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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                = town
| name                = Biloela
| state               = qld
| image               = Bilo_Silo.JPG
| caption             = The Silo, Biloela
| coordinates         = {{coord|-24.4002|150.5133|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Biloela (town centre)}}
| pop                 = 5692
| pop_year            = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes       = <ref name=Census2021/>
| established         = 1924 
| postcode            = 4715
| area                = 17.6
| timezone            = [[AEST]]
| utc                 = +10:00
| dist1               = 121 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| dir1                = SW
| location1           = [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]]
| dist2               = 142
| dir2                = SSW
| location2           = [[Rockhampton]]
| dist3               = 569
| dir3                = NNW
| location3           = [[Brisbane]]
| dist4               = 
| dir4                = 
| location4           =
| elevation           = 175
| elevation_footnotes =
| maxtemp             = 28.4
| maxtemp_footnotes   = <ref name="climate">{{cite web 
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_039006_All.shtml
|title = Biloela DPI Climate Statistics (1927-1996)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = September 6, 2024}}
</ref>
| mintemp             = 12.9
| mintemp_footnotes   = <ref name="climate"/>
| rainfall            = 683.9
| rainfall_footnotes  = <ref name="climate"/> 
| lga                 = Shire of Banana
| stategov            = [[Electoral district of Callide|Callide]]
| fedgov              = [[Division of Flynn|Flynn]]
| near-n              = [[Dakenba, Queensland|Dakenba]]
| near-ne             = [[Valentine Plains, Queensland|Valentine Plains]]
| near-e              = [[Valentine Plains, Queensland|Valentine Plains]]
| near-se             = [[Valentine Plains, Queensland|Valentine Plains]]
| near-s              = [[Prospect, Queensland|Prospect]]
| near-sw             = [[Prospect, Queensland|Prospect]]
| near-w              = [[Prospect, Queensland|Prospect]]
| near-nw             = [[Dakenba, Queensland|Dakenba]]
}}
'''Biloela''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɪ|l|oʊ|ˈ|iː|l|ə}} {{respell|BIL|oh|EE|lə}}<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref>) is a rural town and [[suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Banana]], [[Central Queensland]], Australia.<ref name="qpnt">{{cite QPN|2623|Biloela|town in Shire of Banana|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="qpnl">{{cite QPN|49537|Biloela|locality in Shire of Banana|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> It is the administrative centre of the shire.<ref name=shireinfo/> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Biloela had a population of 5,692.<ref name=Census2021/>  The local high school won national fame on account of its dinosaur display and specimen with 66 footprints.

== Geography ==
Biloela is {{convert|120|km|mi}} inland from the port city of [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]] at the junction of the [[Burnett Highway|Burnett]] and [[Dawson Highway|Dawson]] highways. Biloela is the administrative centre of the Shire of Banana, which has an area of {{convert|28610|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="shireinfo">{{Cite web |last= |title=Shire Information |url=https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/shire-information/shire-information-1 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Banana Shire Council |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315071011/https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/shire-information/shire-information-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
===Aboriginal history===
The town was established on what is [[Kangulu|Gangulu]] tribal lands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kangulu.htm|title=Tindale Tribes - Kangulu|website=South Australian Museum Archives|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002235750/http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kangulu.htm|archive-date=2 October 2017|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> ''[[Gangulu language|Gangalu]] (Gangulu, Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Khangulu)'' is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken on Gangula country. The Gangula language region includes the towns of [[Clermont, Queensland|Clermont]] and [[Springsure]] extending south towards the [[Dawson River (Queensland)|Dawson River]].<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/12|title=Gangalu|author=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> There was a ceremonial [[Bora (Australian)|bora ground]] behind what is now the main street of Bileola and the local entombment custom was to place the skeletal remains of their dead in hollowed out burial trees which were specially marked with red [[ochre]].<ref name="rainbowmar">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54321325 |title=The Rainbow Trail |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |issue=19,217 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=20 March 1926 |access-date=29 October 2020 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022554/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54321325 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dingoes were used in the process of mustering and killing of kangaroo and emu for food.<ref name="rainbowdec">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54336759 |title=The Rainbow Trail |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |issue=19,436 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=10 December 1926 |access-date=29 October 2020 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022555/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54336759 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===''Prairie'' pastoral property===
British colonisation began in 1854 when Frederick Morton established a large [[squatting (Australian history)|squatting pastoral property]] in the area, which he named ''Prairie''. This leasehold comprised around 500 square miles of land in the Callide valley and Morton built his homestead not far from the present day location of the town of Biloela. Morton initially ran Prairie as a [[sheep station]] but later it was used to farm cattle.<ref name="rainbowmar" />

