The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-west of the regional city of Mackay.

Nebo Shire, an area of 10,035 sq km and generally 100 km south-west of Mackay, was amalgamated with Belyando and Broadsound Shires in 2008 to form Isaac Regional Council. The area was explored by Leichhardt in 1845 who followed the Isaac River in the west of the shire, but it was William Landsborough in 1856 who named Nebo Creek and a prominent ...

Nebo is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. [2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Nebo had a population of 857 people. [1] The town of Nebo is situated on the western edge of the locality on Nebo Creek.

Visit the historic Nebo cemetery. Walk along the Bill Bruce Nature Walk and take in the tranquil sights and sounds of the Nebo Creek. Enjoy the Nebo Rodeo annually in May, the largest one-day rodeo in Queensland. Discover Mount Britton and the old town site. Bushwalk and camp at Homevale National Park and Moonlight Dam.

Nebo Shire has a diverse array of offerings, with significant coal deposits, prime gazing land and crop cultivation. Nebo Shire is rich in historical adventure with connections to gold mining at Mount Britton, sheep farming, the cattle industry, as well as the Bicentennial National Trail and the explorer William Landsborough.

Nebo has a diverse array of offerings, with significant coal deposits, prime grazing land and crop cultivation. Historical sites in the region include Lake Elphinstone, the Mount Britton Gold Mining site, and the intrepid traveller can find the site where Leichardt camped as …

Nebo Shire is rich in historical adventure with connections to gold mining at Mount Britton, sheep farming, the cattle industry, as well as the Bicentennial National Trail and the explorer William Landsborough.

The Nebo Museum is a tribute to the pioneers of the past. In the early 1980s, to celebrate the Shire’s Centenary in 1983, a group of locals began the process of gathering many historic objects and putting them together in a museum collection originally situated in …

The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-west of the regional city of Mackay.

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