Oakey (, postcode 4401) is a rural town situated in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated 160 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 29 kilometres west of the regional city of Toowoomba. Town population is approximately 4,000. Oakey is also the administrative centre of the Jondaryan Shire, which has a population of 13,229 persons (June 2002) and covers an area of 1906 square kilometres.

The town is bypassed by the Warrego Highway (National A2), and is also on the main rail link connecting Brisbane and Toowoomba with south-western Queensland. Industry is rural based, with emphasis on meat and cropping. A meatworks is located in the town. There are also mining operations in the surrounding districts. The main town centre was redeveloped during 2005 by the council and now includes new shops, landscaping and tree plantings.

The climate is varied, with hot dry conditions in Summer and cool conditions in Winter. Cold nights and frosts are frequent in the Winter months. Temperatures below -10 °C have been recorded.

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Tune!!! RT @jOrgeAlmeYda: #nowplaying in Itunes "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams ♫ http://blip.fm/~il8s2
RichieBurdon (Richie Burdon) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:56:35 -0000
Tune!!! RT @jOrgeAlmeYda: #nowplaying in Itunes "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams ♫ http://blip.fm/~il8s2
#nowplaying in Itunes "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams ♫ http://blip.fm/~il8s2
jOrgeAlmeYda (Jorge Almeida) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:54:25 -0000
#nowplaying in Itunes "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams ♫ http://blip.fm/~il8s2
what was the first thing you saw in 2010?! first thing I saw?! Todd Oakey. :) Beautiful.
misscheka (ChelseaKate Walker) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:41:56 -0000
what was the first thing you saw in 2010?! first thing I saw?! Todd Oakey. :) Beautiful.
@emmylou30 Oh yes, I liked John Taylor too! Phil Oakey was my first crush!
weirdopoet (Morgasm) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:08:48 -0000
@emmylou30 Oh yes, I liked John Taylor too! Phil Oakey was my first crush!
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LasVegas_Crime (LasVegas_Crime) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:08:48 -0000
From http://spotcrime.com - Other - 16XX HUNDRED W OAKEY BLVD, Las Vegas, NV: OTHER DISTURBANCE http://bit.ly/5QKWCT
Is this val oakey fb for real? Lmaooo.
stepnot (Stephanie Noto) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:01:07 -0000
Is this val oakey fb for real? Lmaooo.

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