Thulimbah, Queensland Thulimbah, Queensland Thulimbah is a town and locality in the Southern Downs Region of Queensland, Australia. At the , Thulimbah and the surrounding area had a population of 534. Thulimba is located on the Darling Downs. The town is on the New England Highway, from the state capital, Brisbane. The name of the town derives from the name of the railway station used from 1883, apparently meaning "place of water" in an unrecorded Aboriginal language. Thulimba State School opened 29 September 1914. There was originally another district in Queensland called Thulimbah, which was a source of confusion to many people.
Eastern states of Australia also includes: the Gold Coast, Queensland; Newcastle, New South Wales; and Wollongong, New South Wales as the three largest non-capital cities in the country. In terms of climate, the area is dominated by a humid subtropical zone, with some tropical (Queensland) and oceanic climate (Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales) zones. In most situations, the eastern states are defined as those who use Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), and that is the definition that this article will adhere to, unless noted. Since the 1980s, governments have proposed building a high-speed rail in Australia. However, this rail would only go