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Welcome to Paroo Shire Welcome to Paroo Shire

Explorer William Landsborough was one of the first to recognise the potential wealth and diversity of opportunity in the Paroo Shire when he passed through the area in 1862.

The rich plains and river flats found in the Shire were ideal for sheep and cattle grazing, these industries have since played a key role in the growth and the Shire in its exciting beginnings to its position as a rural centre today.

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Pre Budget Meeting Notice and Agenda - May 2013

The Pre Budget Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at the Civic Centre, Cunnamulla.

Paroo Shire Council 2012 Flood Restoration Works

Paroo Shire Council planning is well advanced on the 2012 flood restoration works.

Barking Dogs

  There have been a large number of recent complaints about dogs in Cunnamulla and in particular barking dogs. Dogs generally bark because they are tied up or not properly monitored by owners....

Paroo Shire - Largest collection of Megafauna fossils found in Australia

  Queensland Museum and Griffith University palaeontologists, working with Outback Gondwana Foundation volunteers have been working on an amazing find in the Eulo area. Fossils found are...