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Roma is an inland town in southeast Queensland, about 355km from Toowoomba and 479km from Brisbane. It is part of the State District of Warrego with the postcode 4455, and is the center of the state’s oil and gas industry. The population was 6,763 as of 2004.
Surroundings :
Roma lies directly west of the Darling Downs region. Nearby suburbs include Dalby,Chinchilla, Cunnumulla, Charleville, and Miles.
Name Derivation and History :
Roma was established in 1867 as an agricultural town, mainly trading cattle and wool. It got its name from the Lady Diamantina Roma Bowen, whose husband Sir George Ferguson Bowen was governor of Queensland at the time it was founded.
Geography:
Australia’s Great Dividing Range can be seen from Roma, the most accessible point being Carnavon Gorge. The gorge contains a national park with several small creeks, cliffs,canyons, and valleys. Carnavon Creek serves as the area’s main waterway and drains thenearby Consuelo Tableland.
Attractions :
The Oil and Gas Museum and the Big Rig pay tribute to Roma’s flagship industry, displaying relics from the old trading days. The Meadowland Museum offers an interesting look into the town’s Aboriginal history. Also worth seeing are the Roma Villa Winery and the Boolimba Bluff.
Transport :
The Warrego and Great Inland Way are the main thoroughfares leading to Roma QLD. The town has its own airport located 3.2km away from the town, serving mostly flights from Brisbane and major Queensland areas.
Recreation:
Roma has a number of shopping centers and cinemas offering various dining and entertainment options. For nature lovers, Mount Moffatt National Park and Carnavon GorgeNational Park offer a variety of walking and hiking trails.
Mining Industries :
Mining is a key contributor to the region Gross Value Added (GVA), accounting for approximately 30% of the regional economy, whilst employing only 3.4% of the Maranoa workforce according to the 2006 Census. Current information from mining companies operating in the region Estimate industry employment levels at between 1,200 TO 1,700 workers.
Currently, the Maranoa region is the scene of massive expansion in coal seam gas exploration and mining. Thousands of coal seam gas wells are to be drilled in the region over the next twenty years. Several major mining companies currently operating in the region include :
Origin
Santos
BG Gas
Sunshine Gas Ltd
Mosaic Oil
Agriculture and forestry
The Maranoa region has a long establish grazing industry and is the location of Australia largest cattle selling complex. This facility achieved a record sale of 409,000 head of cattle in 2008 with a total value of over $237 million and it is anticipated that new records will be
reached in 2009 with the expansion of an additional 60 yarding pens.
It is estimated that the Maranoa region has approximately 1-2 million head of cattle which represents approximately 13% of Queensland’s beef cattle herd. The region also has a sheep flock of approximately 150,000 for wool and fat lamb production.
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