Central West Region
Travel Times
Longreach to Winton 1hr 50m
Longreach to Charleville 5hr 30m
Longreach to Brisbane (by air) 1hr 45m
Longreach to Townsville (by air) 2hr 25m
Weather
Average Temperature 31º C
Average Rainfall 393 mm
About Central West Region
There’s lots to love about the heart of the Outback.
Outback Queensland’s central west wears its history on its sleeve, proudly the birthplace of Qantas, Waltzing Matilda and Australia’s Labor Party.
Pioneering history is at its core of the central west and you can explore it by galloping horse-drawn stagecoach, sunset river cruises and live performances at the Stockman’s Hall of Fame.
For history that predates early settlers, the world’s largest collection of Australia dinosaur fossils can be found at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in Winton.
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What To Do
Meanwhile in the #outbackqueensland Central West Region
Australia is a very big place and this sign atop Mount Isa's City Lookout proves the point. . 📍 674km to Alice Springs 📍 1,576km to Brisbane 📍 16,095km to New York City Just to name a few! How far have you travelled to visit #OutbackQueensland? Photo by @graduated.cylinder
Jan 23 Mount Isa, Queensland
This pub is no mirage. @birdsvillehotel might be the last pub before you hit the Simpson Desert but we can promise you its beers are still ice cold. This historical pub (est 1884) is well worth the 1582km trek from Brisbane to Birdsville all in the name of a 🍺or 🍻. . Tag a mate you'd want to 🚗 west with 👇 Photo by @georgie.mann.photos
Jan 22
If you thought #outbackqueensland was all red dirt and dust, think again. Enter Lawn Hill National Park, which promises 4WD-only, phone reception-free and off-the-beaten-track adventure 🚗🚗🚗. . What do you reckon? Tag a mate you'd take here 👇 Photo by @haggisspringrolls
Jan 21 Lawn Hill National Park
We don't know about you, but these 🐮 look like they're about to drop the hottest album of 2020. 11/10 would listen to their mooooo-sic 🎧 Photo by @wattle_and_co
Jan 20
You never know who you'll meet in #outbackqueensland Our Aussie natives aren't usually shy out west. Just remember to take extra caution on the roads around dusk and dawn when our friendly natives often come out to play. Photo by @sidetracked.australia
Jan 17
