If your regular campsite has you sleeping in conditions that resemble an offshore call centre rather than an agoraphobes worst nightmare, it’s time to start a different pitch-list. Enter the Western Downs, a region with a population proportionate to its land …
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There’s no doubt about it – travelling is hungry business. Luckily, cafes and car trips go hand in hand like, well, coffee and cake. When it comes to quaint eateries, the Western Downs turns up the country charm with some of …
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What does summer look like to you? If your answer included munching on sweet, thirst-quenching watermelons, then your summer is about to get a whole lot juicier. Every second February, the biennial Chinchilla Melon Festival takes over the town to celebrate …
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Your taste buds will come alive with flavours of the locally produced meat, fruit or vegetables, whether you dine at home or dine-in at one of the hotels and restaurants. When agriculture, farming, and wheat are three of a region’s top …
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Name another festival with iconic Aussie rock music, a heritage-listed French colonial home, and a week of one-of-a-kind country events only three hours’ drive from Brisbane? We’ll wait. The Western Downs’ Big Skies Festival has it all and is an absolute …
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Looking for a road trip that combines Queensland’s second oldest national park with one of the world’s longest man-made structures, a French-style country home, and a garden dedicated to plants and trees from the bible? Let us introduce you to the …
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Stretching close to 700 kilometres from Goondiwindi to Yeppoon, and running through the Western Downs from south to north, the Leichhardt Highway has a strong connection to our region. While the highway’s history dates back to the mid-1800s, when European explorer …
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Whether you prefer to pitch a tent or BYO accommodation on wheels (aka a caravan), head to the Western Downs to one of our camping grounds to overnight under a canopy of twinkling lights. Looking for accommodation in the Western Downs …
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We have you covered from a water park to bush walking in the National Parks, grab the kids, a picnic basket and explore these diverse picnic spots in the Western Downs. Do you know the recipe to a perfect picnic? If …
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Who doesn’t love a bit of country hospitality when it’s paired with a schooey and a schnitty? Get to know the town beyond the guidebook by pulling up a barstool and having a yarn with the publicans and locals at a …
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