5-717: Maranoa may refer to several places in Australia: Maranoa, Queensland , a region of South West Queensland, Australia Division of Maranoa , an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives Maranoa Region , a local government area in Queensland Maranoa County , a Cadastral County in Queensland relating to the same area Maranoa Land District Maranoa River ,
10-625: A river in the area Maranoa Gardens , a park in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, Victoria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maranoa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maranoa&oldid=984667480 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
15-517: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Maranoa, Queensland The Maranoa is the name given to an area of southern Queensland , about 500 kilometres (kms) west of Brisbane. Some refer to the Maranoa as the Western Downs . The Maranoa is an eastern part of the larger, mostly arid South West region of Queensland. To the east
20-469: Is the agricultural region of the Darling Downs and in the west is the dry Channel Country . The Balonne River and Maranoa River are the two main catchments in the Maranoa. The Warrego Highway , Carnarvon Highway and Balonne Highway are the major road routes across the region. The main towns are Roma , Condamine , St George and Goondiwindi . Agriculture is the dominant industry of
25-461: The Maranoa. The traditional agriculture is sheep and cattle grazing suitable for the rangeland landscape and sub-tropical climate of the region. A rural, country lifestyle predominates based around farming and livestock . The region is associated with the resources sector, being the location of Australia's first oil and natural gas discoveries. The expansion of coal seam gas mining has seen rapid infrastructure development and population growth in
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