Download coordinates as: Westbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
[9][10] In 1877, 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) of land was resumed from the Westbrook pastoral run to establish smaller farms.
[11] Bunker's Hill State School opened on 1 January 1899 under head teacher Walter Richmond.
[12][13][14] Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys opened on 5 May 1900, having been relocated from Lytton Hill on the orders of Colonel George Arthur French, Commandant of the newly created Queensland Defence Force.
Prior to the opening of the church, Presbyterian worship had been held in the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Campbell.
[25][26] On Sunday 14 September 1952, the new church building was officially opened by the Reverend J. Fairlie Forrest with over 200 people attending.
[41] On 25 April (Anzac Day) 1922, the Westbrook War Memorial was unveiled by Littleton Groom, the then Attorney-General for Australia and Member for the Darling Downs.
The memorial commemorates the service of 47 local men in World War I and is located at Main Street in front of the Westbrook Hall.
[42][43][44] The town has grown to become a satellite suburb of Toowoomba and is now one of the fastest growing areas of the city, and is home to many of its workers.