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Town in Queensland, Australia
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Roma is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, approximately 480 km west of Brisbane along the Warrego Highway. Roma today rose to importance purely because it's at the intersection of two major highways – the Warrego Hwy, forming part of the main Brisbane–Darwin corridor, and the Carnarvon Hwy, forming part of the main NSW–Far North Queensland corridor.
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The town's major tourist attraction pays tribute to its oil and gas industry from the early 1900s. It is located on an old oil derrick on the outskirts of the town, and is part of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network.
Historic car and cattle museum.
The only bakery in town. Quality of the food leaves much to be desired, but you also can't expect much more from the Outback.
A small but modest motel near the eastern end of town, excellent if you simply happen to be stopping over. The owners are quite nice and tend to be fairly accommodating if you're checking in late. Plenty of parking is provided, though some of the parking slots aren't well-maintained but manageable if you're only staying for a short amount of time.
Four star dining and accommodation.
By car
The Warrego Highway heads west from Brisbane through the Lockyer Valley, up the range to Toowoomba, through the rich pastoral lands of the Darling Downs onwards to Roma.
By train
Queensland Rail runs its Westlander service between Brisbane and Charleville two times a week. Roma railway station is located at 41 Station St. Roma is about two thirds of the way to Charleville.
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