In 1864, Morton decided to "disperse" a group of Aboriginal people for the taking of some sheep. He and other local settlers, armed and mounted on horses, set off on a night-time attack on a local Aboriginal camp. The people in the camp were made aware of the oncoming horsemen and set up an ambush. Morton's group was either warned at the last minute of the impending ambush or, according to historian [[J. T. S. Bird|John Bird]], they were beaten back by the Aboriginal counter-attack and forced to retreat.<ref name="rainbowdec" /><ref>{{Citation | author1=Bird, J. T. S. | title=The early history of Rockhampton : dealing chiefly with events up till 1870 | date=1904-01-01 | publisher=The Morning Bulletin | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38043466 | access-date=29 October 2020 | archive-date=20 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520154602/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38043466 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1873, a [[Native Police]] detachment of [[Alexander Douglas-Douglas|Alexander Douglas]] was accused of a massacre of an unknown number of Aboriginal people. An enquiry with several witnesses found that Douglas and his troopers had shot an Aboriginal man named Harry, who was shot while evading capture on a warrant for an "outrage" on a woman. The inquiry exonerated Douglas from the charge of wantonly destroying life. The local colonists signed a petition for him to conduct further patrols.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1310436 |title=CALLIOPE. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |volume=XXVII |issue=4,811 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=1 March 1873 |accessdate=29 October 2020 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022556/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1310436 |url-status=live }}</ref> An Aboriginal survivor of Douglas' raids named Etamitcham later described how as a child he and his family were chased over the [[Kroombit Tops National Park|Kroombit Mountains]] to avoid "being shot down".<ref name="rainbowdec" /> Aboriginal people were employed on Prairie Station and they considered themselves to be "well compensated" by being paid with trinkets and tobacco.<ref name="old">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22007626 |title=OLD PRAIRIE. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=23,325 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=1 November 1932 |accessdate=29 October 2020 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022556/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22007626 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1886, most of Prairie was subdivided and sold off, with Montague Beak coming into ownership of what remained. Prairie was then resumed by the government in 1925 and completely divided into small land selections for urban development.<ref name="old" />

===Township of Biloela===
The name ''Biloela'' is generally believed to come from an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] word (possibly from the Sydney area) for "white cockatoo".<ref name="qpnt" /><ref name="qpnl" /> The [[Cockatoo Island Dockyard|Government dockyards]] in Sydney were known as Biloela during 1871–1913 in an endeavour to remove the perceived stigma of the prior [[Cockatoo Island (New South Wales)|Cockatoo Island]] convict establishment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13239530 |title=The Government Gazette |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=27 May 1871 |access-date=20 April 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604102357/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13239530 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60872695 |title=The Forthcoming Agricultural Society's Show |newspaper=[[Empire (newspaper)|The Empire]] |location=Sydney |date=3 June 1871 |access-date=20 April 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604102357/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60872695 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70466991 |title=Melbourne |newspaper=[[Australian Town and Country Journal]] |location=Sydney |date=3 June 1871 |access-date=20 April 2014 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604102341/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70466991 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The town was gazetted in 1924; it was on the [[Callide Valley railway line|Rannes-Monto railway line]].<ref name="bsmh">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Biloela/2005/02/17/1108500202128.html |title=Biloela |access-date=19 March 2013 |date=8 February 2004 |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403041127/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Biloela/2005/02/17/1108500202128.html |archive-date=3 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Land sales were held in [[Rannes, Queensland|Rannes]] in December 1924.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22875223 |title=Rockhampton |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=26 December 1924 |access-date=20 April 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022557/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22875223 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Biloela Post Office opened by January 1925.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Biloela* | access-date = 26 January 2020 | archive-date = 21 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022557/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2ABiloela%2A | url-status = live }}</ref>

Biloela Provisional School opened on 22 June 1925 and become Biloela State School in 1928. An opportunity class commenced on 29 January 1975, becoming a [[special education]] unit in January 1979. On 4 February 1957, a secondary department was opened, closing when Biloela State High School opened on 28 January 1963.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref name="qs">{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

Callide Bridge State School opened 10 June 1929 but had a number of name changes in 1929 including Melton and Raeworth before becoming Raedon State School. It closed in 1959.<ref name="qfhs3">{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QSA Agency|5947|Raedon State School|13 June 2022
}}</ref> It was at 11 Teys Road ({{Coord|-24.3662|150.4985|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Raedon State School (former)}}),<ref>{{Cite web |date=1950 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg |access-date=13 June 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613051901/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> now within Biloela but on the locality boundary with [[Dakenba, Queensland|Dakenba]].<ref name="globe2">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the [[Sisters of Mercy]] and opened on 31 January 1939.<ref name="qfhs" /> The Sisters operated the school until 1980 when the first lay principal was appointed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjbirok.catholic.edu.au/documents/history.html|title=St Joseph's Catholic School, Biloela|website=St Joseph's Catholic Primary School|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109123948/https://www.sjbirok.catholic.edu.au/documents/history.html|archive-date=2019-11-09|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
 	 
The first open-cut mine was established in 1942.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

In 1963, work began on the Callide Power Station.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

== Heritage listings ==
Biloela has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* 48 Gladstone Road: [[Greycliffe Homestead]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14792|Greycliffe Homestead|600017|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Banana Shire Historical Society / Greycliffe Homestead|url=http://www.magsq.com.au/museum/details.asp?ID=561|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808073802/http://www.magsq.com.au/museum/details.asp?ID=561|archive-date=8 August 2016|access-date=18 June 2016|publisher=Museum and Gallery Services Queensland|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Biloela had a population of 5,692.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30252|name=Biloela (SAL)|access-date=16 June 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Biloela had a population of 5,758.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30254|name=Biloela (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

== Climate ==
Biloela has a [[Köppen climate classification#Cfa: Humid subtropical climates|humid subtropical climates]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfa), with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters with cool nights. Average maxima vary from {{convert|33.2|C}} in January to {{convert|21.9|C}} in July while average minima fluctuate between {{convert|19.8|C}} in January and {{convert|5.2|C}} in July.
Mean average annual [[precipitation]] is moderately low, {{convert|683.9|mm|in|abbr=on}}, is highly concentrated during the [[summer]], and is spread across 55.0 precipitation days (above the {{convert|1.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} threshold). Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|44.0|C}} on 18 November 1990 to {{convert|-4.3|C}} on 26 July 1965.<ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=39006 |title = Biloela DPI Climate (1924-1996) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = September 6, 2024}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Biloela (24º22'48"S, 150º31'12"E, 175 m AMSL) (1924–1996 normals, extremes 1965–1996)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 43.9
|Feb record high C = 42.3
|Mar record high C = 42.0
|Apr record high C = 35.5
|May record high C = 31.7
|Jun record high C = 30.0
|Jul record high C = 27.7
|Aug record high C = 31.7
|Sep record high C = 37.6
|Oct record high C = 38.0
|Nov record high C = 44.0
|Dec record high C = 41.5
|Jan high C = 33.2
|Feb high C = 32.2
|Mar high C = 31.2
|Apr high C = 28.9
|May high C = 25.4
|Jun high C = 22.2
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 23.9
|Sep high C = 27.0
|Oct high C = 29.8
|Nov high C = 31.7
|Dec high C = 32.9
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 19.5
|Mar low C = 17.7
|Apr low C = 13.7
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 6.5
|Jul low C = 5.2
|Aug low C = 5.6
|Sep low C = 8.6
|Oct low C = 13.2
|Nov low C = 16.4
|Dec low C = 18.4
|Jan record low C = 14.0
|Feb record low C = 12.8
|Mar record low C = 8.0
|Apr record low C = 3.1
|May record low C = -0.7
|Jun record low C = -3.9
|Jul record low C = -4.3
|Aug record low C = -3.3
|Sep record low C = -0.3
|Oct record low C = 2.0
|Nov record low C = 6.0
|Dec record low C = 10.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 101.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 101.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 63.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 38.0
|May precipitation mm = 41.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 34.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 30.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 21.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 23.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 54.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 76.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 98.6
|year precipitation mm = 683.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.6
|Feb precipitation days = 6.7
|Mar precipitation days = 5.0
|Apr precipitation days = 3.4
|May precipitation days = 3.4
|Jun precipitation days = 3.0
|Jul precipitation days = 2.9
|Aug precipitation days = 2.4
|Sep precipitation days = 2.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.0
|Nov precipitation days = 6.1
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9
|Jan sun = 254.2
|Feb sun = 214.7
|Mar sun = 244.9
|Apr sun = 237.0
|May sun = 226.3
|Jun sun = 228.0
|Jul sun = 244.9
|Aug sun = 263.5
|Sep sun = 270.0
|Oct sun = 275.9
|Nov sun = 270.0
|Dec sun = 275.9
|Jan percentsun = 61
|Feb percentsun = 59
|Mar percentsun = 65
|Apr percentsun = 69
|May percentsun = 67
|Jun percentsun = 71
|Jul percentsun = 73
|Aug percentsun = 75
|Sep percentsun = 75
|Oct percentsun = 70
|Nov percentsun = 68
|Dec percentsun = 65
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1924–1996 normals, extremes 1965–1996)<ref name="climate"/>
}}

