The Stanthorpe Cheese Factory is a three-kilometre detour from the highway at Thulimbah, just north of Stanthorpe, making artisan cheeses from single herd Jersey cows. Stanthorpe Cheese Factory is opened as the Jersey Girls Cafe where you taste samples of the cheeses and a range of other local produce, including chutneys, vinegars, sauces, and honey. … Read more
The Wallangarra Railway Station was first opened in February 1887 when the Queensland southern railway line was extended from Stanthorpe. Nearly a year later in January 1888, the New South Wales main northern line was extended from Tenterfield to Wallangarra. Wallangarra Railway Station sits on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with a … Read more
Known as the Big Apple in Stanthorpe, it is in Thulimbah just north of Stanthorpe. The Big Apple is outside what was Vincenzo’s, a popular cafe and deli with locally-sourced produce, local wines and gifts. Vincenzo’s suddenly closed in May 2018. The Big Apple still stands outside and you can drive into the parking area … Read more
White Cedar Park is west of Mount Glorious in the southern section of D’Aguilar National Park. Northbrook Creek runs along the back of White Cedar and continues on to Red Cedar , only a few hundred metres down the road. The park has good facilities with large sheltered areas with multiple picnic tables and free … Read more
Red Cedar is a picnic ground in the southern section of D’Aguilar National Park between Mount Glorious and Lake Wivenhoe. Red Cedar is one of two parks close to each other. White Cedar is just east of Red Cedar, the entrance only a couple of hundred metres from each other. Both parks have similar features. … Read more
The historical site at Nevilton marks the location of the St Peter’s Lutheran Church of Headington Hill. It is one of two Lutheran churches that were amalgamated into a single site for the Lutheran Church at Nobby , the other being St Peter’s Lutheran Church Mount Kent . The Headington Hill church was built in … Read more
The Steele Rudd Selection, or Steele Rudd Memorial Park, is a park dedicated to the Australian author of the Dad and Dave stories and the book On Our Selection. Steele Rudd is the pseudonym for Arthur Hoey Davis, creating the well-known characters from Snake Gully and part of Australia’s cultural history. Nearby Rudd’s Pub is … Read more
The Lutheran Church built in 1911 for Nobby has been relocated from its original site around 1941. The original Lutheran Church site was located a few kilometres west from where the town is. A corner of the property where it was located was donated for the church to be built. In those days, people would … Read more
The Nobby Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was built in 1941, amalgamated from other churches in the surrounding areas. With the growing popularity of cars, it was no longer necessary to have more churches spread out to make them accessible by horse. The St Peter’s Lutheran Church of Mount Kent, which is referred to as the … Read more
There are many places to drop in and explore in the area between Warwick and Toowoomba in Queensland’s Southern Country region. Rudd’s Pub in the small town of Nobby is a must, especially if you want to fit in a pub meal and a beer. Rudd’s Pub is a country pub built in 1893, previously … Read more
