Boonah is a town of approximately 3000 persons 84 km and a Local Government Area south-west of Brisbane, Queensland. Its name is Aboriginal Australian and means bloodwood tree (corymbia gummifera). It is the hub of a large agricultural area, including cattle, cereal grains, carrots, potatoes and timber. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a grain, technically a caryopsis). ... Binomial name Daucus carota The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in color with a woody texture. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. ...

In the 1880's, Adolph, Levi and Max Blumberg opened a small store on the rise where the town is now situated. The high part of town was named by locals for them as Blumbergville.

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. This article is about national parks. ... Main Range is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 85 km southwest of Brisbane. ... Moogerah Peaks is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 70 km southwest of Brisbane. ... Mount French National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia. ... Girls and Boys Town (previously known as Boys Town) is the name of an organization dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children. ...