Alpha, reached by the Capricorn Highway is located 169km west of Emerald and 249km east of Longreach. Alpha is the administrative centre of the Jericho Shire and services the surrounding pastoral propererties and travellers on the highway. The main industry of the area is beef cattle.

Alpha has warm Summers with a recorded maximum of 39.95 degrees celsius to a very cold winter minimum record of 2.2 degrees Celsius. It has a fairly low annual average rainfall of 497mm.

Alpha is branded the "Town of Murals" due to the 27 colourful murals painted on buildings throughout the town. Each mural depicts a different aspect of pioneering and contemporary rural life. Two local artists Alice McLaughin and Benny Fuentes members of the Alpha Cultural Group decided to brighten up the town with their artistic skills after a devastating flood in the 1990's. The Murals pay tribute to this historic event.
Alpha was established in 1884 to serve the railway construction workers. It was nameed after a property that was taken up in 1863. The grazing industry commenced in the 1860's and has allways been the backbone of the local economy, the chief product being cattle. However, during the 1920's, 30's and 40's sheep and wool production had an input to the local economy.

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