[1] On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra.

[3][4][5] The Great Dividing Range passes through the locality from north to south-east, creating a watershed.

To the west of the range, the Alice River rises in the south-east of the locality and flows to the south (Garfield) while Clara Creek rises in the south and flows to the west (Upland), eventually becoming a tributary of the Thomson River.

In contrast, Dunda Creek also rises in the south-east of the locality but to the east of range.

[6] However, the long driving times on the poor roads in this area make it unlikely that children could feasibly attend any of these schools.