The Gums, Queensland The Gums, Queensland The Gums is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the , The Gums and the surrounding area had a population of 169. The town is at the junction of the Leichhardt Highway and the Surat Developmental Road on the Darling Downs, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Western railway line passes through the locality with three stations serving the locality, The Gums railway station, Cabawin railway station, and South Glen railway station. The name of the town was derived from The Gums railway station, on the Western railway line from
Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland The Synod of Queensland or Queensland Synod is the entity of the Uniting Church in Australia covering most of the state of Queensland in Australia. It is one of six geographically-based Synods of the church. The leader of the Synod is the "moderator" elected to the position for a period of three years. The moderator has been Rev David Baker since 2014, and his term was extended in 2016 to run until 2020. The Uniting Church has a series of inter-related councils, which do not strictly represent a hierarchy. The National Assembly is