Sardine, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Sardine
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-22.8569|144.7894|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 5
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| established =
| postcode =
| area = 1589.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 76.2
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Aramac
| dist2 = 104
| dir2 = NE
| location2 = Longreach
| dist3 = 144
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Barcaldine
| dist4 = 1216
| dir4 = NW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Barcaldine Region
| stategov = Gregory
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Cornish Creek
| near-ne = Upper Cornish Creek
| near-e = Pelican Creek
| near-se = Ibis
| near-s = Ilfracombe
| near-sw = Camoola
| near-w = Camoola
| near-nw = Cornish Creek
}}
Sardine is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47095|Sardine|locality in Barcaldine Region|accessdate=10 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Sardine had a population of 5 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32541|name=Sardine (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. The eastern part of Sardine was incorporated into Aramac, while the western part was incorporated into Muttaburra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions|title=Recent place name decisions|last=|first=|date=22 November 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094413/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions|archive-date=22 October 2019|access-date=2020-01-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf|title=Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra|last=|first=|date=17 May 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115095803/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf|archive-date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf|title=Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra|last=|first=|date=17 May 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115100755/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf|archive-date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}
Geography
The Muttaburra Aramac Road forms part of the northern boundary of the locality and then passes through the locality to the east, then forming part of the north-east boundary. The Crossmoor Road passes through the locality from the north-west (Muttaburra) to the south-west (Longreach).{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=4 August 2019}}
The Thomson River forms the western boundary of the locality. Aramac Creek flows through the locality from the south-east (Ibis) to the south-west (Longreach), where it becomes a tributary of the Thomson River. Sardine Creek (after which the locality is presumably named) rises in the north of the locality and flows south to become a tributary of Aramac Creek.{{Cite QPN|29958|Sardine Creek|watercourse in the Barcaldine Region|accessdate=6 August 2019}} All the watercourses in the locality are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.
The principal land use is grazing.
Education
There are no schools in Sardine. The nearest primary schools are in Aramac, Muttaburra and Ilfracombe. The nearest secondary schools are in Aramac (to Year 10 only), Barcaldine (to Year 12) and Longreach (to Year 12).
References
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