[[Thangool Airport]] is located 13.8&nbsp;km SE of Bileola. The weather station has been operational since 1929 for rainfall and 1992 for temperature.
{{Weather box
|location = [[Thangool Airport]] (24º29'24"S, 150º34'12"E, 193 m AMSL) (1992–2024 normals and extremes, rainfall 1929–2024)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 43.1
|Feb record high C = 42.2
|Mar record high C = 42.4
|Apr record high C = 36.1
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 30.2
|Jul record high C = 30.1
|Aug record high C = 34.5
|Sep record high C = 38.7
|Oct record high C = 40.0
|Nov record high C = 40.4
|Dec record high C = 41.4
|Jan high C = 33.7
|Feb high C = 33.1
|Mar high C = 32.1
|Apr high C = 29.6
|May high C = 26.2
|Jun high C = 23.5
|Jul high C = 23.3
|Aug high C = 25.1
|Sep high C = 28.2
|Oct high C = 30.6
|Nov high C = 31.9
|Dec high C = 33.1
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 19.8
|Mar low C = 18.1
|Apr low C = 14.1
|May low C = 10.0
|Jun low C = 7.0
|Jul low C = 5.8
|Aug low C = 6.4
|Sep low C = 9.8
|Oct low C = 13.6
|Nov low C = 16.3
|Dec low C = 18.6
|Jan record low C = 12.3
|Feb record low C = 12.3
|Mar record low C = 9.2
|Apr record low C = 0.8
|May record low C = -1.4
|Jun record low C = -3.4
|Jul record low C = -4.7
|Aug record low C = -3.3
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = 2.6
|Nov record low C = 4.9
|Dec record low C = 8.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 92.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 64.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 33.0
|May precipitation mm = 37.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 30.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 28.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 22.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 24.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 57.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 75.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 94.2
|year precipitation mm = 655.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.4
|Feb precipitation days = 6.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.0
|Apr precipitation days = 3.1
|May precipitation days = 2.9
|Jun precipitation days = 2.9
|Jul precipitation days = 2.9
|Aug precipitation days = 2.3
|Sep precipitation days = 2.5
|Oct precipitation days = 5.0
|Nov precipitation days = 5.5
|Dec precipitation days = 6.2
|Jan afthumidity = 44
|Feb afthumidity = 50
|Mar afthumidity = 42
|Apr afthumidity = 42
|May afthumidity = 41
|Jun afthumidity = 44
|Jul afthumidity = 40
|Aug afthumidity = 36
|Sep afthumidity = 34
|Oct afthumidity = 35
|Nov afthumidity = 39
|Dec afthumidity = 44
|Jan dew point C = 17.5
|Feb dew point C = 18.4
|Mar dew point C = 15.8
|Apr dew point C = 13.3
|May dew point C = 10.0
|Jun dew point C = 8.6
|Jul dew point C = 6.8
|Aug dew point C = 6.7
|Sep dew point C = 8.3
|Oct dew point C = 10.6
|Nov dew point C = 13.6
|Dec dew point C = 16.5
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1992–2024 normals and extremes, rainfall 1929–2024)<ref>{{cite web 
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_039089_All.shtml 
|title = Thangool Airport Climate Statistics (1929–2024) 
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] 
|access-date = July 8, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Industry==
Biloela and the Banana Shire, dubbed by the council as "The Shire of Opportunity", has a diverse range of industries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor's Message|url=http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/mayor|publisher=[[Banana Shire Council]]|access-date=19 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510085928/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/mayor|archive-date=10 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Extensive grazing and cropping concerns are found in the area. Cotton, [[sorghum]] and wheat are grown in the area. The [[Callide Power Station]]s lie just north of the town. Coal was discovered on Callide Creek in 1891<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Callide Coalfields Branch Railway|last=Kerr|first=J.D.|journal=[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]|date=October 1978|pages=210–222}}</ref> and is now mined at the nearby Callide<ref>{{cite journal|title='Biloela – Railhead for the Callide|last=Milne|first=Rod|journal=[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]|date=October 1992|pages=241–247}}</ref> and Boundary Hill mines which supply the power station. The third largest [[abattoir]] in Queensland is situated in the town.<ref name="ibs">{{cite web |url=http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/index.php/3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021016192043/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/index.php/3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2002 |title=Introducing Banana Shire |publisher=Banana Shire |access-date=19 March 2013 }}</ref>

Callide is an open-cut mining operation providing low sulphur, sub-bituminous thermal coal primarily for Queensland's domestic power generation.

== Dinosaurs ==
Dinosaur footprint fossils had been documented in the scientific literature as early as 2000,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Grant-Mackie|first1=J.A.|first2=Y.|last2=Aita|first3=Basil|last3=Balme|first4=H.J.|last4=Campbell|first5=A.B.|last5=Challinor|first6=D.A.B.|last6=Macfarlan|first7=R.E.|last7=Molnar|first8=G.R.|last8=Stevens|first9=R.A.|last9=Thulbornl|date=2000|title=Jurassic palaeobiogeography of Australasia|journal=Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists|volume=23|pages=311–353}}</ref> namely those attributable to ornithopod and theropod track-makers, however, no fossils were shown or described, nor specific locality data provided. Confirmation came in 2020<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Romilio|first=Anthony|date=2020-11-12|title=Evidence of ornithischian activity from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone, Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia — preliminary findings|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2020.1846033|journal=Historical Biology|volume=33 |issue=11 |pages=3041–3045|doi=10.1080/08912963.2020.1846033|s2cid=228879343|issn=0891-2963|url-access=subscription}}</ref> with the first ichnological descriptions of tracks originating from Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) aged Precipice Sandstone from the Callide open-pit mine. Purportedly hundreds of small- to medium-sized three-toed tracks resembling bird footprints were observed in the overburden dumps associated with the Dunn Creek Mining area in 1998, with others noted and photographed in 2010, enough to create a virtual 3D model via photogrammetry methods. The {{convert|18|cm|adj=on}} long blunt-toed track was attributed as registered by a medium-sized ''[[Anomoepus]]''-like "Anomoepid" track-maker and resembles those of ornithischian footprints found from the only other Early Jurassic Australian dinosaur fossil sites: Mount Morgan and Carnarvon Gorge, these being the first to be discovered preserved as an impression rather than as track infills.

In 2025, Dr Anthony Romilio from The University of Queensland led research that described many more dinosaur footprints.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Romilio |first1=Anthony |last2=Park |first2=Ron |last3=Nichols |first3=Wes |last4=Jackson |first4=Owen |title=Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia |journal=Historical Biology |date=2025 |volume=0 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2025.2472153 |issn=0891-2963|doi-access=free }}</ref> These included one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur fossil footprints in the world (70+ footprints per square metre) that were found at a local High School, as well as footprints from a boulder at a carpark.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Dozens of 3-toed dinosaurs leave their mark in Queensland |url=https://dinosaurs.group.uq.edu.au/article/2025/03/dozens-3-toed-dinosaurs-leave-their-mark-queensland |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=dinosaurs.group.uq.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> The media found these aspects very interesting and even included a cartoon representation of this research in The Guardian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dinosaur footprints found in the Banana Shire? A true and also nice story where nothing bad happens {{!}} First Dog on the Moon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/mar/14/dinosaur-footprints-in-this-economy-a-nice-story-where-nothing-bad-happens |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

== Callide Dam ==
The closest fresh water depository is the [[Callide Dam]], however it is often well below capacity due to low rainfall in the area. Despite this, the dam acts as a popular site for water skiing, camping, swimming and fishing. In particular, the dam is a haven for [[eel-tailed catfish]], [[golden perch|yellowbelly]], [[Saratoga (fish)|saratoga]] and [[barramundi]]. The largest barramundi recorded was at the 2008 Callide Dam fishing competition, measuring {{convert|138|cm|in}}.

