Quetta was created in 2018 by excising land from Mistake Creek and Peak Vale.

Alpha railway station opened in 1884 and the town continued to grow, becoming the administrative centre for the district.

Early roads were cut from both Clermont and Alpha to provide access for wheeled vehicles to the pastoral runs and other settlements.

It reduces the distance between the two centres by almost 100 kilometres (62 mi) compared to the highway route via Emerald.

A project to seal almost 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of road, at a cost of $3.01 million, was completed in August 2021.

[2][3] It connects the Gregory Highway to Clermont–Alpha Road in Clermont, a distance of 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi).