Yangan

History

The district was known as Upper Swan Creek, but in 1887 took the name Yangan from its railway station. The name Yangan is reported to be an Aboriginal word meaning proceed or go away. The Killarney railway line opened from Warwick to Emu Vale on 2 June 1884 which included the Mount Sturt railway station () and Yangan railway station (), both of which are within the present-day boundaries of Yangan. The line closed on 1 May 1964. On Monday 15 May 1905, the Bishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson consecrated the new Anglican church, St Peter's. The architect was Conrad Dornbusch and the contractor was Mr J. Purcell. The final service was held on Palm Sunday 25 March 2018 and a deconsecration service was held on Saturday 21 July 2018.

Geography

The town is in the centre of the locality. The Warwick-Yangan Road enters the locality from the west (Swan Creek) and terminates in the town. The Yangan-Killarney Road commences in the town and exits the locality to the south-east (Emu Vale). The locality is traversed by Swan Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River; it enters the locality from the north-east (Swanfels) and flows just south of the town and then exits to the south-west of the locality (Swan Creek). Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,281
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,214
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  1,123
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  975
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  955
• Little Corella

  Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves
  872
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  826
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  794