The [[Callide Dam]] was constructed in 1965 to supply water for a nearby power station in Biloela. Callide Dam holds {{convert|136,300|ML|USgal}} at an average depth of {{convert|10.5|m|ft}} and a surface area of {{convert|1,240|ha|acre}} at full capacity. The dam supplies water to the Callide Power Station.

==Education==
Biloela State School is a government primary (Early Childhood–6) school for boys and girls at 48 Rainbow Street ({{coord|-24.3983|150.5161|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Biloela State School}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Biloela State School |url=https://biloelass.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Biloela State School |language=en}}</ref><ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biloelass.eq.edu.au|title=Biloela State School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804173926/http://biloelass.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 364 students with 32 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 66 Rainbow Street ({{coord|-24.3969|150.5147|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Joseph's Catholic Primary School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjbirok.catholic.edu.au|title=St Joseph's Catholic Primary School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105064809/http://sjbirok.catholic.edu.au/|archive-date=5 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 224 students with 20 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" />

Biloela State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Scoria Street and Gladstone Road ({{coord|-24.3988|150.5178|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Biloela State High School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biloelashs.eq.edu.au|title=Biloela State High School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502105018/http://biloelashs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=2 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 577 students with 56 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" /> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

Redeemer Lutheran College is a private primary and secondary (Prep–11) school for boys and girls at 2 Collard Street ({{coord|-24.4014|150.5190|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Redeemer Lutheran College}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redeemer.qld.edu.au|title=Redeemer Lutheran College|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229233101/http://redeemer.qld.edu.au/|archive-date=29 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 253 students with 18 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" />
==Amenities==
[[File:Ambulance station, Biloela, 2014.JPG|thumb|Ambulance station, 2014]]
The [[Banana Shire Council]] has its shire chambers at 62 Valentine Plains Road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/web/guest/contact-us1|publisher=[[Banana Shire Council]]|access-date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120520/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/web/guest/contact-us1|archive-date=17 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There is an ambulance station at 32 Kariboe Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Queensland Ambulance Service – Biloela|url=http://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/Queensland/Banana/Crisis___Emergency_Services/General_Crisis_and_Emergency_Services/110144/Queensland_Ambulance_Service_-_Biloela|website=My Community Directory|access-date=22 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404072847/http://mycommunitydirectory.com.au/Queensland/Banana/Crisis___Emergency_Services/General_Crisis_and_Emergency_Services/110144/Queensland_Ambulance_Service_-_Biloela/|archive-date=4 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Banana Shire Council operate a library on the corner of Grevillea and Melton Streets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/branches|title=Library: Branches & Opening hours|publisher=Banana Shire Council|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319163850/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/branches|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Valentine Plains branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at the CWA Hall at 271 Valentines Plains Road, [[Valentine Plains]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Callide Valley Faith Community (also known as Biloela Uniting Church) has its Biloela church at 90-92 Kroombit Street ({{Coord|-24.3970|150.5118|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Callide Valley Faith Community (Uniting)}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Callide Valley Uniting Church – Biloela and Wowan|url=https://www.callidevalleyunitingchurch.org.au/|access-date=2021-08-28|language=en-US|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617045829/https://www.callidevalleyunitingchurch.org.au/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biloela Uniting Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/4165-biloela-uniting-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828064517/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/4165-biloela-uniting-church |archive-date=28 August 2021 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Find a church|url=https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234524/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|archive-date=24 October 2020|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod|language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Events==
In March, the Callide Dam plays host to the annual Callide Dam Fishing Competition, in which a number of introduced stock are caught.<ref name="annual">{{cite web|url=http://www.gladstoneregion.info/Portals/3/DOCUMENTS/Brochures%20etc/Banana%20Shire%20Simple%20Pleasures%20Tour%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf|title=Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire|website=The Gladstone Region|publisher=Tourism Queensland|page=3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715074337/http://www.gladstoneregion.info/Portals/3/DOCUMENTS/Brochures%20etc/Banana%20Shire%20Simple%20Pleasures%20Tour%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf|archive-date=15 July 2014|access-date=8 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In April, [[Rotary International|Rotary]] holds its annual [[ute muster]].<ref name=annual/>

