Download coordinates as: Beaudesert is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia.

[citation needed] The town of Beaudesert is located 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level and has an average annual rainfall of around 916 millimetres (36.1 in) per year.

The much larger Wyaralong Dam is situated roughly 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north west of the town and was completed in 2011.

[citation needed] Beaudesert experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters.

The Mununjali language area includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Scenic Rim and Beaudesert Shire Councils.

[7] The town is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England.

He was himself born in Newark-Upon-Trent in Nottinghamshire, the son of Thomas Fitzherbert Hawkins and wife Elizabeth of Bathurst fame, and it does not seem that he or his family had any personal connections to Beaudesert in England.

[citation needed] The town was originally set out in a grid pattern; however, several of the streets followed cart tracks.

[citation needed] Located in the Beaudesert Historical Museum is the Milbanks Pioneer Cottage.

This cottage was originally built in 1875 by Patrick Milbanks on his Kerry property, out of local hand-hewn timbers, slats and shingle roof.

It has four-poster bed, large cedar sideboard and numerous articles that portray the life of the early pioneers.

[10] The advertising noted that the Queensland Government had voted the funds to extend the railway line from Logan Village to Beaudesert.

[14] On Tuesday 24 July 1888, the foundation log of St Thomas' Anglican church was laid by Mrs De Burgh Persse of Tabragalba with an address given by Archdeacon Nathaniel Dawes.

[15][16][17] On 24 November 1956 the foundation stone for a new church was laid by the Governor of Queensland, John Lavarack, and blessed by Archbishop Reginald Halse.The second St Thomas' Anglican Church was consecrated on Sunday 4 July 1965 by Archbishop Philip Strong.

However, the exterior and stained glass windows survived and the building was rebuilt, re-opening on 20 February 2015; it is now used for school administration.

[35] The Beaudesert War Museum was unveiled on 28 September 1921 by Queensland Governor Matthew Nathan.

[36] In 1936 ex-prime minister Billy Hughes was injured in a plane crash during an emergency landing in Wood's Paddock.

[37] From the nineteenth century through to the 1980s, it was a thriving centre with a shoe factory and meat works as well as markets, a hospital and an ambulance service.

[46]Prior to construction, the site of McAuley College was blessed by Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge.

[69] A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Beaudesert Kingfishers who play home games at R.S.

[70] Beaudesert has a racecourse, 50-metre swimming pool, two gyms, showgrounds, caravan park and several hotels and eateries.

[citation needed] The surrounding countryside includes numerous valleys leading up to the ranges dividing Queensland and New South Wales with creeks running through them and accompanying mountain scenery.

Centacare St Mary's Community Services and the Beaudesert RSL provide transport for aged, disabled, veterans and hospital/respite requirements.

[citation needed] The standard gauge Brisbane-Sydney railway line runs through Bromelton, a few kilometres west of Beaudesert.

[citation needed] A petition from railway enthusiasts, and considerable grants of government money, resulted in its re-opening in 1999.

The company was in debt and has ceased to exist, with the rolling stock liquidated and physical infrastructure demolished.

Beaudesert Rail had also been trading while insolvent, [citation needed] resulting in the closure of several local business who had extended them credit.