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Encyclopedia > Boonah

Boonah is a town of approximately 3000 persons 84 km south-west of Brisbane, Queensland. Its name is Aboriginal Australian and means bloodwood tree.


It is the hub of a large agricultural area, including cattle, cereal grains, carrots, potatoes and timber.


It is also nearby to several National Parks including Main Range National Park, Moogerah Peaks National Park, Mount French National Park as well as Lake Moogerah, which is popular with tourists.


Nearby also is Boys Town, a juvenile detention centre where young male offenders learn farming skills.




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Boonah, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (184 words)
Boonah is a town of approximately 3000 persons and the administrative centre of the Boonah Shire LGA in South East Queensland, Australia.
'Boonah' is the local Aboriginal Australian word meaning 'bloodwood tree' (Corymbia gummifera).
Boonah is the hub of a large agricultural area, including cattle, cereal grains, carrots, potatoes and timber.
Our Home Town (422 words)
Boonah is the centre of the shire in which our land is situated and as the largest town, it was the obvious location in which to live while we look to build on the land.
Boonah is situated 40 kms south of the major city of Ipswich, which is just west of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
Boonah has a very good town spirit and there are regular street parades and community events like the Annual Show, Church Fetes and the Christmas Parade.
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