Calico Cottage Heritage Complex is a not to be missed stop when travelling through Wallumbilla. The complex encompasses Calico Cottage, where you can sample a baked treat, meet the locals and browse local crafts; the Heritage Complex where you can gain an insight into the history and lifestyle of this remarkable community; the Railway Station … Read more
Roma is the home of a few big things. The Big Bolt and Nut is one of them. It sits on two supporting posts on the edge of the parking area for Banks and Bolts on Raglan St, Roma.
The Largest Bottle Tree in Roma is a narrow leafed bottle tree, also known as the Queensland bottle tree. The name is derives from the bottle shaped appearance when the tree matures, between 5 to 8 years old. This tree was transplanted from a local property in 1927. Already mature when it was transplanted, it … Read more
Lookout in the Mareeba area, named after Arther “Bunny” Seary. Bunny Seary was a Mareeba Shire councillor. He was in the Australian Engineers, Changi, Burma, Thailand Railway.
The Rex Range Lookout is along the Mossman Mount Molloy Road, one of two lookouts near the top of the climb up from the coast. Unfortunately for us on the day, we found an overcast and raining vista instead of the hills and coastline you would normally see. The lookout is simple, basically a wider … Read more
Cobb & Co Museum is located in Toowoomba with displays from the horse-drawn era. Not just Cobb & Co carriages, the collection includes farming wagons, delivery carts, and the landau, the Rolls Royce of Carriages. It is fitting that the Cobb & Co Museum represents the end of the Cobb & Co Tourist Drive , … Read more
The Toowoomba Historical Society, established in 1949, is a research facility preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Toowoomba. It is located at Queen’s Park Gardens in Toowoomba, next to the entrance archway to the gardens. To Get There Links https://www.toowoombahistory.org.au/
Queens Park is a heritage-listed botanic garden in East Toowoomba and one of the main gardens in the annual Carnival of Flowers. Originally a public reserve gazetted in 1869, the building of the botanic gardens and Queens Park where established separately from the 1870s. The gardens continually evolved through to the 1970s. To Get There
Mount Kynoch Lookout is on the approach to Toowoomba heading south along the New England Highway. It has views looking over the valley below and to the south-east towards Brisbane and Gold Coast. The area is named after a well-respected former councillor of the Highfields Shire Council, John Kynoch. He was a member for 30 … Read more
The Spring Bluff Railway Station is on the main railway between Ipswich and Toowoomba. It is well known for its beautiful gardens and participation in Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers held in September each year. Following the Cobb & Co Tourist Drive from Ipswich, it is the first gardens in the Carnival of Flowers. In contrast, … Read more