Land in Windera was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 91 square miles (240 km2) were available.

However, on 2 August 1924, the station was renamed Windera after a pastoral run operated from 1849 by pastoralist Paul Lawless.

[2] On Saturday 28 March 1925, a 12-mile (19 km) long Windera railway line from Barlil to Windera was officially opened by Alfred James Jones, the Minister for Mines and formerly the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett.

[7][8] The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was dedicated on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards.

Its closure on 3 June 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan.