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Longreach
About Longreach
Population: 3000
Visitors to Longreach can easily imagine what life was like for Australia’s pioneers thanks to the range of authentic experiences on offer. Visitors can ride in a galloping Cobb & Co stagecoach, gently cruise along our river and look up in awe at a canopy of stars; surrounded by the timeless landscape that inspired Australia’s iconic bush poets. They can enhance their understanding further at the world-class museums, Qantas Founders Museum and Australian Stockmen’s Hall of Fame, dedicated to the stories that forged the region’s place in Australia’s history.
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Experiences
Outback Pioneers
Outback Pioneers brings outback pioneering spirit to life with ingenious and much-loved experiences and holidays in Longreach, Queensland. Here heritage meets quirky humour, big landscapes meet big hearts as the Kinnon family share their outback lifestyle and insights into iconic Australian culture. Guests can unleash their own pioneering
Outback Aussie Tours
Explore Outback Queensland and beyond with Outback Aussie Tours, a multi-award winning touring company and Savannah Guides accredited operator. They will take you on a journey to discover the natural and cultural heritage to favoured Outback places like Longreach, Winton, Birdsville, Corner Country, Gulf Savannah, Cape York and
Outback Aussie Day Tours
Outback Aussie Tours is a family-owned local operator with over 34 years of experience and unrivalled local Outback Queensland knowledge, passion and connections. Discover Queensland’s heartland, their pioneering legends, Outback stations and the majestic Thomson River. Smithy’s Outback Dinner and Show: Enjoy a two-course table service dinner, featuring
Air Central West
Air Central West is a family operated tourist and air charter company based in Longreach, Queensland run by Phillip and Lyndel Owens. In operation since 1995, Air Central West specialises in one and two day Lake Eyre and Channel Country tours, as well as private tours and specialised
Thomson River, Longreach
The Thompson River is located approximately four and a half kilometres north west of Longreach along the Landsborough Highway heading to Winton. While offering perfect camping spots along its banks, walking tracks and a ‘beach’, the river is also home to a number of species of fish, turtles
Starlights Lookout
Starlight’s Lookout overlooks Longreach and offers great views of the surrounding area. It is located roughly 55 kilometres north-west of Longreach along the Muttaburra / Cramsie Road. It is said that the lookout itself was once used by the notorious cattle thief Harry Redford. The road is unsealed
Qantas Founders Museum
Qantas Founders Museum (QFM) is an independent not-for-profit community organisation, operating since 1996, to commemorate the ethos and preserve the material heritage of the founders and early operations of Qantas Airways Ltd. QFM is a world-class museum and cultural display, eloquently telling the story of the founding of
Longreach Historic Railway Station
Longreach railway station is the terminus station of the Central Western line, serving the town of Longreach. It was built from 1887 to 1916. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 December 2005. Today the station is served by the Spirit of the Outback train
Longreach Skate Park
The Longreach Skate Park is located on Eagle Street heading towards Jundah. It is undercover and situated at a grassy area with parking available. The Skate Park is popular with locals and teenagers and is a great place to let your children get some exercise. You can ride
Outback Stockman’s Show
This live Outback Stockman’s show tells the story of real life stockmen and women who work on the land. It encompasses the modern-day aspects of being a stockman, as well as telling the tales of what it used to be like in the past. All be it with
Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum
The Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum house local history, stories and artifacts as well as being the largest preserved rural generating facility in Australia. Displays in this building explain how electricity was generated, maintained and distributed throughout the Shire, and the distribution network maintained. Other exhibits in the
Longreach School of Distance Education
?Imagine a classroom more than twice the size of Victoria, where the playground is as vast as the outback and the partnership between home and school is legendary. They invite you to join them in touring one of the largest classrooms in the world! Observe their school in
Lily Lagoon
Lily Lagoon is a temporary waterhole fed by the Thomson system usually after good floods. The lilies are from the Hymphea genus of water lilies and are unique to the Thomson River system, being found only around Longreach. The lagoon is an important refuge and habitat for many
Lochern National Park
This is Queensland’s channel country, where flooding rains and devastating droughts are part of western Queensland life. Lochern has 20 kilometres of Thomson River frontage, fringed with huge old coolibahs. All four species of Mitchell grass grow here. A newly described subspecies of turtle, Emmott’s short-necked turtle, lives
Iningai Nature Reserve
Iningai Nature Reserve is named after the Inangai, the traditional owners who lived along the Thomson River prior to European settlement. It is currently a reserve and the town common. You’ll find bushwalking tracks leading from just south of town where car parking is available. The many different
Camden Park Station – Longreach
