Just 90 minutes from Brisbane, Toowoomba crowns the edge of the Great Dividing Range 700 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lockyer Valley. The Darling Downs is so close but, feels a world away! Southern Queensland Country’s largest city still has a country town vibe and amazing architecture. Queensland’s
This region boasts many festivals, events, amazing local produce including wines. Visit the quaint country towns of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Hampton and Highfields to name a few.
You will find rolling plains which are home to these little rural townships, and warm, welcoming bed and breakfasts. These hamlets strung along the eastern escarpment have delightful cafés, museums and galleries. Go south into the country that was the setting for Steele Rudd’s stories, and enjoy the atmosphere in rustic historic pubs. In the north-west, the Bunya Mountains rise dramatically against the sky and offer spectacular mountain scenery, walking trails and abundant wildlife.
The Western Downs (three hours west of Brisbane), is Big Sky Country where days unfold under vast, wide open blue skies before the sun sets and a blanket of stars appear. Discover country towns like Dalby, Miles, Chinchilla and Tara. Join in crazy fun at the world’s biggest watermelon festival; experience a grand night of opera in the grounds of the magnificent Jimbour House; watch the camels racing at Tara’s Festival of Culture and Camel Races or immerse yourself in country-style fun at the Back to the Bush Festival in Miles.
Our country landscapes, national parks and freshwater lakes provide natural settings for camping and all kinds of outdoor adventures, from water sports to bird watching, fossicking for rare petrified wood, hot air ballooning and much more.
There is no better time to hit the road and discover the secrets hiding in your own backyard…