Air Museum

CAC CA-22/25 Winjeel training aircraft from the 1950s, at the Queensland Air Museum in Caloundra

Whether you are an aviation enthusiast or not, the Queensland Air Museum is sure to be an experience to interest everyone. The collection of aircraft is impressive with a combination of enclosed display areas, covered displays, and open air displays. Most of the really large aircraft are understandably in the open air, except for the … Read more

Hinkler Hall of Aviation

Signage for the entrance to Hinkler Hall of Aviation, with an image of Hinkler and his first aircraft

Hinkler Hall of Aviation is a museum built as a tribute to aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler. Bert made record-breaking flights locally in the 1920s and flew the first solo flight from England to Australia. The museum is housed in a building designed to look like an aircraft wing. It contains several aviation collections large and … Read more

Tallegalla Cemetery

Large Jacaranda trees at the front of a cemetery, Tallegalla Cemetery

The Tallegalla Cemetery is a heritage place in the Ipswich City Council. It started with several names before it settled on its final name. On the 3rd April 1872, Charles Freeman selected 80 acres of Rosewood Scrub at Tallegalla. On 2nd May 1876, 10 acres of his land was resurveyed for a cemetery and church … Read more

Kroombit Tops National Park

View from The Lookout at Kroombit Tops looking over the Boyne Valley. Kroombit Tops National Park north of Cania Gorge

Kroombit Tops is a national park in a rugged area north of Monto and Cania Gorge National Park, south-west of Gladstone and east of Biloela. The park is accessible to conventional vehicles however to see the whole park a high clearance 4wd is recommended. There are three entrances to Kroombit Tops National Park. Conventional vehicles … Read more

Catalina Aircraft and Museum

The Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum is at Lake Boga near Swan Hill. The museum was started as an exhibit of the Catalina A24-30 in the open air and the use of an original secret communication bunker from World War II as a commemoration to the service men and women who served at Lake Boga. … Read more

Army Flying Museum

Located near Oakey, the Australian Army Flying Museum displays include a variety of aircraft and army artefacts and memorabilia. The aircraft are from many eras of aviation, from pre-WW1 full-size replicas of the Box Kite aircraft. WWI aircraft include the Sopwith Camel and Fokker DR1 Triplan, famed by the Red Baron. Most of the army … Read more