Tag: Queensland

Cape York, Queensland

Cape York Peninsula, located in Far North Queensland, is the northern-most extremity of Australia. Consisting of an area of about 220,000 sq km, the landmass extends northwards into the Torres Strait, surrounded by the Gulf of Carpentaria to the west and the Coral Sea to the east. It is renowned for its vast areas of unspoiled wildness, including eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests, rugged mountains, large sand dunes, perched lakes, and more, all preserved for their global environmental significance.

Bora Rings: Ancient Aboriginal Ceremonial Grounds

Bora Rings By Marco Stojanovik Bora Rings, or ceremonial grounds, were an ancient Aboriginal institution that held many functions, particularly for ceremonial purposes and as meeting places. They came in a variety of configurations depending on location and specific use, but most consisted of two circles, a large one and small one, made of stone […]

Historic Railway Stations of Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton’s Historic Railway Stations By Marco Stojanovik Rockhampton was the sprawling centre of the steam train railway empire of Queensland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the headquarters of what was called the Central Division of Queensland Railways, with a railway network that stretched from Rockhampton to the south near Bundaberg, […]

Brisbane, Queensland

Brisbane, Queensland Located in the southeast corner of Queensland, Brisbane is Australia‘s third largest city, as well as Queensland’s capital. The state of Queensland will be easy to recognize for many travellers coming from abroad, being well known for its iconic destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsunday Islands, the Gold Coast, as […]

The Birdsville Bakery, Queensland

the Birdsville Bakery has built a reputation as a fantastic place, not only for the tastiest pies in the outback, but also the most exotic. Their signature is the unique and award-winning curried camel pie – tender meat that melts in your mouth.

The Simpson Desert, Australia

The Simpson Desert, Australia Sand dunes, desert flora, and splendid isolation: the Simpson Desert is one of the great wildernesses of outback Australia. Crossing the borders of South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory, the Simpson Desert covers a vast 170, 000 square kilometres, an area six times the size of Belgium. The Simpson Desert […]

Highlights of Australia: The yellow-footed rock-wallaby

Highlights of Australia: The yellow-footed rock-wallaby Today a threatened species, the yellow-footed rock-wallaby is one of Australia‘s most charming and attractive marsupials. Yellow footed rock wallabies are the largest marsupial of the rock-wallaby family of wallabies. Sitting up, they reach a height of about 60 centimetres, and weigh between 6 and 12 centimetres. They are […]

The Burke and Wills Expedition, 1860-61

The leaders of the Victorian Exploring Expedition, Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills are forever etched together in the Australian imagination, representing Australia’s most ambitious and most tragic journey of the 19th century age of exploration.

Birdsville and the Birdsville Track, Queensland

Birdsville and the Birdsville Track, Queensland On the very western edge of Queensland is Birdsville. The Birdsville population is 115, regarded as the quintessential Australian outback town, a tourist destination, though Oodnadatta, Marree, or Coober pedy for example may disagree. Over 1587 km west of Queensland’s capital Brisbane, Birdsville is close to the border between […]

Barcaldine, Queensland

A small town in outback Queensland, Barcaldine (population: 1, 422) has played a big role in Australian history as the birthplace of the Australian trade union movement, and Australian Labor Party.

Aboriginal Sites of Importance in Outback Queensland, Australia

Outback Queensland is particularly hiding a number of unforgettable indigenous tourism experiences. Especially at the Brewarrina Fish Traps, Carnarvon Gorge, and Wallaroo station you can experience and learn about dreamtime creation stories, age-old cultural practices and traditions, and Aboriginal art.