Eromanga

Eromanga is a small town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie in South West Queensland, Australia.

Eromanga is a small town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie in South West Queensland, Australia.At the 2016 census, the locality of Eromanga had a population of 119.However, the town of Eromanga has a population averaging from 30-40.

The name of the town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. The name is thought to have come from an Aboriginal word that means "hot gale plain" or "windy plain", though the language and dialect is unknown.Eromanga Post Office opened by October 1902 (a receiving office had been open from 1892).Eromanga Provisional School opened on 5 July 1897 but closed in 1908. In 1910 it reopened as Eromanga State School but closed again on 28 February 1911. The school reopened on 23 October 1917 but closed again. It reopened in 1919 until it closed on 22 March 1936. It reopened on 28 May 1956 and closed again on 11 December 1981. It reopened 29 January 1990.One property which is located in Eromanga which was first written up in 1928 by Keith Pegler, Monler Station, is now in its third generation of farmers. The property, located 11 km south of the town centre, was originally run as a sheep and cattle farm by Keith and has since been passed to Ross Pegler before the current Scott Pegler who runs the station with his family. The property has struggled over the years with natural disasters ranging from drought to flooding, however, the area has received very little rain in its recent history as it has been in its longest drought in history.