Rolleston is a small town on the Comet River

Comet River

The Comet River is a river in Central Queensland that starts to the south of Rolleston. It then flows north through Comet towards a confluence with the Nogoa River where they both become known as the Mackenzie River...

 in Central Queensland

Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional...

. It is located in the Central Highlands Regional Council

Central Highlands Regional Council

Central Highlands Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007...

 local government area, 335 kilometres (208.2 mi) west of Gladstone

Gladstone, Queensland

- Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :...

 and 694 kilometres (431.2 mi) northwest of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

. Springsure, the nearest town lies 71 kilometres (44.1 mi) south-east. Rolleston lies on the junction of the Carnarvon

Carnarvon Highway

The Carnarvon Highway is a state highway of Queensland, linking Moree south of the NSW/QLD border, via the town of St George, eventually to the township of Rolleston. North of Roma it is known as the Carnarvon Developmental Road. National Route 46 runs from Moree to St George...

, Gregory

Gregory Highway

The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer....

 and Dawson

Dawson Highway

The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for approximately 400 km between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates...

 highways. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Rolleston and the surrounding area had a population of 219.

Bushrangers

Queensland's last legendary bushrangers, the notorious Patrick and James Kenniff roamed the Rolleston district.

Mining

There is a large coal mine nearby called the Rolleston Coal Mine. Mining began in October 2005 and is expected to last more than 20 years.

The town serves as a staging point for trips to the Carnarvon National Park

Carnarvon National Park

Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland , 593 km northwest of Brisbane...

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External links

• Rolleston weather records
• Queensland travel site
• Very brief write-up of the town.