Memerambi, Queensland


Memerambi is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Memerambi had a population of 272 people.

Geography

The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

The name Memerambi is an Aboriginal word for the sugargum tree.
Memerambi was once a bustling centre with a hotel, two general stores, saddlery, butcher, bank, mobile sawmill and cheese factory.
Memerambi Post Office opened by September 1910 and closed in 1978.
Memerambi Provisional School opened on 16 October 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Memerambi State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2006 and closed in December 2007.
All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated on 9 April 1912. It closed circa 1966.
At the 2006 census, Memerambi and the surrounding area had a population of 541.

Facilities

Today businesses in Memerambi include 'Stop Shop' general store; clock repairs; large machinery & engineering works; pharmaceutical manufacturing; stock feed store; graziers; concreting & pool construction.

Notable residents