The Balonne Shire is located in Queensland, about 500km inland from the Queensland capital, Brisbane, and is nestled just above the New South Wales border. Our Shire serves as a bridge between the expanse of the great outback to its west, and the Great Dividing Range and capital city to its east.

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EJ Beardmore Dam

Built on the Balonne River in 1972 about 21 km north of St George, the EJ Beardmore dam holds up to 81,700 ML when full.

It was named after Edwin James Beardmore, a long-time advocate for the Balonne region. The former stock agent served on the Balonne Shire Council for 15 years and was its deputy chairman for eight years before being elected to State Parliament. He represented Balonne in Parliament for 12 years before his retirement in 1969.

The dam’s primary function is to store water for irrigation and urban use and was not designed for flood mitigation and does not include a flood-mitigation compartmentThe body of water created by the dam is known as Lake Kajarabie.