Yarraman is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
[1] Yarraman is located 181 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England and D'Aguilar highways.
[citation needed] Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces timber, grain and beef and dairy goods, which it exports to larger cities.
[citation needed] The name Yarraman means horse in the Port Jackson Pidgin English spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia.
[2] The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and trade cattle.
[15] During World War II, Yarraman was the location of RAAF No.21 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944.
[29] The Yarraman Library and Post Office are located on the corner of Toomey and Douglas Streets, and offer access to wireless internet.
[30][31] The Toowoomba Regional Council refurbished the library in 2016 including new furnishings, paint, and an accessible parking space and toilet.
[34] Yarraman has a not-for-profit community radio station Wild Horse FM 99.7 which began broadcasting in 2002.
Yarraman is the northernmost destination of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail for walking, cycling and horse riding.