Murgon is a Local Government Area and a small town of approximately 3,500 persons in Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Bunya Highway 270 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. It is the seat of the Murgon Shire.

Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, named after the Burnett River which is nearby. Attractions of Murgon include wine-making, fishing on the nearby Bjelke-Petersen Dam and gem-fossicking.

Industries include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine.

The Indigenous Australian settlement of Cherbourg is just south of Murgon.

External link

• Murgon Shire Council

Towns in Queensland | Local Government Areas of Queensland