Goombungee, Queensland

Goombungee is {{convert|35|km}} north-west of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs.

The town is located in the centre of the locality. The main street through the town is the north-south Kingsthorpe Haden Road, which is known with the town as Mocatta Street.

There are three neighbourhoods within Goombungee:

• Kudo ({{coord|-27.3333|151.8333|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Kudo (neighbourhood)|display=}}) around the former Kudo railway station,{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Jondaryan |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original |access-date=2 September 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901215746/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original |url-status=live }} which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 12 May 1910 and is an Aboriginal word meaning while ants/termites{{cite QPN|18566|Kudo|locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional|access-date=16 December 2020}}
• Nara ({{coord|-27.35|151.8166|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Nara (neighbourhood)|display=}}) around the former Nara railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 12 May 1910 and is an Aboriginal word meaning duck{{cite QPN|23839|Nara|locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional|access-date=16 December 2020}}
• Weelu ({{coord|-27.2833|151.8833|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Weelu (neighbourhood)|display=}}) around the former Weelu railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 8 June 1912 and is an Aboriginal word meaning stone plover{{cite QPN|39344|Weelu|locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional|access-date=16 December 2020}}

The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east to west, and the Kingsthorpe-Haden Road from south to north.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675755#map=12/-27.3030/151.8457 |title=Goombungee, Queensland |publisher=OpenStreetMap |access-date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328010045/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675755#map=12/-27.3030/151.8457 |url-status=live }}

File:StateLibQld 1 123487 Workers and visitors outside the Goombungee Co-op Dairy Coy, Ltd., Goombungee, Queensland, ca. 1905.jpg

The name Goombungee derives from the parish, which in turn took its name from a pastoral run name named by pastoralist Charles William Pitts in 1854. It is thought be a corruption of an Aboriginal name for area, either goubunga or gonbunga.{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Darling Downs: Natural Features and Pastoral Runs 1827 to 1859: ANPS Data Report No 6|url=https://www.anps.org.au/upload/ANPSDataReport6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216093245/https://www.anps.org.au/upload/ANPSDataReport6.pdf|archive-date=16 December 2020|publisher=Australian National Placenames Survey|page=14}}

The first meeting of the former local government area of Shire of Rosalie was held on 17 February 1879.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2004/02/18/1047775.htm |title=Goombungee goes period for 125th anniversary |author=Jenny Swan and Jess Daly |access-date=27 September 2010 |work=ABC Southern Queensland |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112075708/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2004/02/18/1047775.htm |archive-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=live }} The town is now part of the Toowoomba Region local government area. Goombungee Post Office opened by 1895 (a receiving office had been open from 1878, first known as Gomoran).{{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=*Goombungee* | access-date = 22 February 2021 | archive-date = 26 August 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064717/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AGoombungee%2A | url-status = live }}

Local residents requested a school on 31 May 1880, claiming there were 36 school-aged children in the district. Goombungee Provisional School opened on 1 November 1881 in a {{Convert|24 by 16|ft|adj=on}} weatherboard building with a shingle roof. The first head teacher was Mrs Annie McLeod Rowland. Although only 17 students enrolled in the school's first year, the original building became too small as the student numbers increased. A new larger building was opened on 3 October 1887 when the school became Goombungee State School. A new school building was built in 1933.{{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}}{{Citation |author1=Ledwidge |first=Jean |title=The centenary of Goombungee State School : 1881-1981 : souvenir booklet |page= |pages=7–9, 93 |publication-date=1981 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34112441 |access-date= |publisher=Goombungee State School |author2= |via=State Library of Queensland |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123015541/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34112441 |url-status=live }}

In October 1890, St Matthew's Lutheran Church opened with 500 people in attendance.{{cite news|date=9 October 1890|title=German Church at Goombungee|page=4|newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser|issue=4427|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218318074|access-date=18 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064631/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/218318074|url-status=live}}

File:St Colman's Catholic Church, Goombungee, 1903.jpg

St Colman's Catholic Church was opened on Sunday 20 April 1902.{{cite news|date=22 April 1902|title=Goombungee|page=3|newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser|issue=6269|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217660247|access-date=18 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064713/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217660247|url-status=live}}

