Darling Downs

plural noun

1. a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area

Example Sentences

The new rules will also come into effect in the Darling Downs from 8am Monday after health alerts were issued for the Southern Hotel and Queens’ Park Markets in Toowoomba.

From The Guardian

“A fresh burst of hot, dry westerly winds will result in severe fire dangers in the Darling Downs and Granite Belt,” the Bureau of Meteorology flagged for the border region between the states of Queensland and New South Wales.

From Reuters

Last month, the Guardian revealed that a thermal coalmine in the Darling Downs region, New Acland, committed a “major” breach of the state’s environmental protection act by drilling 27 illegal bores.

From The Guardian

“It’s a dreadful failure of responsibility,” Turnbull told Radio MMM Darling Downs.

From Seattle Times

On the Darling Downs, the local council is reporting that raw sewage has begun to leak into floodwaters.

From The Guardian