Bunyaville Conservation Park is close to Brisbane city, the park has a picnic area with barbecues, picnic tables, drinking water and toilets. Bring your own clean-milled wood, such as untreated mill cut-offs. Enjoy bushwalking, horseriding and cycling. Dogs are allowed on shared trails only, provided they are kept on a leash at all times. Dogs and … Read more
Boobera Lagoon was frequently used for power boat recreation. It was closed to power boats on indigenous cultural grounds. The development Goondiwindi Natural Heritage & Water Park provided the replacement facilities for skiing and boating in the district. Access to the lagoon is along a small dirt track that can be accessible by most vehicles … Read more
Tregole National Park is in the Brigalow Belt and the Mulga Lands. The area is a hot semi-arid land with Ooline trees with origins of the rainforest. The ooline forest to be in such a dry environment is unusual, once more common in more easterly locations, now vulnerable to extinction. Camping is not permitted in … Read more
Hebel is a small town near the border of Queensland and New South Wales, between Lightning Ridge and St George. Driving through, it is easy to miss the history of Hebel, something I did many years ago. Now there is a brown sign marking the Hebel Historical Circle to highlight the interesting history this small … Read more
Australia’s largest adventure playground, located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in Tamborine Mountain. Thunderbird Park supports a range of activities, from adventure, camping, thunderegg fossicking. Another attraction is the TreeTop Challenge (like at Nambour’s Big Macadamia Nut and Gold Coast’s Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary ) with high rope courses through the rainforest canopy and ziplines. … Read more
Cooby Dam is a recreational area for boating, fishing, walking, and picnicking. There are picnic shelters and free gas barbecues. Water vessels need to be unpowered, such as sailing boats and canoes, or an electric-only powered vessel. Swimming is NOT permitted. The dam is located in Kleinton, north of Toowoomba. There are no camping facilities … Read more
Camping area nestled along Thanes Creek, running through the 1600 Acre property. 4wd, trailbike tracks, gold panning, golf, and dam for swimming and fishing. Links https://glendoncamping.com.au/
Leslie Dam was built between 1961 and 1965, named after Scot Patrick Leslie. Patrick Leslie, with brothers Walter and George, was the first settlers to take up land in the Darling Downs. Selecting a site for his station, the town was to be called Canningtown, but was eventually named Warwick. The dam was built to … Read more
The Customs House in Goondiwindi was established to collect customs duties for goods coming into and out of Queensland prior to the Federation of Australia in 1901. It is the only inland Customs House in Australia still in existence.
