The town's service centre was bypassed by the new Matilda Highway during the 1980s.
Some new businesses have slowly encroached back onto the highway frontage.
There is a growing arts centre in the town, public library, public swimming pool, a bowls club and there is an annual rodeo.
Augathella has some polocrosse teams.

Today, grazing is still the predominant industry of the area.
 The town is situated on the Warrego River (an Aboriginal word meaning river of sand).

Since 2011 the entrance the town has been marked by 4.5m steel and copper giant sculpture of a meat ant - in a reference to its former junior football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants".
The town's service centre was bypassed by the new Matilda Highway during the 1980s. Some new businesses have slowly encroached back onto the highway frontage. There is a growing arts centre in the town, public library, public swimming pool, a bowls club and there is an annual rodeo. Augathella has some polocrosse teams.
Today, grazing is still the predominant industry of the area.  The town is situated on the Warrego River (an Aboriginal word meaning river of sand).
Since 2011 the entrance the town has been marked by 4.5m steel and copper giant sculpture of a meat ant - in a reference to its former junior football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants".
Augathella