Brigalow, Queensland Brigalow, Queensland Brigalow is a town and locality in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Western Downs Region local government area and on the Warrego Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2011 census, Brigalow and the surrounding area had a population of 404. Brigalow Post Office opened by November 1912 (a receiving office, originally named "Mulga", had been open from 1895) and closed around 1993. The Kogan Creek Power Station is located in Brigalow. At 750 MW, it is the largest single unit in Australia. Construction by a consortium led
Barringun, Queensland Barringun, Queensland Barringun is a rural locality in Paroo Shire, Queensland, Australia, on the border with New South Wales. It is on the road between Cunnamulla, Queensland and Bourke, New South Wales. To the north of the locality is Binya National Park. Barringun is also the 'capital' of the self-proclaimed Murrawarri Republic. The name "Barringun" derives from an early settlement (possibly a pastoral station) on the Warrego River, which can be seen on an 1887 map as being just south of the New South Wales border. It is possibly an Aboriginal word meaning "fish die in the water". Prior to