Brigalow, Queensland

Brigalow is on the Darling Downs. The town is in the north-west of the locality. The Condamine River enters the locality from the south-east (Kogan / Warra) and exits to the north-west (Hopeland / Boonarga). • Brigalow railway station, serving the town () Climate Brigalow has a semi-arid-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa). It experiences hot, wetter summers and mild, dry winters.{{cite web |title = Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/maps/averages/climate-classification/?maptype=kpn == History ==

In 1859, a township called Campbell's Camp () was established on the banks of the Condamine River at a place where bullock teams could cross the river. Mulga Provisional School opened in 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Mulga State School. In 1914, it ceased to be a full-time school and became a half-time school in conjunction with Hill Top Provisional School (later Boonarga State School) with the two schools sharing one teacher. Mulga State School closed in 1915, but reopened in 1917 as a full-time school. It permanently closed in 1943. It was located on a L-shaped land parcel on the kink in Jones Road (). Brigalow Provisional School opened on 24 February 1908. In 1910, it became Brigalow State School. Ehlma State School opened on 14 April 1913. It closed in 1965. Although the church building has been removed, its cemetery remains (and is now within the locality boundaries of Wychie). The first wedding in the Brigalow Methodist Church was celebrated on 28 February 1923. Blackwood Provisional School opened on 19 July 1915 and closed on 27 October 1932. On 12 November 1932, the school was reopened and renamed Belah State School. It closed in 1962. The Kogan Creek Power Station opened in 2006. == Demographics ==

In the , the locality of Brigalow and the surrounding area had a population of 457 people. In the , the locality of Brigalow had a population of 170 people. In the , the locality of Brigalow had a population of 181 people. == Economy ==

The Kogan Creek Power Station is a coal-fired power station in the south-west of the locality (). At 750 MW, it is the largest single unit in Australia. Construction by a consortium led by Siemens commenced in 2004 and was completed in 2007. It was opened by the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson on 27 November 2007. The Kogan Creek coal mine is located to the south-east of the power station. It is an open-cut mine which supplies the power station with approximately 2.5Mt of coal each year. In April 2018 one operator in Hopeland (to the immediate west of Brigalow), Linc Energy, was fined $4.5 million in May 2019 for causing environmental harm through its underground coal gasification plant. In the agricultural economy, there are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: • Allendale () • Avonmore () • Beltana () • Bluebell Park () • Eureka () • Glencara () • Greenacres () • Heather Vale () • Kalora () • Laguna () • Merina Park () • Minie Vale () • Oakbank () • Quail Plain () • Renbah () • Riverlea () • Shamrock Flat () • The Shiralee () • Wandella () • Warra Warra () == Education ==

Brigalow State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the southern side of the Warrego Highway (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Brigalow. The nearest government secondary schools are Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in Chinchilla to the north-west and Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the north-east. == Amenities ==

Brigalow Public Hall is at 47-49 Warrego Highway (). Brigalow had three churches but all have now closed. The Brigalow Uniting Church (the last to close) was at 68 Mulga Street () and is now privately owned. == References ==