North West Region
Travel Times
Mount Isa to Cloncurry 1 Hour 20 mins
Mount Isa to Richmond 4 Hours 20 mins
Mount Isa to Hughenden 5 Hours 30 mins
Mount Isa to Longreach (by air) 1 Hour 15 mins
Weather
Average Temperature 31.9º C
Average Rainfall 213 mm
About North West Region
Pack your hard-hat and sense of adventure – just four hours’ drive west of Townsville, Outback Queensland’s north west region begins.
It’s packed with dinosaur fossils, jaw-dropping scenery and mining history that will lead you deep underground.
Ancient history is the only kind served around here, from Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park where you can walk amongst 25-million-year-old World Heritage-listed sites at Riversleigh, to ancient underwater marine reptiles in Richmond, or the fossil collections in Hughenden.
No two days are the same in these parts: and in the north west a sense of adventure is the only packing essential.
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Meanwhile in the #outbackqueensland North West Region
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
If you've been there, done that, stayed at normal hotels, why not swap things up with a station say in 2020? We're not horsing around, #outbackqueensland is full of them! Tag a mate you'd want to take 👇 Photo by @llehmannphotography
Jan 16
Hold onto your hats, or don't, it's National Hat Day! We don't need any excuse in #outbackqueensland to toss our akubras in the air. Photo by @annehartung.photography
Jan 15
Riddle us this, where else can you check into 4.5 ⭐️ luxury and still sleep under a blanket of a million of them 👉 @saltbushretreat. To find it 📍@visitlongreach aka 'the heart of the outback'. . Getting there is easy, whether you choose 🚗🚌🚊✈️. . So, what are you waiting for? Tag an outback mate you'd like to travel with 🤠
Jan 14
Unlike Fight Club, we're happy to share the rules of travelling to #outbackqueensland First rule: Get yourself a window seat 💺 Photo by @ianquatermass_qantas
Jan 13
