Local Weather
| Goondiwindi Region, Queensland | |
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| Current: | Partly Cloudy |
| Wind (Kph) : 5 | |
| Humidity (%) : 50 | |
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Welcome to Goondiwindi Regional Council
Covering an area of 19,294 square kms, Goondiwindi Regional Council is home to approximately 10,720 people from Texas in the east to Weengallon in the west.
Road Conditions
For the most up to date information on the conditions and opening/closures of roads across the GRC region, please contact the Department of Transport & Main Roads on 13 19 40 or visit www.131940.qld.gov.au.
Out of Hours Council Emergency Contact Numbers
Goondiwindi & Western Areas: (07) 4671 4671
Inglewood, Texas & Eastern Areas: (07) 4652 1834
For life threatening situations call 000, For SES call 132 500
Out of Hours Council Emergency Contact Numbers
- Goondiwindi & Western Areas:
(07) 4671 4671 - Inglewood, Texas & Eastern Areas:
(07) 4652 1834
For life threatening situations call 000, For SES call 132 500
Animals to be Rehomed
For details of animals that Council currently needs to find a new home for click here.
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Latest News & Events
Roads Information Update 06/03/13 at 11:30am
06 March 2013
Time 11:30am
Release 10
ROADS INFORMATION UPDATE
All Highways in the local government area are OPEN with the exception of the following roads:-
The Meandarra-Talwood Road is CLOSED.
The Talwood-Mungindi Road is CLOSED.
The Talwood-Boonanga Road is CLOSED.
The Barwon Highway has a 5 tonne load limit restriction in place on the section of road between Bungunya and Talwood.
Motorists are urged to exercise caution as pavement damage is evident on roads in Goondiwindi Regional Council area, post the recent rain event.
Please listen to ABC Radio for regular updates.
For up to date river information visit www.bom.gov.au
For up to date roads information visit www.131940.qld.gov.au or phone 13 19 40.
Emergency contacts
In life threatening situations call 000
SES All Areas - 13 2500
Goondiwindi Customer Service Centre - (07) 4671 7400 (during office hours)