In August 1889 the Queensland Government provided {{Convert|10|acre||abbr=}} of land for a cemetery.{{cite news|date=3 August 1889|title=Official Notifications|volume=XLVI|page=4|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=9,845|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3499521|access-date=18 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064632/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3499521|url-status=live}} However, the soil proved too difficult to dig a grave, so another {{Convert|6.2|acre||abbr=|adj=on}} cemetery reserve was provided on 17 January 1894. The first burial in the new cemetery was Edith Annie Lloyd, aged 10 months, occurring on 23 July 1894.{{Cite web|title=Death registration: Edith Anne Lloyd|url=https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/7a7540874ae19d98bf1b428406a0c31d1d54a42b15964d00cc2147a64be56c77|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217235708/https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/7a7540874ae19d98bf1b428406a0c31d1d54a42b15964d00cc2147a64be56c77|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Queensland Government|language=en-AU}} Although intended as a cemetery for Goombungee, its location resulted in it being used by residents of both Goombungee and Haden and the name Goombungee-Haden Cemetery began to be used in 1925. In 2008 the cemetery's private trustees handed over the responsibility for the cemetery to the Toowoomba Regional Council.{{Cite web|title=Location, open hours and interment options for all Toowoomba Regional Council cemeteries|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/cemetery-locations/3227-drayton-a-toowoomba|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217133846/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/cemetery-locations/3227-drayton-a-toowoomba|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council|language=en-au}}

The Goombungee Congregational Church was completed in July 1903. As part of the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, in 1977 it became the Goombungee Uniting Church in conjunction with the East Lynne (Boodua) Methodist congregation. In 1979, the former Greenwood Methodist Church was relocated to the site immediately east of the Congregational Church building and was officially opened as the new Goombungee Uniting Church on 22 April 1979 with the Congregational Church building becoming the church hall. In late 1999 the former Congregational Church building was demolished and the Peranga Uniting Church relocated to its site to be new church hall. On 26 August 2012 the site (with the Greenwood and Peranga buildings) was decommissioned as a church and subsequently sold into private ownership for $185,000.{{Cite web|title=Noticeboard outside Goombungee Uniting Church, 6 George Street|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/content/directory/full/Goombungee_Uniting_Church_-_Former-9351-3482.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217051755/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/content/directory/full/Goombungee_Uniting_Church_-_Former-9351-3482.jpg|archive-date=17 December 2020|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Churches Australia}}{{Cite web|title=6 George Street Goombungee Qld 4354|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property/6-george-st-goombungee-qld-4354|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Realestate.com.au}} The church was at 6 George Street ({{Coord|-27.3079|151.8534|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Uniting Church (former)}}) and the church buildings are still extant (as at 2020).{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Uniting Church - Former|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/3482-goombungee-uniting-church-former|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217052124/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/3482-goombungee-uniting-church-former|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Churches Australia|language=en-au}}

Goombungee Methodist Church was officially opened on Wednesday 7 October 1903.{{cite news |date=14 October 1903 |title=SOUTHPORT. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19246271 |accessdate=27 March 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LX |issue=14,275}}{{cite news |date=12 October 1903 |title=NEW METHODIST CHURCH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184736404 |accessdate=27 March 2024 |newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLVI |issue=10,951}}{{Cite web |title=Goombungee Methodist Church {{!}} Goombungee |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=7660&Goombungee%20Methodist%20Church%20Goombungee |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}

On Thursday 30 April 1908, St Mark's Anglican Church was opened by Archdeacon Henry Le Fanu.{{cite news|date=5 May 1908|title=Goombungee Anglican Church|volume=L|page=5|newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette|issue=8,312|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183779348|access-date=18 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064632/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183779348|url-status=live}}

In December 1920, the Goombungee War Memorial was unveiled by Sir T W Glasgow.{{cite news|date=18 December 1920|title=The Week at a Glance|page=25|newspaper=The Queenslander|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25324314|access-date=7 November 2014|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216094638/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25324314|url-status=live}}

The Assembly of God church was built by volunteer labour on land donated by Stan and Mavis Kajewski. On 25 August 1956 the church was officially opened by Pastor H E Wiggins of Maryborough. When the Assembly of God amalgamated to form the Australian Christian Churches, the church was renamed Goombungee Christian Church.{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Christian Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/3468-goombungee-christian-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217131422/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/3468-goombungee-christian-church|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}

Goombungee Wesleyan Methodist Church was established in 1981.{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Wesleyan Methodist Church|url=https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/5181c9cbbe5fabd84fbc6ce51962b0dd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217132141/https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/5181c9cbbe5fabd84fbc6ce51962b0dd|archive-date=17 December 2020|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission}}

In 2003, the town was connected to a mains water supply.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/14/989060.htm |title=Minister turns on taps for Rosalie Shire residents |access-date=27 September 2010 |date=14 November 2003 |work=ABC News Online |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220203705/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/14/989060.htm |archive-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The Goombungee Library opened in 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|page=16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}

