Rolleston, Queensland
Rolleston is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people. Geography. Rolleston is located on the Comet River, west of Gladstone, 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Roma and northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town lies to the north-west. Rolleston lies on the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory and Dawson highways. There is a large coal mine west called the Rolleston coal mine. History. Rolleston was built on Kanolu land. "Wadja" (also known as "Wadjigu", "Wadia", "Wadjainngo", "Mandalgu", and "Wadjigun )" is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands. the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston. The town is named after Christopher Rolleston, a pastoralist who was involved in leasing a number of pastoral runs in the area in the 1860s. Rolleston State School opened on 9 October 1871. Queensland's last legendary cattle thieves and bushrangers, the notorious Patrick and James Kenniff, frequently lived at Lethbridge Pocket now within Carnarvon  National Park. It was here on Easter Sunday in 30 March 1902 they murdered Constable George Doyle and cattle station manager Albert Dahlke. All Saints Anglican Church was officially opened on Sunday 10 June 1934 by Bishop Fortescue Ash. Mining began at the Rollestone coal mine in October 2005 and is expected to last more than 20 years. In the , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 217 people. In the , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 129 people. In the , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people. Education. Rolleston State School is a  government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 16 Warrijo Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 63 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Rolleston nor nearby. The nearest government schools offering secondary education are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to the north-west and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north. Distance education and boarding schools are options. Facilities. Emergency services available in Rolleston include: Amenities. The Central Highlands Regional Council  operates a public library on Planet Street. There are two churches in Rolleston: