Shire of Paroo

[citation needed] Main industries within the Shire are beef, goat, fat lamb, wool, opal mining and tourism.

The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah.

[7] However, they were able to straighten and strengthen the building[8] and it was finally opened on 6 December 1924 by the Minister for Public Instruction, Frank Brennan.

In 2020, construction commenced on a new civic centre, which was officially opened on 28 April 2021 by the Queensland Deputy General for Local Government, Natalie Wilde, and Paroo Shire Mayor, Suzette Beresford.

[citation needed]Paroo Shire Council operates public libraries at Cunnamulla, Wyandra and Yowah.

Map of Paroo Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
Paroo Shire Hall and Council Chambers, Cunnamulla, circa 1930
The previous Paroo Shire Hall with statue of the Cunnamulla Fella (from the Stan Coster song famously performed by Slim Dusty ) in the foreground
Cunnamulla library, 2019