Welcome to the homepage of the Barcaldine Shire Council historic website.

This site is a historical website for the Barcaldine Shire Council which served the community until 14 March 2008. From Saturday 15 March 2008, Barcaldine Regional Council was formed following a merger with two neighbouring Councils (Aramac and Jericho Shire Councils).

For more information visit our new website  www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au or email admin_office@barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au.

The Department of Communities “Blueprint for the Bush”

Community of the Year

Barcaldine is well known as the Garden City of the West and has a population of approximately 1900. It is situated on the Central Western Railway line approximately 518 km west of Rockhampton.

Residentially Barcaldine is the best town in the Central West, with its fertile soil ideal for gardening, its parks and playgrounds, sporting fields, Olympic swimming pool, tree lined streets, hospital amenities, unrestricted water and electricity supplies and general civic pride. All streets are named after trees. The southern and eastern approaches to the town are sandy, though timbered and known as the desert country. The northern and western approaches are black soil and are referred to as the downs.

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                                                    Barcaldine Shire Council proudly sponsors Westech 2008 .