In 2019 the Anglican parish of Crows Nest (which includes Goombungee) entered in a partnership with St David's Anglican Church in Chelmer, Brisbane, to share their ministry through a combination of services at the various churches combined with online services from St David's. It is an experiment in how the Anglican Church may operate in the future.{{Cite web|title=Anglican Parish of Crows Nest|url=https://www.stdavidschelmer.com.au/about-us/anglican-parish-of-crows-nest|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218043024/https://www.stdavidschelmer.com.au/about-us/anglican-parish-of-crows-nest|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=St David's Anglican Church, Chelmer|language=en-AU}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,032 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30679|name=Goombungee (State Suburb)|accessdate=28 December 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,026 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31206|name=Goombungee (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,066 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31195|name=Goombungee (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:Goombungee War Memorial.jpg

Goombungee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including Goombungee War Memorial at the junction of Mocatta Street and Hartwig Street ({{Coord|-27.3062|151.8516|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee War Memorial}}).{{cite QHR|15601|Goombungee War Memorial|600826|access-date=15 July 2013}}

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including Gware Hill ({{coord|-27.3523|151.8217|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gware Hill (homestead)}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

File:Goombungee State School, 2023.jpg

Goombungee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 52 Mocatta Street ({{coord|-27.3020|151.8525|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombungee State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|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|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Goombungee State School |url=https://goombungeess.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Goombungee State School |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228231212/https://goombungeess.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 115 students with 9 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}

There are no secondary schools. The nearest secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the east, Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the south-west.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=16 December 2020}}

File:Goombungee police station.jpg

Goombungee Police Station is at 42 Barker Street ({{coord|-27.3067|151.8544|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombungee Police Station}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Station|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/goombungee-station|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216100945/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/goombungee-station|archive-date=2020-12-16|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Queensland Police}}

Goombungee Fire Station and Goombungee SES Facility is at 33-35 Cooke Street ({{coord|-27.2972|151.8528|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombungee Fire Station}}).

Goombungee Rural Fire Station is at 4 King Street ({{coord|-27.3057|151.8533|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombungee Rural Fire Station}}).{{Cite web|title=South Western Region|url=https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/about/structure/regions/swr/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216101600/https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/about/structure/regions/swr/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2020-12-16|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Queensland Fire and Emergency Services}}

File:Goombungee Haden Cemetery, 2006.jpg

The Goombungee Haden cemetery is in Cemetery Road ({{Coord|-27.2497|151.8630|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee General Cemetery}}), which is now just over the boundary into neighbouring Haden.

File:St Matthew's Lutheran Church Goombungee.jpg

The Goombungee Library is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. The library is located at 89 Mocatta Street ({{Coord|-27.3035|151.8506|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Public Library}}) and is open three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).{{cite web|title=Toowoomba Regional Council |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/307-goombungeelibrary |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024060445/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/307-goombungeelibrary |archive-date=24 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

The Goombungee branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Rest Rooms at 56 Mocatta Street ({{Coord|-27.3055|151.8520|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee CWA Rest Rooms}}).{{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}}

The town is served by a number of churches:

• St Matthew's Lutheran Church at 57-63 Mocatta Street ({{Coord|-27.3014|151.8520|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St Matthew's Lutheran Church}}){{Cite web|title=Lutheran Church Goombungee St Matthews Congregation, Qld|url=http://goombungee.lutheran.org.au/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217024758/http://goombungee.lutheran.org.au/|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Goombungee St Matthews Congregation, Qld|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=St Matthew's Lutheran Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/lutheran/directory/3467-st-matthewand#39;s-lutheran-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218035847/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/lutheran/directory/3467-st-matthewand%2339%3Bs-lutheran-church|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}

File:St. Colmans Church Goombungee.jpg

• St Colman's Catholic Church at 5 George Street ({{Coord|-27.3072|151.8543|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St Colman's Catholic Church}}){{Cite web|title=St Matthew's Parish, Crows Nest|url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/parish/st-matthews-parish-crows-nest/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216084521/https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/parish/st-matthews-parish-crows-nest/|archive-date=2020-12-16|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba}}{{Cite web|title=St Colman's Catholic Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1301-st-colmanand#39;s-catholic-church-former|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826064633/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1301-st-colmanand#39;s-catholic-church-former|url-status=live}}
• St Mark's Anglican Church at 40-42 King Street ({{Coord|-27.3094|151.8527|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St Mark's Anglican Church}}){{Cite web|title=St Mark's Anglican Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/3469-st-markand#39;s-anglican-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218041205/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/3469-st-markand%2339%3Bs-anglican-church|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}
• Goombungee Wesleyan Methodist Church at 10-18 Albert Street ({{Coord|-27.3037|151.8562|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Wesleyan Methodist Church}}),{{Cite web|title=Goombungee|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/goombungee/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217025903/https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/goombungee/|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Wesleyan Methodist Church {{!}}|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/methodist-wesleyan-and-other/directory/3466-goombungee-wesleyan-methodist-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218044411/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/methodist-wesleyan-and-other/directory/3466-goombungee-wesleyan-methodist-church|archive-date=18 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}} part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia{{Cite web|title=South Queensland|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}
• Goombungee Christian Church at 54 Mocatta Street ({{Coord|-27.3052|151.8521|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Christian Church}}), part of the Australian Christian Churches{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Christian Church|url=https://www.goombungeechristianchurch.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217030532/https://www.goombungeechristianchurch.org/#home|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Goombungee Christian Church|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Goombungee Christian Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/3468-goombungee-christian-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217131422/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/3468-goombungee-christian-church|archive-date=17 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}

