Welcome to the Barcaldine Regional Council website.

The Barcaldine Region is located in central west Queensland approximately 440km west of Rockhampton, covering an area of 53,677 sq km with an estimated population of 3,503 people.

The Regional Council is made up of the former Shires of Aramac, Barcaldine and Jericho including the towns of Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra.

The Region is one of the largest cattle producing regions in Central Western Queensland and also has a productive sheep, wool and macropod harvesting industry with the prospect of mining.

Browse through our website and discover all the region has to offer.

For information on road conditions within the Barcaldine Region, please find more information here.

For Queensland traffic and travel information, please call 131 940, visit the website www.131940.qld.gov.au or view the flyer.