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Cherbourg

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Cherbourg is a town in southeast Queensland, 267 kilometres north-west of Brisbane.

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Cherbourg is a town in southeast Queensland, 267 kilometres north-west of Brisbane.

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Traditional owners

Wakka Wakka people.

Residents also include Aboriginal people from across Queensland, after Government policies forcibly removed many Aboriginal people from their homelands and relocated them to Cherbourg.

Languages

English

Population

1,194

96.3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Cherbourg

Two images side by side. At left is a hand drawn collection of images: person, Christmas tree, turtle and snake below. At right is a photo of a young boy holding the same drawing. He wears a maroon shirt and wears a cap on his head.

Christmas Message from Minister Wyatt and Le’Khyden Georgetown

22 December 2020

Le’Khyden Georgetown of Cherbourg Queensland is the winner of the competition to design the 2020 Christmas card of Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt MP.
An Aboriginal woman with her hair up and wearing a polo shirt with Indigenous design stands in front of a building.

First Female Mayor of Cherbourg

19 June 2020

Mayor Elvie Sandow is honoured to be Cherbourg’s first female mayor.
Two women sit in front of a black background with two men standing either side of them. Words on the background are Cherbourg Radio Our Voice…Your CH

Bringing community radio back to Cherbourg

20 November 2018

The community of Cherbourg in South-east Queensland has a radio station again bringing back local voices and local issues to community airwaves.