About
Central West Region
Area: 396,697 sq km.
Population: Around 12,500.
Industries: Tourism, freight, cattle, sheep.
Transport and Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14, outlines what the department is doing in the Central West Region of Queensland, now and in the future.
To find a customer service centre (for general enquiries, vehicle registration, licensing, driving test bookings and vehicle inspections) select a location from the alphabetical list.
Road contact information
For road information, the department’s Barcaldine Office is the main point of contact for residents, industry and business.
Central West Region (Barcaldine)
Northern Region (Townsville)
North Region (Cairns)
North West Region (Cloncurry)
Interesting facts and figures
Central West Region road facts (PDF, 2.47 MB)
Road network
Visit the Traffic and travel information website for the lastest update.
- Landsborough Highway (Augathella – Kynuna)
- Capricorn Highway (Emerald – Barcaldine)
- Birdsville Developmental Road (Morney – Birdsville)
- Eyre Developmental Road (Bedourie – Border)
- Dawson Developmental Road (Springsure – Tambo)
- Diamantina Developmental Road (Quilpie – Mt. Isa)
- Thomson Developmental Road (Windorah – Longreach)
- Kennedy Developmental Road (Hughenden – Boulia)
- Blackall – Jericho Road
- Alpha – Tambo Road
- Clermont - Alpha Road
- Muttaburra – Aramac Road
- Barcaldine – Aramac Road
- Isisford – Ilfracombe Road
- Isisford – Blackall Road
- Jundah – Quilpie Road
- Hughenden – Muttaburra Road
- Aramac – Torrens Creek Road
- Cramsie – Muttaburra Road
- Ilfracombe – Aramac Road
- Richmond – Winton Road
- Blackall – Adavale Road
- Isisford – Emmet Road
Local government
Places of interest
- Windorah
- Birdsville
- Bedourie
- Boulia
- Tambo
- Alpha
- Jericho
- Tree of Knowledge, Barcaldine
- Matilda Country
- Channel Country
- Barcoo River
- Thomson River
- Cooper Creek
- Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach
