Cherbourg

The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg is about 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. It is close to Murgon in the South Burnett region in the traditional country of the Wakka Wakka people.

Cherbourg was established by the Queensland Government in 1904 as an Aboriginal settlement and Indigenous people from across the state were then forcibly moved there. For many years Cherbourg was a church mission. In 1986 the community was given title to the land in the form of a Deed of Grant in Trust.

Today Cherbourg is Queensland’s third largest Aboriginal community with a growing population of about 2500 people almost all of whom are Indigenous. It is run by a Community Council and provides a range of services for residents. There are also business ventures including a commercial emu farm and other rural enterprises.

Read more at the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council website

If you would like to contribute to a fair and sustainable future for Cherbourg please contact us directly