring to white ant nests or a small scrub vine. A postal receiving office opened in 1913, being replaced by Kumbia Post Office on 19 July 1915. The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.Kumbia Methodist Church opened in 1914. It was built from timber at a cost of £165 and could seat 150 people. As part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, in 1977 it became Kumbia Uniting Church.On Sunday 18 May 1919, the Roman Catholic Church in Kumbia was officially opened and consecrated as The Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by Archbishop James Duhig. It was built from timber. Later it becomes known as Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. As a memorial for those from the Kumbia district who had died in World War I, a school of arts hall was opened in Kumbia on Saturday 2 September 1922 with a sports day followed by a concert and dance in the evening. The building cost £1,250. More than 1,000 people attended the sports day with an estimated 570 people attending the evening entertainment. The day had been declared as a local public holiday. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1914. It was replaced by a new church building in 1959. It was later renamed Peace Lutheran Church. In May 1918, St Paul's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Archdeacon Rivers. A new St Paul's Church of England was dedicated on 28 November 1970 by the Right Reverend Wilfrid John Hudson. Its closure circa 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.

Geography

The town is located on the Bunya Highway. It is the main street for the town, but is known with the town as Bell Street.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  451
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  393
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  365
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  358
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  337
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  335
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  329
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  326

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