Darling Downs
Region in Queensland
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| 2022 | The Wieambilla police shootings occurred, marking the first fundamentalist Christian terrorist attack in Australia. |
| 2021 | Researchers examined a partial skull and discovered a new species of Tomistominae crocodile at a site on the Darling Downs, which was identified as the largest extinct crocodile species ever found in Australia. |
| 2016 | Coal seam gas extraction experienced significant growth in the decade leading up to this year, becoming an important economic activity in the Darling Downs region. |
| 2014 | The Oakey Abattoir launched a groundbreaking environmental initiative, becoming the first facility in the region to use a covered lagoon to extract green energy biogas from wastewater streams. This marked a significant technological advancement for the meat processing industry in the Darling Downs. |
| December 2012 | The meat processing industry in the Darling Downs began recovering, with smaller processing facilities opening in Crows Nest and Inglewood. |
| 2010 | Two abattoirs owned by Dudley Leitch in Pittsworth and Killarney were closed, significantly impacting the local meat processing industry in the Darling Downs region. |
| 2010 | The population of the Darling Downs was estimated to be 241,537 people. |
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