Alpha

Situated on Alpha Creek south of the Belyando River system in central-western Queensland, Alpha is a rural township located some 1,051 kilometres north-west of the metropolitan city of Brisbane, the state capital. With a surveyed population of 402 residents, this small township was named after the Alpha Pastoral Station. It was first established in 1884 to temporarily serve as the Great Northern Railway's end point during its construction. Capricorn Highway, a 560-kilometer-long stretch of freeway that connects the city of Rockhampton with western Queensland, passes through the town.

Part of Jericho Shire (one of Queensland's largest cattle-producing shires), the township of Alpha lies in the Local Government Area of Barcaldine Region, in the State District of Gregory (an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly), and in the Federal Division of Flynn (an Electoral Division in Australia). Known fondly by its locals as "The Gateway to the West", residents of Alpha consider it the entrance to the Central Highlands.

Alpha's local artists have found outlets for creative expression within their borders, which are evident in the award-winning murals that are on display all over the place. Making sure to have something to offer its athletes and sports enthusiasts, the town has provisions for golf, rodeo (which holds a camp draft each March), rugby (the Senior Rugby League Football Club hosts a Bullmania each February), swimming, and tennis.