Warkon

The Balonne River (a continuation of the Condamine River) forms the southern boundary of the locality and a number of creek flow through the locality into the river. Bingi Crossing (also written as Bingie Crossing) is the ford on the Balonnne River near the current River Road () which connects Warkon with neighbouring Noorindoo. The Roma-Condamine Road passes from west to east through the locality. The land use is predominantly cattle grazing and there are a number of areas of state forests: Yuleba State Forest, Wallabella State Forest 1, and Tinowon State Forest. == History ==

The locality name derives from a pastoral run name used from 1850 and is an Aboriginal word group (possibly from the Mandandanji language) meaning plenty of water. Retreat Provisional School opened circa 1896. It operated from at least 1899 to 1905 as a half-time school in conjunction with Nellybri Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1906 Retreat Provisional School became a full-time school but closed later that year. Retreat is a pastoral property in Warkon (). St Paul's Anglican Church opened at Bingie Crossing circa June 1914. It was served by the Bush Brotherhood. Its last service was 20 December 1942. Yuleba Creek State School opened on 23 January 1967 and closed on 31 December 1999. It was on Roma Condamine Road () with Yuleba Creek flowing beside the school. == Demographics ==

In the , Warkon had a population of 33 people. In the , Warkon had a population of 30 people. == Education ==

There are no schools in Warkon. The nearest government primary schools are: • Yuleba State School in Yuleba to the north • Dulacca State School in Dulacca to the north-east • Glenmorgan State School in Glenmorgan to the south • Surat State School in Surat to the south-west The nearest government secondary schools are: • Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the north-west • Surat State School (to Year 10) in Surat to the south-west However, students in the east of the locality will be too distant to attend these secondary schools. Also, there are no secondary schools offering education to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. == References ==