The Callide Valley Show including the Callide Valley Ball and the Rodeo are held each May.<ref name=annual/>

The Callide Dawson Machinery Preservation Club holds an annual Old Wheels in Motion rally in July.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old Wheels in Motion Rally|url=http://www.cdmpc.com.au/old_wheels_in_motion_rally.htm|publisher=Callide Dawson Machinery Preservation Club|access-date=8 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531195803/http://cdmpc.com.au/old_wheels_in_motion_rally.htm|archive-date=31 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

November has a number of annual events: the Arts and Crafts Day, the Brigalow Arts Festival and the Biloela Festival.<ref name=annual/>

==Sports==
Various sporting organisations are active within the community, such as Panthers Rugby League Club, Biloela Rugby Union Club, Biloela Touch Football Association, Callide Valley Tennis Association, Biloela Netball Association, Biloela Golf Club, Biloela Cricket Association, Biloela Valley's Football Club (soccer), Biloela Swimming Club, Biloela Dirt Rider Club, the Biloela Police Citizens Youth Club, SSAA Biloela Branch Shooting Range, Callide Dawson Clay Target Club, Callide Dawson Pistol Club and Biloela Rifle Club (Queensland Rifle Association).{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

The local [[rugby league]] team are the Biloela Panthers. They compete in the [[Rockhampton District Rugby League]] competition.

==Media==
Biloela's local newspaper is the ''[[Central Telegraph (newspaper)|Central Telegraph]]'', which is issued weekly. The newspaper was formerly owned by [[APN News & Media]] but has been owned by [[News Corp Australia]] since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apnarm.com.au/print/community/4666/|title=''Central Telegraph'' information|access-date=18 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624224657/http://apnarm.com.au/print/community/4666/|archive-date=24 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>Johns, Bryce (22 June 2016) [https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/what-newscorp-purchasing-this-publication-means-fo/3049342 What News Corp purchasing us means for you] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429031320/https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/what-newscorp-purchasing-this-publication-means-fo/3049342/ |date=29 April 2018 }}, ''Central Telegraph'', News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2018.</ref>

Gladstone-based AM radio station [[4CC (AM)|4CC]] services the Biloela area via a local transmitter that broadcasts on a separate frequency to the main Gladstone transmitter.<ref>Harris, Matt (25 August 2017) [https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/long-overdue-move-for-the-4cc-team/3216267 Long overdue move for the 4CC team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025805/https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/long-overdue-move-for-the-4cc-team/3216267/ |date=29 April 2018 }}, ''Central Telegraph'', News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2018.</ref> This enables 4CC to play separate commercial breaks in the Biloela region, to attract Biloela businesses to buy advertising to target people in the local area as opposed to the entire Central Queensland region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4cc.com.au/|title=4CC|access-date=18 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608233950/http://www.4cc.com.au/|archive-date=8 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Rebel Media]] stations [[Rebel FM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rebelfm.com.au|title=Rebel FM|access-date=18 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610035927/http://www.rebelfm.com.au/|archive-date=10 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[The Breeze (Australia)|The Breeze]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebreeze.com.au/listen-live|title=Breeze FM frequency information|access-date=18 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618065155/http://www.thebreeze.com.au/listen-live|archive-date=18 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> also broadcast to Biloela and other centres in the Banana Shire, although neither station has any local programming as all their programs originate from studios on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]. Rebel FM has a new rock and classic rock music format while The Breeze offers an easy adult contemporary and classics hits format.

Biloela receives all free-to-air television services part of the Central Queensland television market, therefore receives the Rockhampton-based television stations and their associated local news bulletins and commercial breaks. News from the Biloela area is often included in the local news bulletins originating from Rockhampton.<ref>McGhee, Rachel (26 June 2017) [https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsCentralQueensland/videos/1758764580800251 Biloela's First Lady] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507053343/https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsCentralQueensland/videos/1758764580800251 |date=7 May 2018 }}, ''[[WIN News|WIN News Central Queensland]]'', [[WIN Television]]. Accessed 28 April 2018.</ref><ref>Ross, Susan (27 June 2017) [https://www.facebook.com/7NewsCQ/videos/1357568510987355 Suspended birthing services in Biloela] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514070337/https://www.facebook.com/7NewsCQ/videos/1357568510987355 |date=14 May 2018 }}, ''[[7 News|7 News Central Queensland]]'', [[Seven Network]]. Accessed 28 April 2018.</ref><ref>Cullen, Alexandra (12 March 2018) [https://www.facebook.com/9NewsCentralQueensland/videos/154255661920232 Biloela's Heartfelt Plea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514070337/https://www.facebook.com/9NewsCentralQueensland/videos/154255661920232 |date=14 May 2018 }}, ''[[Nine News|9News Central Queensland]]'', [[Southern Cross Austereo]]. Accessed 28 April 2018.</ref>

