The 2024 Gazetted show holidays for towns in Barcaldine region are:
Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Alpha and Jericho
Friday 4 October 2024 - Barcaldine and Aramac
Tuesday 5 November 2024 - Muttaburra
The Barcaldine Region is located in central west Queensland approximately 440km west of Rockhampton, covering an area of 53,677 sq km with an estimated population of 2,900 people.
The Regional Council is made up of the former Shires of Aramac, Barcaldine and Jericho including the towns of Alpha, Jericho, Barcaldine, Aramac and Muttaburra.
The region is one of the largest cattle producing regions in Central Western Queensland and also has a productive sheep, wool and macropod harvesting industry with the prospect of mining.