Roma, Queensland

File:Roma sign September 2019.jpg

Roma is in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways. It is also a major town on the Western Railway Line from Toowoomba and Brisbane.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=13 January 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

It is the centre of a rich pastoral and wheat-growing district.{{Cite web |author1=Queensland. Survey Office. |date=1923 |title=Map of the Roma wheat and sheep lands |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324866844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072404/https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324866844/view |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=23 January 2017 |publisher=Survey Office, Dept. of Public Lands}}

Prior to British colonisation, the Aboriginal peoples of the Mandandanji Nation occupied this region.{{Cite web|url=https://mandandanji.com.au/mandandanji/|title=Mandandanji People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008091526/https://mandandanji.com.au/mandandanji/|archive-date=8 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=8 October 2018|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrme.org.au/medical-students/towns/roma.html|title=Roma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008091737/https://www.qrme.org.au/medical-students/towns/roma.html|archive-date=8 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=8 October 2018|df=dmy-all}} Mandandanji (also known as Mandandanyi, Mandandanjdji, Kogai) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mandandanji people. The Mandandanji language region is within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Region, particularly Roma, Yuleba and Surat, then east towards Chinchilla and south-west towards Mitchell and St George.{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/23?embed=true|title=Mandandanji|date=15 January 2020|website=State Library of Queensland|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072417/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/23?embed=true|url-status=live}}

The first documented British explorers to enter the region were Sir Thomas Mitchell and Edmund Kennedy on their 1846 expedition. Mitchell named a nearby hill Mount Abundance due to the rich plains he encountered around what is now Roma. He called these plains the Fitzroy Downs in honour of the newly appointed Governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus FitzRoy.{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Thomas |title=Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia |date=1848 |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/9943/9943-h/9943-h.htm |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208153201/https://www.gutenberg.org/files/9943/9943-h/9943-h.htm |url-status=live }}

Mitchell and Kennedy encountered a community of around 200 Aboriginal people in this vicinity. After initial friendly communication, hostilities arose with Kennedy's men dispersing a group of Mandandanji after they tried to burn down the explorer's encampment.

When Mitchell returned to Sydney from his expedition, he encouraged his friend and head colonial government bureaucrat, William Macpherson, to take up land on the Fitzroy Downs. Macpherson's son, Allan Macpherson, subsequently took 20 men and around 10,000 head of sheep and cattle from his property at Keera on the Gwydir River and headed for the Fitzroy Downs. In October 1847, he established the Mount Abundance pastoral station, which covered 400,000 acres from Muckadilla Creek on the west to Bungil Creek on the east. The township of Roma now stands on the part of the station where Macpherson decided to graze his cattle.{{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=Patrick |title=Goodbye Bussamarai, The Mandandanji Land War, Southern Queensland 1842-1852 |date=2002 |publisher=UQP |isbn=0702232939}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179058 |title=Maraona 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3941 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=30 June 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231407/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179058 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179130 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3943 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=7 July 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231412/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179130 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179191 |title=Muranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3945 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=14 July 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231409/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179191 |url-status=live }}

In August 1848, James Blyth attempted to establish a sheep station on Bungil Creek but the resident Mandandanji drove him off, spearing Blyth in the leg, killing his stockman and taking 3,000 of his sheep. This incident was the start of a lengthy war between the Aboriginal people of the area and the colonists. In late 1848, Macpherson had several skirmishes with Aboriginal people around Bungil Creek, killing an indeterminate number. By April 1849 the Mandandanji had killed seven of Macpherson's stockmen, and the local Crown Lands Commissioner, John Durbin, with his contingent of mounted Border Police troopers was called in to give armed assistance. Despite this, Macpherson was defeated and forced to abandon his Mount Abundance station in May 1849.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179272 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Age. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3947 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=21 July 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231412/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179272 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179364 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3949 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 July 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231413/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179364 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179433 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3951 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=4 August 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231412/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179433 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179563 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3955 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=18 August 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231416/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179563 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98179483 |title=Maranoa 70 Years Ago. |newspaper=Western Star And Roma Advertiser |issue=3953 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=11 August 1917 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709231913/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98179483 |url-status=live }}

Upon their exit, Macpherson and Durbin requested the government to mobilise the newly formed Native Police force to eliminate Aboriginal resistance in the region. Subsequently, in July 1849, Frederick Walker led his Native Police troopers against the "Fitzroy Downs blacks", shooting many

during a large skirmish. In late 1850, the Mandandanji regrouped to attack Paddy McEnroe who had attempted to re-establish the Mount Abundance pastoral station. They killed one of his shepherds, burnt down a hut and took 400 cattle. Roderick Mitchell, the local Crown Lands Commissioner who had replaced Durbin, led a reprisal raid consisting of his police troopers and nearby squatter colonists, which recovered the cattle and killed 13 Aborigines.

