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
National Party of Australia – Queensland agreement with its federal counterparts gave it full voting rights with the Liberals and observer status with the Nationals. The merged party has so far lasted a decade, but from time to time calls are made for the parties to demerge from both Liberals and Nationals. National Party of Australia – Queensland The National Party, known as the Country Party until 1974, was a political party in Queensland, Australia, for much of the period from 1915 until 2008. Formed by the Queensland Farmers' Union and serving as the state branch of the National Party of Australia, it initially sought to