=="Biloela family" asylum seekers==
{{main|Murugappan family asylum claims}}
In a long-running case in which a couple of [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[asylum seeker]]s, Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam (Priya) and Nadesalingam Murugappan (Nades), were refused refugee status after settling and starting a family in Biloela, the community rallied to support the family, who became known as "the Biloela family" in the press. The family were removed in a dawn raid on their home and taken to Melbourne in March 2018, pending deportation.<ref>{{cite web | title=Asylum seeker family removed 'without warning' at dawn in central Queensland, Tamil Refugee Council says | website=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | date=12 March 2018 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-12/asylum-seeker-family-removed-at-dawn-biloela-central-qld/9538368 | access-date=30 May 2020 | archive-date=2 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902123612/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-12/asylum-seeker-family-removed-at-dawn-biloela-central-qld/9538368 | url-status=live }}</ref> Various legal avenues were subsequently pursued, with the family taken to [[Christmas Island Detention Centre]] in late August 2018. In April 2020 they were awarded costs of more than {{AUD|200,000}} against the [[Australian Government|federal government]], for lack of procedural fairness in assessing their youngest daughter's claim.<ref>{{cite web | title=Commonwealth ordered to pay more than $200,000 in costs over Biloela asylum seeker case | website=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | date=27 April 2020 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/commonwealth-ordered-pay-costs-biloela-family-appeal/12189602 | access-date=30 May 2020 | archive-date=30 May 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530053730/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-27/commonwealth-ordered-pay-costs-biloela-family-appeal/12189602 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/biloela-tamil-family-decision-in-federal-court/12156380 |title=Tamil girl 'not afforded procedural fairness' in Biloela family's asylum bid, Federal Court rules |first=Megan |last=Hendry |date=17 April 2020 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=17 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170939/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/biloela-tamil-family-decision-in-federal-court/12156380 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 26 May 2022, after a four-year campaign to allow the family to return to Biloela, the interim [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Home Affairs]], [[Jim Chalmers]], granted the family [[Visa policy of Australia|bridging visas]] to reside in Australia whilst their immigration case is resolved, fulfilling an election promise by the newly-elected [[Albanese government]]. The family returned to Biloela in early June 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/27/murugappan-family-to-return-to-biloela-on-bridging-visas | title=Murugappan family to return to Biloela on bridging visas | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=27 May 2022 | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527173426/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/27/murugappan-family-to-return-to-biloela-on-bridging-visas | url-status=live }}</ref>

{{as of|August 2025}} the family are settled in Biloela. They run a [[food truck]] business called Priya Nades Kitchen and say that they are very happy to be living there. A play based on their story, called ''Back to Bilo'', premiered at the [[Brisbane Festival]] in September 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Scott | first1=Leisa | last2=McGregor | first2=Lisa | title=Inside a humble food truck, this family is living their hard-earned Australian dream | website=ABC News | date=10 August 2025 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-11/biloela-family-immigration-asylum-nadesalingam/105586062 | access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Back to Bilo| website= [[Brisbane Festival]] | url=https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/back-to-bilo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624035215/https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/back-to-bilo | archive-date=24 June 2025 | url-status=live | access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>

==Sister city==
Biloela is [[sister city|twinned]] with [[Boulouparis]], [[New Caledonia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jumelage |url=https://www.boulouparis.nc/decouvrir-boulouparis/jumelage/ |website=Mairie de Boulouparis |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616145805/https://www.boulouparis.nc/decouvrir-boulouparis/jumelage/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* {{HMAS|Biloela}}
* [[Thangool Airport]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Biloela}}
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/biloela|title=Biloela|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
* [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-biloela-1985.jpg Town map of Biloela, 1985]
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22025749 'Station to town', a 1932 newspaper description of Biloela]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060627091409/http://www.callidevalleyshow.org.au/ Callide Valley Show]

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