In 1851, a large Native Police barracks was established at nearby Wondai Gumbal which housed up to 35 troopers. These troopers under officers George Fulford, James Skelton and Richard Dempster, conducted several patrols of the Mount Abundance area, shooting Aborigines when hostile contact was encountered. In November 1852, Mandandanji resistance on the Fitzroy Downs was finally crushed when Skelton dispersed with "severe means" a large group of Aborigines, killing at least six including Mandandanji leader Possum Murray (Bussamarai).

In 1858, the Mount Abundance pastoral station was sold to Stephen Spencer who was able to peacefully re-occupy the property with his family, 13 stockmen and 1,000 head of cattle. A new Native Police barracks was formed in 1859 on Bungil Creek under Sub-Lieutenant William Morehead which ensured British control of the region.{{cite book |last1=McManus |first1=Mary |title=Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of the Maranoa District |date=1903 |url=https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1300171h.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017122012/https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1300171h.html |url-status=live }}

In 1862, the Government of Queensland issued instructions for a town to be created in the Maranoa Region. Surveyors Robert Austin and A.C. Gregory chose a site adjacent to Bungil Creek on Stephen Spencer's Mount Abundance pastoral station. This site became the township of Roma. Initially consisting of nothing more than three public houses, Roma was named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (Contessa Diamantina di Roma), wife of the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen.{{cite journal|last=Ashton|first=Paul|date=2006|title=Australians and Greeks: Volume III: The Later Years By Hugh Gilchrist. Sydney: Halstead Press, 2004; PP432 notes, appendicies, bibliography, index; clothbound, $49.95|journal=Public History Review|volume=12|pages=120–122|doi=10.5130/phrj.v12i0.194|doi-access=free}}

File:Steam locomotive 'Pioneer' on the Western Railway construction site between Roma and Mitchell, ca. 1885.jpg

File:StateLibQld 2 74929 Apparatus for separating natural gas from artesian water at the Roma Gas Works, Queensland, ca. 1906.jpg

File:Romavilla Winery, circa 1910.jpg founded in 1866 by Samuel Symons Bassett]]

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File:Queens Arms Hotel and Hunters Emporium building Roma Queensland 1975.jpgFile:Romavilla Winery, circa 1910.jpg founded in 1866 by Samuel Symons Bassett]]

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File:Queens Arms Hotel and Hunters Emporium building Roma Queensland 1975.jpg

In 1863 Samuel Symons Bassett brought Queensland's vine cuttings to Roma and established the Romavilla Winery in 1866 on Bungil Creek north of Roma.{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Paul D. |title=Bassett, Samuel Symons (1840–1912) |work= |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |chapter=Samuel Symons Bassett (1840–1912) |access-date=2020-05-24 |chapter-url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bassett-samuel-symons-80 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164938/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bassett-samuel-symons-80 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |url-status=live}}

In 1864, Reverend Adam McIntyre of the Free Church of Scotland commenced services at pastoral stations in the Maranoa district with the intention that he would be established as a permanent minister in Roma.{{Cite web|title=Presbyterian Churches On The Downs - Downs Folk|url=http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|website=Downs Folk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524032308/http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|archive-date=2020-05-24|access-date=2020-05-24}} However, on 22 May 1866 he died at Brucedale pastoral station on Bungil Creek south-east of Roma ({{Coord|-26.8892|148.9312|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Brucedale pastoral station}}), now in Tingun .{{cite news|date=7 June 1866|title=NOTES AND NEWS.|page=2|newspaper=Dalby Herald And Western Queensland Advertiser|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215452020|access-date=25 May 2020|via=Trove|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072326/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215452020|url-status=live}}

Captain Starlight, a cattle rustler, was tried and acquitted in the Roma Courthouse in February 1873.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1309393 |title=ROMA DISTRICT COURT. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=18 February 1873 |access-date=23 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072326/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1309393 |url-status=live }}

Roma State School, the first school in Roma, opened on 21 March 1870 and closed on 31 December 1986.{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}

St John's School was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1881.{{Cite web|title=St John's School|url=http://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/our-schools/primary-schools/roma/st-johns-school/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044306/http://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/our-schools/primary-schools/roma/st-johns-school/|archive-date=2 February 2017|access-date=29 January 2017|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools|df=dmy-all}}

Roma was the site of Australia's first oil and gas discoveries.{{cite web|date=2010|url=http://www.discoveraustralia.com.au/queensland/roma.html|title=Roma Tourism Guide and Travel Deals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226171337/http://www.discoveraustralia.com.au/queensland/roma.html|archive-date=26 February 2011|website=Roma Tourism. Kalhaven Group|access-date=27 April 2012}}

During World War II, Roma was the location of RAAF No.22 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).{{Cite book|author1=Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Historical Section|title=Logistics units|date=1995|publisher=AGPS Press|isbn=978-0-644-42798-2}}

Roma Special School opened on 25 January 1982 and closed on 31 December 1995.{{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}}{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}}

In 2004, Roma had a low unemployment rate of 2.9%,{{cite web |title=ABS employment figure |url=http://abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/LGA36400Economy12000-2004?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=LGA36400&issue=2000-2004&num=&view= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001082431/http://abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/LGA36400Economy12000-2004?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=LGA36400&issue=2000-2004&num=&view= |archive-date=1 October 2007 |access-date=14 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}} which is among the lowest unemployment rates in Australia. 68.5% of the people in the labour force living in Roma were employed full-time, with 21.9% working on a part-time basis.{{cite web |title=Roma Demographics (QLD) Local Stats |url=https://localstats.com.au/demographics/qld/western/south-western/roma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524084706/http://localstats.qpzm.com.au/stats/qld/western/south-western/roma |archive-date=24 May 2015 |access-date=17 August 2016 |df=dmy-all}}

The Roma State College opened on 1 January 2006 as an amalgamation of Roma Junior School and Roma Middle School, and the addition of a new senior component.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-18|title=Our school|url=https://romasc.eq.edu.au/our-school|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Roma State College|language=en|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227003757/https://romasc.eq.edu.au/our-school|url-status=live}}

File:Photograph_of_Roma_State_School.jpg

In 2010, a Santos project study investigated the possibility of introducing treated CSG produce water into Roma's existing underground aquifer which supplies the town's water needs, including drinking water{{cite web |title=Santos - Our Responsibilities - Groundbreaking study looks at water solutions to top up Roma town water |url=http://www.santos.com/blog/archive/2010/11/16/aquifer_recharge.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015180140/http://www.santos.com/blog/archive/2010/11/16/aquifer_recharge.aspx |archive-date=15 October 2014 |access-date=2014-10-11 |df=dmy-all}} The Roma Managed Aquifer Recharge Study is the first of its kind in Australia. It is also considered experimental in nature as the risks are largely unknown. The Roma CSG Field pilot trial (Hermitage) Stage 4 is in operation (Completed Q4 2012) and Roma CSG Field (The Bend) Stage 4 operation is due to commence Q3/Q4 2014. The project will allow for the injection of up to 24 ML/d of treated coal seam gas water into the Gubberamunda Sandstone aquifer for up to 20 years.{{cite web |title=Santos - Water Portal |url=http://www.santoswaterportal.com.au/media/pdf1873/140328_santos_glng_cwmmp_annual_report_2013.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017050749/http://www.santoswaterportal.com.au/media/pdf1873/140328_santos_glng_cwmmp_annual_report_2013.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2014 |access-date=14 April 2018 |website=www.santoswaterportal.com.au |df=dmy-all}} Water bores have been shut down and hence been restarted at nearby Wallumbilla due to methane being detected in the Gubberamunda Sandstone aquifer (2014).{{cite web |title=Water contamination may be linked to coal seam gas wells |url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/contamination-is-confirmed/2219462/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043021/http://www.qt.com.au/news/contamination-is-confirmed/2219462/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |date=27 May 2014 |title=Methane Contaminated Town Water in Wallumbilla - Shine Lawyers |url=http://www.shine.com.au/methane-contaminated-town-water-wallumbilla/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009141603/https://www.shine.com.au/methane-contaminated-town-water-wallumbilla/ |archive-date=9 October 2015 |access-date=17 August 2016 |df=dmy-all}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Roma had a population of 6,848 people. 78.2% of the people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were the Philippines 2.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, England 1.1%, India 1.1% and South Africa 0.5%. 83.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.4%, Filipino 0.7%, Punjabi 0.7%, Mandarin 0.4% and Afrikaans 0.2%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.2%, Anglican 21.8%, No Religion 18.4% and Uniting Church 5.3%. The median age stood at 33, below the national average of 38.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32487|name=Roma (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Roma had a population of 6,838 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32464|name=Roma (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

