COUNTRY QUEENSLAND

In August last year we decided to explore a little of this big state of ours.

First stop was Hervey Bay and Fraser Island

We went whale watching from the air.

Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island

Seventeen Seventy Beach

Sunset over Bustard Bay at 1770
Mulambin Beach near Yeppoon
Sunset at Mulambin Beach
We visited Koorana crocodile farm near Yeppoon

We walked up a steep bluff overlooking Mulambin Beach
Van Gogh's Sunflower painting at Emerald
In the underground sapphire mine at Rubyvale
Main street Barcaldine

QANTAS museum at Longreach
Standing on the tropic of Capricorn in Longreach
The Stockman's Hall of Fame at Longreach
We went for a sunset dinner cruise along the Thompson River in Longreach. It was one of the highlights of the trip.

Sunset on the Thompson River
The Jack Howe memorial statue at Blackall-Australia's most famous gun shearerInside the historic Blackall Woolscour

We walked around histoic Tambo

Main street in Charleville
The Historic Corones Hotel. We had an interesting tour called "Tea and Tales " we also visited the Cosmos Centre and the Bilby Centre.
Of course we couldn't miss out the oldest winery in Queensland at Roma.
Last stop before home was Dalby.