Tara

Tara is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Tara is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Tara had a population of 2,297.

Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Western Downs Regional Council, particularly Dalby, Tara, Jandowae and west towards Chinchilla.The town was surveyed in May 1910 by Leonard Shield. The name Tara was used as the name for a pastoral run on 25 March 1852. It is assumed that it is a reference to the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland.Tara Provisional School opened on 23 January 1911 but was renamed Laurndel Provisional School in 1912. In 1915 it was renamed Burrowes Provisional School. In 1923 it became Burrowes State School. It closed in 1946. It was located to the south-west of Tara just north of the Glenmorgan railway line at 27.2914°S 150.3515°E? / -27.2914; 150.3515? (Burrowes State School).Tara State School opened on 21 August 1912. On 28 November 2004, it was renamed Tara Shire State College.Myra Provisional School opened in 1911 and closed circa 1929. It reopened circa 1944 and closed circa 1945.In 1914 a Methodist Church was built in Tara.St Joseph's School opened in 1964.Tara Library opened in 1987 and had a major refurbishment in 2009.

Attractions near Tara include Southwood National Park, a remnant area of the southern brigalow belt.

The Commercial Hotel has two murals painted by artist Hugh Sawrey, from nearby Kogan. Painted in 1960, they are You’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me and Clancy’s gone to Queensland droving.