 Attractions in Tara include Southwood National Park, a remnant area of the southern brigalow belt.The Shire of Tara was established on 12 January 1912 by severance from the Shire of Wambo.On 15 March 2008, under the "Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007" passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Tara merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Murilla and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.