The Goombungee Showgrounds are in Lau Street ({{Coord|-27.3049|151.8582|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Showgrounds}}).{{Cite web|title=Goombungee|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/our-region/moving-to-the-region/major-centres-in-the-region/5394-goombungee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217130828/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/our-region/moving-to-the-region/major-centres-in-the-region/5394-goombungee|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council|language=en-au}}

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Norm Wockner Park at 22 John Street ({{coord|-27.3036|151.8488|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Norm Wockner Park}}){{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web|title=Goombungee - Norm Wockner Park|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-norm-wockner-park|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217125103/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-norm-wockner-park|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council}}
• Pioneer Park in King Street ({{coord|-27.3062|151.8536|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pioneer Park}}){{Cite web|title=Goombungee - Pioneer Park|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-pioneer-park|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217125307/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-pioneer-park|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council}}
• Bottle Tree Park at 70 Moccatta Street ({{Coord|-27.3064|151.8519|type:landmark_region:AU_QLD|display=|name=Bottle Tree Park}}){{Cite web|title=Goombungee - Bottle Tree Park|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-bottle-tree-park|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217125748/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-bottle-tree-park|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council}}
• Sports and Recreation Reserve at Mocatta Street (corner Edward Street, {{Coord|-27.3044|151.8526|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Sports and Recreation Reserve}}){{Cite web|title=Goombungee - Sports & Recreation Reserve|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-sports-recreation-reserve|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217125901/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/goombungee-sports-recreation-reserve|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Toowoomba Regional Council}}

Goombungee Golf Club has an 18-hole golf course on Golf Course Road ({{Coord|-27.3270|151.8497|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Goombungee Golf Club}}).{{Cite web|title=Contact us|url=https://www.goombungeegolfclub.com.au/visit-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218044916/https://www.goombungeegolfclub.com.au/visit-us|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Goombungee Golf Club|language=en-au}}

Each November, Goombungee hosts a Jacaranda Day festival in the main street, celebrating the history of the town and the blooming jacarandas and silky oaks.

The annual Goombungee-Haden Show is held each autumn at the Showgrounds . The Goombungee Rodeo is also held there on the first Saturday in November.{{cite web|title=Goombungee|url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/our-region/moving-to-the-region/major-centres-in-the-region/5394-goombungee|access-date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107043404/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/our-region/moving-to-the-region/major-centres-in-the-region/5394-goombungee|archive-date=7 November 2014|url-status=live}}

The town boasts a unique ironman at the southern entrance to the town which is reminiscent of the Rural Ironman and Ironwoman competition which was once held annually on Australia Day.{{Cite web|title=Goombungee|url=http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/south-east-queensland-country/places-to-visit/goombungee/index.cfm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028003004/http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/south-east-queensland-country/places-to-visit/goombungee/index.cfm|archive-date=28 October 2008|access-date=27 September 2010|work=queenslandholidays.com.au|publisher=Tourism Queensland}} There is also a historic museum and an art gallery.

Goombungee has won four Queensland Tidy Towns awards, in 1975/76, 1976/77, 1980/81 and 1981/82.[http://www.kabq.org.au/programs/tidytowns/winners_gallery Winners Gallery - Tidy Towns - Queensland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001075640/http://www.kabq.org.au/programs/tidytowns/winners_gallery|date=1 October 2011}}. Keep Queensland Beautiful. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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• {{cite book |last=Ledwidge |first=J. M. |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma997821144702061 |title=The centenary of Goombungee State School : 1881-1981 : souvenir booklet / compiled and written by Jean Ledwidge. |date=1981 |publisher=s.n. |via=State Library of Queensland}} — incorporating Muniganeen, Highland Plains, Douglas and Silverleigh Schools

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• {{cite web|title=Goombungee|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/goombungee|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
• {{cite web|date=1981|title=Town map of Goombungee|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-goombungee-1981.jpg|publisher=Queensland Government}}

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