Download coordinates as: Yaraka is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia.

Grey Range is located near Yaraka and is characterised by rocky ridges, spinifex grass and mulga.

It is situated well down the Barcoo, about one hundred miles from where the rivers meet, and becomes Cooper's Creek.

No doubt people who live and work in isolated places such as this are entitled to more consideration than they receive.

"[20] On Saturday 19 March 1932, a strong gale of wind during a storm blew the Church of England off its blocks and three houses lost their roof.

[16] In 1998, as part of his 'Pass the Hat Around' tour, Lee Kernaghan performed before an audience of 3,000 people in Yaraka, in order to raise money for a defibrillator for the medical clinic and to help the school.

[30] Other amenities operated by the Longreach Regional Council include a community hall, showgrounds, swimming pool, tennis courts and golf course.

[32] The view takes in the Yanyang Range (24°54′33″S 144°05′59″E / 24.9092°S 144.0997°E / -24.9092; 144.0997 (Yanyang Range)),[33] Mount Brookes at 379 metres (1,243 ft) above sea level (24°48′13″S 144°04′41″E / 24.8036°S 144.0781°E / -24.8036; 144.0781 (Mount Brookes))[34] and Fort Douglas at 321 metres (1,053 ft) above sea level (24°53′51″S 143°59′56″E / 24.8975°S 143.9989°E / -24.8975; 143.9989 (Fort Douglas)),[35] all with ever changing colours, shadows and shades.

[36] Magee's Shanty is the historic site of the shanty immortalised in Banjo Paterson's poem "A Bush Christening", There is also the ruins of the Cobb & Co pub and the lonely grave of gold miner Richard Magoffin who perished in 1885.

[37] Yaraka Opal Field encompasses the mines within and west of the Macedon Range including Harlequin and Mount Tighe.

Welford National Park is notable for golden-green spinifex, white-barked ghost gums and red sand dunes.