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.
Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) first winning the post in the 1985 election with Sallyanne Atkinson. The party also won a majority on the council and held both in the 1988 election. Following Atkinson's defeat in the 1991 election, the Liberals did not win the mayoralty again until the 2004 election when Campbell Newman won the post but with a Labor majority on the council. Newman was re-elected in 2008, this time with a Liberal majority on the council. Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) The Liberal Party, originally the Queensland People's Party, was a political party in Queensland, Australia, from the Second World War