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Roma has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• State Butchers Shop, 75 Arthur Street{{cite QHR|16975|State Butchers Shop (former)|602155|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Roma Government Complex (former Roma State School), 42 Bungil Street{{cite QHR|16299|Roma Government Complex|601536|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Hibernian Hall, 38–44 Hawthorne Street{{cite QHR|17006|Hibernian Hall|601689|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Roma Court House and Police Buildings, McDowall Street{{cite QHR|16048|Roma Court House and Police Buildings|601285|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Hunter's Emporium, 86 McDowell Street{{cite QHR|16512|Hunter's Emporium (former)|601775|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Romavilla Winery, 77 Northern Road{{cite QHR|16504|Romavilla Winery|601767|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• Mount Abundance Homestead, Warrego Highway, Bungeworgorai{{cite QHR|15146|Mount Abundance Homestead|600371|access-date=11 July 2013}}
• War Memorial and Heroes Avenue, Wyndham Street{{cite QHR|15599|War Memorial and Heroes Avenue|600824|access-date=11 July 2013}}

Roma experiences a semi-arid influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with very hot, somewhat humid summers and mild, dry winters with regular frosts. Average maxima range from {{convert|34.6|C}} to {{convert|20.5|C}} in July; modified by its position on the far south of the Carnarvon Range {{convert|307|m}} above sea level. Rainfall is moderate to low, averaging {{convert|560.9|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and peaks in summer due to severe thunderstorms. Although the town is too far inland to be affected by tropical cyclones and monsoonal rain depressions, on 2 March 2010, {{convert|132.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell, causing significant flooding in the town.{{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/fld_history/floodsum_2010.shtml#:~:text=A%20major%20flood%20peak%20was,George%20a%20week%20later. |title = Queensland Flood Summary 2010 onwards |publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |access-date = July 22, 2024}} Extremes have ranged from {{convert|45.8|C}} on 3 January 2014 to {{convert|-5.8|C}} on 10 August 1995.{{cite web

|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=43091 |title = Roma Airport Climate (1985-2024) |publisher = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = July 22, 2024}}

{{Weather box

|location = Roma (26º33'00"S, 148º46'12"E, 307 m AMSL) (1985–2024, extremes 1957–2024)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 45.8

|Feb record high C = 45.0

|Mar record high C = 42.9

|Apr record high C = 36.7

|May record high C = 33.2

|Jun record high C = 32.8

|Jul record high C = 29.7

|Aug record high C = 36.5

|Sep record high C = 40.9

|Oct record high C = 42.2

|Nov record high C = 43.7

|Dec record high C = 45.5

|Jan high C = 34.6

|Feb high C = 33.1

|Mar high C = 31.7

|Apr high C = 28.2

|May high C = 23.8

|Jun high C = 20.6

|Jul high C = 20.5

|Aug high C = 22.8

|Sep high C = 26.8

|Oct high C = 30.0

|Nov high C = 32.2

|Dec high C = 33.6

|Jan low C = 21.1

|Feb low C = 20.1

|Mar low C = 17.6

|Apr low C = 12.4

|May low C = 7.7

|Jun low C = 5.0

|Jul low C = 3.7

|Aug low C = 4.8

|Sep low C = 9.3

|Oct low C = 13.6

|Nov low C = 17.1

|Dec low C = 19.3

|Jan record low C = 9.2

|Feb record low C = 9.5

|Mar record low C = 4.3

|Apr record low C = -0.6

|May record low C = -2.9

|Jun record low C = -4.8

|Jul record low C = -5.5

|Aug record low C = -5.8

|Sep record low C = -3.5

|Oct record low C = 1.4

|Nov record low C = 4.2

|Dec record low C = 7.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 66.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 86.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 61.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 30.9

|May precipitation mm = 31.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 27.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 22.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 21.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 27.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 49.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 60.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 75.3

|year precipitation mm = 560.9

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.1

|Feb precipitation days = 6.0

|Mar precipitation days = 3.9

|Apr precipitation days = 2.4

|May precipitation days = 3.1

|Jun precipitation days = 2.8

|Jul precipitation days = 2.6

|Aug precipitation days = 2.5

|Sep precipitation days = 2.9

|Oct precipitation days = 4.7

|Nov precipitation days = 5.7

|Dec precipitation days = 6.5

|Jan afthumidity = 34

|Feb afthumidity = 41

|Mar afthumidity = 34

|Apr afthumidity = 33

|May afthumidity = 37

|Jun afthumidity = 41

|Jul afthumidity = 38

|Aug afthumidity = 31

|Sep afthumidity = 27

|Oct afthumidity = 28

|Nov afthumidity = 32

|Dec afthumidity = 33

|humidity colour = green

|Jan dew point C = 13.3

|Feb dew point C = 14.4

|Mar dew point C = 11.4

|Apr dew point C = 7.9

|May dew point C = 6.0

|Jun dew point C = 5.1

|Jul dew point C = 3.3

|Aug dew point C = 1.8

|Sep dew point C = 3.3

|Oct dew point C = 5.2

|Nov dew point C = 8.9

|Dec dew point C = 11.4

|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology{{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_043091_All.shtml

|title = Roma Airport Climate Statistics (1985-2024)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = July 22, 2024}}

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|title = Roma Post Office Climate Statistics (1870-1992)

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The town is situated on Bungil Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. In March 2010, Roma experienced its worst floods in over 100 years. Flooding also occurred in April 2011, a year of record rainfall in Roma.{{cite news|title=Extreme flooding hits Roma, Queensland, with 400 homes and properties expected to be submerged|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qldthree-people-rescued-from-roma-floods-floods-roma-4th-update-pix-available/story-e6frg6nf-1226041566943|access-date=22 October 2013|newspaper=The Australian|date=19 April 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307092226/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qldthree-people-rescued-from-roma-floods-floods-roma-4th-update-pix-available/story-e6frg6nf-1226041566943|archive-date=7 March 2014|df=dmy-all}} In early February 2012, Roma was devastated by its worst floods in history, eclipsing the level reached in 2010; 444 homes were inundated, twice as many that were flooded in the two previous years.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-08/clean-up-gathers-pace-in-queensland/3819074 |title=Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace |access-date=27 April 2012 |date=10 February 2012 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414084942/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-08/clean-up-gathers-pace-in-queensland/3819074 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

Having experienced three successive years of flooding, in May 2012, one insurer, Suncorp, announced it would not issue new policies to Roma residents, unless action was taken to mitigate the flood risk in Roma.{{cite news|last=Jabour|first=Bridie|title=Suncorp refuses to insure Queensland towns|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/suncorp-refuses-to-insure-queensland-towns-20120507-1y7nj.html|access-date=22 October 2013|newspaper=Brisbane Times|date=7 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225084143/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/suncorp-refuses-to-insure-queensland-towns-20120507-1y7nj.html|archive-date=25 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}

Roma is the major provisional centre for the Maranoa District, South West Queensland for government and industry business. It is on the western fringe of the Surat Basin energy / resources boom.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The Maranoa's agriculture industry is worth approximately $620 million annually, 64.3% being generated from crops. 58.7% of businesses in the Maranoa are in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector, which employs 32.7% of the region's workforce.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=21072|title=Maranoa|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910041347/http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=21072|archive-date=10 September 2006|df=dmy-all}} 2005 was a record year for Roma saleyards processing 390,000 head of cattle. Roma is home to the largest store cattle saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere. Saledays are Tuesday (for the big sales) and Thursday (for the fat cattle){{cite news|date=25 May 2005|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2005/s1376748.htm|title=Record year for Roma saleyards|website=ABC Rural|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=27 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103140638/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2005/s1376748.htm|archive-date=3 November 2012|df=dmy-all}} Forestry plantations include Hardwood and Cypress Pines. Roma and the Maranoa region is home to Australia's most active native Cypress Pine sawmilling.{{cite web|url=http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/forestrybook/16610.html|title=Future challenges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050530081727/http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/forestrybook/16610.html |archive-date=30 May 2005 |access-date=2 February 2020|url-status=dead|publisher=Queensland Government|website=Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries}}

In 1906 natural gas was used for lighting in Roma. The industry has expanded as more reserves were discovered.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Origin Energy's Spring Gully Coal Seam Gas Development is about {{convert|80|km|mi}} north of Roma and its projects include an {{convert|87|km|mi}} gas pipeline to Roma's neighbour town of Wallumbilla to connect with the {{convert|434|km|mi}} Roma to Brisbane Pipeline hub there.{{Cite web|url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87958|title=ACCC releases its final decision for the Wallumbilla to Brisbane Gas Pipeline|date=22 February 2013|publisher=Australian Competition & Consumer Commission|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309163040/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87958|archive-date=9 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}

Santos GLNG is developing CSG fields in the district and is undertaking the project on behalf of a joint venture arrangement with Santos Limited, Petroliam Nasional Berhad, TotalEnergies and Korea Gas Corporation. The projects are spatially intensive and include production and monitoring wells, underground gas storage, injection wells, fixed above-ground gas field facilities, water management infrastructure, and above and below-ground gas and water pipelines.{{cite web|url=http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/assessments-and-approvals/santos-glng-gas-field-development-project.html|title=Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Project|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302110916/http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/assessments-and-approvals/santos-glng-gas-field-development-project.html|archive-date=2 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}

Bore water for the town is obtained from the Artesian Basin.{{cite web |title=The Great Artesian Basin |url=http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/gab/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629172740/http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/gab/ |archive-date=29 June 2008 |access-date=14 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}}

Various LPON Narrowcast Services are also available on 87.6 FM (United Christian Broadcasters) 88.0 FM (R FM) 87.8 FM (Switch Gold) with 95.9 FM (Switch FM) also available on higher power around the town's CBD.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

4ZR is Roma's local radio station, broadcasting on 1476 AM. It is operated by Resonate Broadcasting who also operates 4VL in Charleville and 4LG in Longreach.[http://www.4zr.com.au 1476 4ZR AM website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030055526/http://4zr.com.au/|date=30 October 2009}}, Resonate Broadcasting. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

Hit 95.1 Maranoa (part of the Southern Cross Austereo – operated Hit Radio Network) is Roma's main FM Radio Station, broadcasting on 95.1 FM.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Hit Maranoa |url=https://www.hit.com.au/maranoa |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Hit Network |language=en}}

The Western Star is Roma's local newspaper.[http://apnap.com.au/newspapers/community/4675.html The Western Star] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308014210/http://apnap.com.au/newspapers/community/4675.html |date=8 March 2010 }}. APN News Media. Retrieved on 27 April 2012.

Roma is served by local free-to-air TV transmissions from ABC, SBS, Southern Cross Austereo, Imparja and Central Digital Television.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Roma State College is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) school for boys and girls ({{coord|-26.5655|148.7781|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Roma State College}}).{{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}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-18|title=Roma State College|url=https://romasc.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Roma State College|language=en|archive-date=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615220326/http://romasc.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 871 students (including students from Wallumbilla, Yuleba, Muckadilla, Amby and Surat) with 86 teachers (76 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).{{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}} The college operates from three separate campuses:[https://romasc.eq.edu.au/our-school Our School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227003757/https://romasc.eq.edu.au/our-school |date=27 February 2021 }} Roma State College

• Junior Campus (Early Childhood to Year 2) at 28 Bowen Street ({{coord|-26.5736|148.7875|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Roma State College - Junior Campus}}){{Cite web |title=Roma State College - Junior Campus |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0144/# |access-date=9 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Department of Education}}
• Middle Campus (Years 3-6) on Cottell Street ({{coord|-26.5655|148.7781|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Roma State College - Middle Campus}}){{Cite web |title=Roma State College - Middle Campus |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/1973/# |access-date=9 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Department of Education}}
• Senior Campus (Years 7-12) on Timbury Street ({{coord|-26.5670|148.7792|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Roma State College - Senior Campus}}){{Cite web |title=Roma State College - Senior Campus |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5668/# |access-date=9 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Department of Education}}

A special education program (certified through the National Disability Insurance Scheme) embracing the full range of disabilities is available at all three campuses.{{cite web|url=https://romasc.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/rsc_acceptable-use-of-ict-policy.pdf#search=disability|title=Roma State College - Special Education Program|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414105110/https://romasc.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/rsc_acceptable-use-of-ict-policy.pdf#search=disability|url-status=live}}

St John's School is a Roman Catholic primary and secondary (Preparatory to Year 12) school for boys and girls at Bowen Street ({{coord|-26.5724|148.7808|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St John's School}}).{{cite web|url=http://roma.catholic.edu.au/|title=St John's School|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308024230/http://roma.catholic.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 697 students with 61 teachers (55 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).

Rugby league, Soccer, Cricket and Basketball are all popular team sports in Roma. The Roma District Rugby League founded in 1914 operates in the region, the Roma Cities Gladiators, Arthur Beetson's former team is the local senior club which has dominated the competition since the 1980s. There are also local junior clubs for boys and girls. The Roma & District Soccer Association has mainly junior teams. The Roma and District Cricket Association operates both senior and junior teams.[https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/roma-and-district-cricket-association/07d3a80b Roma and District Cricket Association] The Maranoa Basketball Association is home to the Maranoa Heat based in Roma.

