Augathella is a town in western Queensland,
Australia, and is part of the Shire of Murweh.
Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is 85
kilometres (53 mi) north of the town of Charleville,
and 748 kilometres (465 mi) west of
Brisbane (Queensland's capital). Augathella lies
on the banks of the Warrego River. At the 2006
census, Augathella had a population of 395
Today, grazing is still the predominant industry of
the area. The town of Augathella is situated on the
Warrego River (an Aboriginal word meaning river
of sand).
Since 2011 the entrance to the town has been
marked by 4.5m steel and copper giant sculpture
of a meat ant - in a reference to its former junior
football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants"