Windera, Queensland  Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia. Land in Windera was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. The town was originally shown on a 1924 survey plan as "Kantara" with the railway station named "Jelanga", assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 March 1924. However, on 2 August 1924, the station was renamed "Windera" after a pastoral run operated from 1849 by pastoralist Paul Lawless. The town name changed to match the railway station. Windera was the terminus of the Windera railway line, a branch line from the Murgon-to-Proston railway line. Both lines are now closed. The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinitywas dedicated on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. Its closure on 3 June 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan. Windera State School is on the Murgon-Gayndah Road and caters for students Prep to Year 6. The school opened on 24 May 1920.