Hebel (pronounced he-bell) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Hebel had a population of 67 people. Geography Hebel is in south-west Queensland situated north of the border with New South Wales on the Castlereagh Highway. It is the eastern corner of the locality. The Bokhara River (a non-perennial river) enters the locality from the east (Dirranbandi) and flows past the immediate north of the town and exits the locality to the south (Goodooga in New South Wales). It is part of the Murray-Darling River system. In the west of the locality is the Culgoa River and the Culgoa Floodplain National Park (), which extends into neighbouring Jobs Gate. There are a number of homesteads in the locality: Balgi () Ballandool () Byra () Currawillinghi () Davirton () Goonaroo () Kinglebilla () Koala () Morley () Tara () Yattenbury () History Yuwaalaraay (also known as Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalaraay country. The Yuwaalaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Balonne, including the town of Dirranbandi as well as the border town of Hebel extending to Walgett and Collarenebri in New South Wales. Yuwaalayaay (also known as Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalayaay country. It is closely related to the Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay languages. The Yuwaalayaay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Balonne, including the town of Dirranbandi as well as the border town of Goodooga extending to Walgett and the Narran Lakes in New South Wales. The town was reputedly named after a German immigrant Noble Van Hebel. Hebel helped stage the coaches for Cobb and Co. Curriwillinghi Post Office opened on 1 January 1864 (named after the Curriwillinghi pastoral station, which still exists as at 2020 at ). Circa 1886, Hebel was established as a border township with a border customs post, east of Curriwillinghi pastoral station. In 1889, the Curriwillinghi Post Office was replaced by the Hebel Post Office. In 1897 a dance hall was built. It is now the general store. Hebel Provisional School opened on 11 April 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Hebel State School. The Hebel Post office closed in