Live Australia’s outback story on a tour of Camden Park Station, where you’ll meet Outback Dan and the Walker family and visit their 18,000 acre working sheep and cattle station. Take the path of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip on their 1970 visit and marvel at the
Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre
The iconic Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre, Longreach reopened its doors on April 1 2021 with a swag of new visitors enjoying immersive and interactive experiences. The people of the bush are an honest, jovial and hard-working tribe that have supported the Hall over
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Meanwhile in Longreach | #outbackqueensland
Who doesn't love a freshly baked morning tea? That's exactly what you'll get when you join @outbackaussietours owners Alan and Sue Smith at Rosebank Station for a personal tour of their historic Longreach homestead and property. Rosebank Station, originally settled as a sheep and cattle station some 100 years ago, is now your chance to explore this historic homestead that has been in the one family for over 70 years. You'll be treated to wonderful stories and warm outback hospitality. For more information and to book your tour go to https://outbackaussietours.com.au/tour/rosebank-station-smoko-tour/ #outbackqueensland #outbackaussietours #rosebankstation #stationtour #experiencelongreach #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
After a massive undertaking to remove the 100 tonne Pride of the Murray from the river in Echuca in Victoria to an epic 2000km journey to Longreach, she is home! Built in 1924 as a wool barge, the Pride of the Murray will now undergo restoration works ready to welcome tourists for many years to come. All of the @outbackpioneers immersive, award-winning and authentic experiences and accommodation including a future sunset cruise on the Pride of the Murray, can be booked at https://www.outbackpioneers.com.au/lp/pride-of-the-murray/ #outbackqueensland #outbackpioneers #prideofthemurray #paddlewheeler #experiencelongreach #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
And the winners are .... We are very excited to announce the winners of our recent 'Win a Holiday' competition. 1st prize winner - Hugh P from 4670 Congratulations Hugh, you have won a fly-rail holiday package with @rex.airlines, @queenslandrailtravel and iconic Outback Queensland attraction’s entry tickets, day tour experiences, and accommodation. Value $3500. 2nd prize winner - Sarah D from 4818 Congratulations Sarah, you have won Outback Queensland accommodation and attractions package. Value $800. 3rd prize winner - Debra R from 4228 Congratulations Debra, you have won a $500 fuel voucher. Hugh, this might be you soon on the 'Spirit of the Outback' travelling through @camdenparkstation in Longreach! Thanks Outback Dan for the video. #outbackqueensland #rexairlines #queenslandrailtravel #winnersannouncement #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
100 year old piece of pioneer history hits the road! More than 40 people, a 26-metre long and 8.7 metre wide trailer, 700-horsepower prime mover, police escort and nerves of steel were needed to lift a 100-year old paddlewheeler out of the Murray River in Victoria and transport it on a mega trailer more than 1700km to its new home in Longreach by road with @outbackpioneers. The massive undertaking to remove the 100 tonne Pride of the Murray from the river in Echuca in Victoria has been completed with the road trip north set to get underway soon. It's believed to be the largest haulage of a marine vessel this old ever undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere! Another hurdle for the Outback Pioneer’s haulage team is the age and construction of the vessel means it can only be out of the water for a maximum of seven days, before the timber begins to shrink, so timing is crucial. The whole convoy will be supported on its journey by police and pilot vehicles and can only travel during daylight hours, so it will stop overnight in regional towns along the way. The paddlewheeler is their latest attraction and will be the signature boat for their Starlight’s Cruise Experience from the 18th of June. Book to be a part of riverboat history when she cruises the Thomson via https://www.outbackpioneers.com.au/lp/pride-of-the-murray/ #outbackqueensland #outbackpioneers #paddlewheeler #thomsonriver #experiencelongreach @experiencelongreach #thisisqueensland @queensland #seeaustralia @australia
Festival of Outback Opera is back! Over 10 days (18-27 May), the unforgettable landscapes of Longreach, Winton, Barcaldine, Blackall, Tambo and Windorah, will take centre stage as the Outback is filled with song, music and performance following the great success of 2021’s inaugural Festival. The 2022 Festival of Outback Opera, presented by @operaqueensland in association with The @uniofqld, features- - two spectacular open-sky concerts in Longreach and Winton, - four performances of The Sopranos - a newly commissioned work by poet and writer Sarah Holland-Batt - Opera Queensland’s popular community singalongs Sing Sing Sing, - and a program of community events and activations in quintessentially Outback locations. For more details and bookings go to https://tinyurl.com/FestOutbackOpera22 Or you can hop onboard special charter flight packages with Sheehan Events for 20 and 21 May performances in Winton and Longreach. Go to https://tinyurl.com/FestOutbackOperaPackages #outbackqueensland #operaqueensland #outbackopera #experiencewinton #experiencelongreach #discoverbarcaldine #betterinblackall #totallytambo #visitbarcoo #itslive #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