Roma is home to a parkrun which has run every Saturday since 2014.{{Cite web |title=Roma Parkrun Event History |url=https://www.parkrun.com.au/roma/results/eventhistory/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201232608/https://www.parkrun.com.au/roma/results/eventhistory/ |archive-date=2025-02-01 |access-date=9 January 2023}}

File:The Queen's Arms Hotel in Roma, Queensland, 2021,02.jpg

File:20200206 Roma Bush Gardens at sunset in summer.jpg

Hotels, pubs, and churches feature prominently near the centre of town. The ten hotels are within easy walking distance with most adjacent to another hotel.{{cite web|title=School of Arts Hotel, Roma|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FENC.SLQ.QLD.GOV.AU%252FLOGICROUTER%252FSERVLET%252FLOGICROUTER%253FPAGE%253DOBJECT%2526OUTPUTXSL%253DOBJECT_ENC36UI.XSLT%2526PM_RC%253DPICTQLD%2526PM_OI%253D37496%2526API_1%253DGET_OBJECT_XML%2526NUM_RESULT%253D0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232645/http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FENC.SLQ.QLD.GOV.AU%252FLOGICROUTER%252FSERVLET%252FLOGICROUTER%253FPAGE%253DOBJECT%2526OUTPUTXSL%253DOBJECT_ENC36UI.XSLT%2526PM_RC%253DPICTQLD%2526PM_OI%253D37496%2526API_1%253DGET_OBJECT_XML%2526NUM_RESULT%253D0|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=14 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}

File:St Paul's Anglican Church in Roma September 2019.jpg

St Paul's Anglican Church which is part of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, is a copy of a 13th Century English Church in the shape of crucifix.{{cite web |title=St. Paul's Church of England in Roma, |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FENC.SLQ.QLD.GOV.AU%252FLOGICROUTER%252FSERVLET%252FLOGICROUTER%253FPAGE%253DOBJECT%2526OUTPUTXSL%253DOBJECT_ENC36UI.XSLT%2526PM_RC%253DPICTQLD%2526PM_OI%253D10241%2526API_1%253DGET_OBJECT_XML%2526NUM_RESULT%253D0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120648/http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FENC.SLQ.QLD.GOV.AU%252FLOGICROUTER%252FSERVLET%252FLOGICROUTER%253FPAGE%253DOBJECT%2526OUTPUTXSL%253DOBJECT_ENC36UI.XSLT%2526PM_RC%253DPICTQLD%2526PM_OI%253D10241%2526API_1%253DGET_OBJECT_XML%2526NUM_RESULT%253D0 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=14 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}}

Roma Uniting Church is at 48–50 Bungil Road ({{Coord|-26.5697|148.7892|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Roma Uniting Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Roma Uniting Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/2609-roma-uniting-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219061455/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/2609-roma-uniting-church}} The Roma Lutheran congregation holds their services at the Uniting Church.{{Cite web|title=Roma Lutheran Church Services|url=https://www.southwesternqldlutheranparish.com.au/roma|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129071537/https://www.southwesternqldlutheranparish.com.au/roma|archive-date=29 November 2020|access-date=2021-02-27|website=South Western Queensland Lutheran Parish|language=en-AU}}

The Roma Public Library is situated with the Roma Community Arts Centre located at 38-44 Hawthorne Street{{Cite web|title=Queensland Public Libraries Directory|url=http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/visit-us/find-a-public-library/branches/maranoa/roma_library|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408004239/http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/visit-us/find-a-public-library/branches/maranoa/roma_library|archive-date=8 April 2018|access-date=29 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect|df=dmy-all}} and is part of the Maranoa Regional Council Library Service. The Maranoa Regional Council Library Service is part of the Rural Libraries Queensland service with online resources and library collections found at the Rural Libraries Queensland website. Public WiFi is provided via a ISDN High Speed Internet Connection to Brisbane (powered through the National Broadband Network).{{Cite web|date=November 2017|title=Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2-16-17|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live|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|access-date=29 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect|df=dmy-all}}

The Roma branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 57 Arthur Street.{{Cite web|title=Branch locations|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|access-date=26 December 2018|website=Queensland Country Women's Association}}

