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Western Queensland
2024–2025 Regional Community Forums
Expressions of interest for 2024–2025 Regional Community Forum membership were open from 6 November to 1 December 2023.
We will announce new 2024–2025 Regional Community Forum members in each of the seven regions in early 2024.
This is a highly rewarding position that I’m very grateful for. Different people come from different parts of our communities in Western Queensland and have different ways of thinking and different backgrounds and different knowledge. When you put all that together you get really good outcomes. Alan Smith – Western Queensland Regional Community Forum member
Hear from Forum members
Hear from 2022–2023 Regional Community Forum members about how getting involved creates real impact for your community. Forum members come from diverse places and backgrounds, ages and experiences but they work together for their common goal of making a difference in their region.
About the region
Western Queensland is the heart of our state’s outback. The rolling red sand dunes stretch across seemingly endless horizons.
From Birdsville to Boulia, Alpha, Tambo, Longreach and everywhere in between, Western Queensland covers more than 396,000 square kilometres and seven local government areas. It is also home to Australia’s smallest town – Beetoota – with a population of one.
The region is known for its exquisite beauty, cultural and historical richness, quirky events and tourist attractions. Some of the most recognisable landscapes in Western Queensland can be found on the big screens thanks to Winton’s association with the film industry.
It also boasts a multi-million-dollar agricultural industry that includes beef, sheep and goats.
