Meringandan West, Queensland

Meringandan West Queensland
Clifford Street, 2014
Meringandan West
Coordinates	27°24′S 151°53′E / 27.400°S 151.883°E / -27.400; 151.883Coordinates: 27°24′S 151°53′E / 27.400°S 151.883°E / -27.400; 151.883
Population	1,977 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4352
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Meringandan West: Muniganeen Muniganeen Meringandan Yalangur Gowrie Little Plain Meringandan West Meringandan Lilyvale Glencoe Cawdor Woolmer

Meringandan West is a locality in the Toowoomba Region local government area on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Gowrie Little Plain and several other nearby localities recorded a population of 1,977.^[1] The majority of the eastern boundary is aligned with Meringandan Creek

Mount Muniganeen is in the north of Meringandan West and rises to heights greater than 600 m above sea level. Central parts of the area have been developed into a residential estate. Meringandan cemetery is located in Peters Road. Meringandan West was part of a local planning scheme developed and adopted by the Toowoomba Region Council in August 2013.^[2]

Facilities

There are several scattered parks. The most popular park is Lilly Vale Oval, which has a sporting field (cricket pitch), which also, probably, operates as a flood basic, a playground, a picnic table, and a community shed, as well as a BBQ for public use. Next to this park, is a shed, from which operates the local rural fire brigade. Lilly Vale Oval, was once used for an annual rodeo hosted by the P&C of Meringandan State School. The P&C also used to run Christmas Carols in the park, but they were also cancelled for lack of funding. Small church groups still used the park for annual carols nights.^[3] In the east of Meringandan West, there is a small cemetery. Meringandan State School which offers grades P-6, is on the border between Meringandan, and Meringandan West.

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