The town is well serviced by four Caravan Parks, the Villa Holiday Park,{{Cite web|title=Villa Holiday Park|url=https://www.villaholidaypark.com.au/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810110548/https://www.villaholidaypark.com.au/|archive-date=10 August 2020|access-date=2021-02-27|language=en-AU}} the Big Rig Tourist Park,{{Cite web|title=Big Rig Top Tourist Park Roma - Home|url=http://www.bigrig.net.au/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321235924/https://www.bigrig.net.au/|archive-date=21 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.bigrig.net.au}} the Roma Clay Target Club Caravan Park,{{Cite web|title=Roma Gun Club - Caravan & Camping|url=https://www.romagunclub.com.au/caravan--camping|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928214331/https://www.romagunclub.com.au/caravan--camping|archive-date=28 September 2020|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Roma Gun Club|language=en}} and the Ups N Downs Caravan Park.{{Cite web|title=Ups N Downs Caravan Park & Farm Stay|url=https://www.aircamp.com.au/campsite/ups-n-downs-caravan-park-farm-stay|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812060715/https://www.aircamp.com.au/campsite/ups-n-downs-caravan-park-farm-stay|archive-date=12 August 2020|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Aircamp|language=en}}

Local tourist attractions include the Big Rig and Oil and Gas Museum, Romavilla Winery and Roma Saleyards. The winery is the oldest in Queensland.{{Cite news|date=20 April 2011|title=Roma floods hit winery|work=ABC Rural|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201104/s3196584.htm|url-status=live|access-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423091000/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201104/s3196584.htm|archive-date=23 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}

Roma is also known for its bottle trees.Gunders, Peter (18 December 2014) [https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/12/18/4151295.htm Roma's roadside living treasures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072326/https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/12/18/4151295.htm|date=4 December 2020}}, ABC Southern Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2019. With a girth of 9.51 metres, one specific bottle in Edwardes Street is promoted as one of Roma's tourist attractions.[https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/romas-largest-bottle-tree Attractions: Roma's largest bottle tree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216034848/https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/romas-largest-bottle-tree/|date=16 December 2019}}, Outback Queensland website. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

Since 1977, Roma has hosted an annual 'Easter in the Country' event.[https://www.easterinthecountryroma.com.au Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025042300/https://www.easterinthecountryroma.com.au/|date=25 October 2020}}, Roma's Easter in the Country website. Retrieved 16 December 2019.(9 April 2009) [http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/04/09/2540213.htm Easter in the country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072325/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/04/09/2540213.htm|date=4 December 2020}}, ABC Southern Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

The annual Roma Show is held in May.Sherrington, Matt (21 April 2017) [https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4613244/roma-showgoers-in-for-a-cracker-of-a-time Roma showgoers in for a cracker of a time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216034834/https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4613244/roma-showgoers-in-for-a-cracker-of-a-time/|date=16 December 2019}}, Queensland Country Life. Retrieved 16 December 2019.Hancock, Molly (14 May 2018) [https://www.westernstarnews.com.au/news/celebrating-132-great-years-of-roma-show/3414465 Celebrating 132 great years of Roma Show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216034842/https://www.westernstarnews.com.au/news/celebrating-132-great-years-of-roma-show/3414465/|date=16 December 2019}}, The Western Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

• Samuel Symons Bassett — established the Romavilla Winery
• Arthur Beetson — Australian rugby league captain and an "Immortal"
• Willie Carne — Australian rugby league international
• Albert Fuller Ellis — phosphate prospector
• Malcolm Farr — political journalist and commentator
• Wally Fullerton-Smith — Australian rugby league international
• [http://australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au/archive/1431-arthur-gould Arthur 'Nat' Gould], military aviator
• A. M. Hertzberg — businessman and mayor
• Ray Higgs — Australian rugby league international
• Patrick Holland — novelist
• Dexter Kruger — supercentenarian, lived his life in regional Queensland as a grazier and veterinary surgeon
• Darren Lockyer — Australian rugby league player, captain of the Brisbane Broncos
• Fabian "Fabe" McCarthy — Australian rugby union international
• Ray Meagher — actor, amateur rugby player
• Bruce Scott — politician
• Brent Tate — Australian rugby league international
• Robin Thorne — Australian rugby league player

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• Roma Airport
• Roma Power Station
• Hospital Hill fire

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/roma|title=Roma|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• Town maps: [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-roma-sh1-1977.jpg east] and [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-roma-sh2-1977.jpg west]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050619032221/http://www.coderegistrar.sa.gov.au/pipe_qld/qld_trans.pdf Queensland Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines] (map)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307100212/http://www.energy.qld.gov.au/gas_transmission_and_distribution.cfm Queensland Gas Transmission and Distribution] (government department of energy)
• {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Roma|short=x}}
• [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma99184006786302061 Queensland Small Towns Documentary Project 2018: Roma], State Library of Queensland

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