Tambo Tambo is located 900 kms north west of Brisbane and is the oldest town in the Central West, gazetted in 1863. The region covers 30,502 sq kms, and is some of the richest pastoral lands in the State, encompassing an array of diverse countryside from open Mitchell grass downs to improved Brigalow and Gidgee … Read more
Barcaldine Iningai people Sheep and beef cattle rearing are the main industries in this area, but it’s fair to say that the number of people stopping by to see the disarmingly exquisite Tree of Knowledge sculpture, which commemorates the 1891 shearer’s strike (and the bones of the Australian labour movement) is an industry in itself. … Read more
Winton Iningai People Home of Waltzing Matilda, Dinosaur Capital and Home of the Boulder Opal – Winton’s got the headlines to make it a remote rural hotspot. While the mesa formations might make you think of Death Valley in the USA, there’s enough Australian history packed into the red dirt to keep you firmly grounded … Read more
Isisford/Yaraka With a conflict in community calendar contriving to cause complications (and alliteration aside), our show in Isisford on October 31 is moving down the road to the tiny and tremendous town of Yaraka. With a population of 12, this is the smallest town we have visited and with the support of the Longreach Regional … Read more
