Quilpie Shire has plenty to offer the visitor. With five towns that make up the shire, there are plenty of activities and things to see and do as you travel through each of our communities. Why not visit the opal alter in Quilpie? Find out why the cemetery is called 'cemery' in Toompine. Visit Eromanga - the furthest town from the sea. Also don't forget to have a beer in the newly renovated Adavale Pub and visit the old railway station at Cheepie.

Here are some quick ideas to get you going:

Visit the furthest town from the ocean - Eromanga and have a picnic at the Opalopolis Park while viewing the stunning mining memorial statue that represents the past, present and future opal miners and visit the Living History Centre

Visit the end of the Railway Line in Quilpie and take a photo to prove it

Visit the only opal altar, lectern and font in Australia in Quilpie's St Finbarr's Church

Have you ever seen a 'cemery', find out why the Toompine local cemetery is called 'Cemery'

Visit the regional and remote Adavale Surf Lifesaving Club, while there get your photo with a giant beer can and see the giant bullock horns

Explore the history of the Blackwater Creek floodway in Adavale built by Polish migrants

Piece together the old Quilpie Hospital in Quilpie

Climb to the top of Baldy Top lookout, one of the highest points in western Queensland, just outside Quilpie

Watch out for the cattle in the main street of Quilpie and discover how the stockmen continues to keep them all under control

Visit the site where Amy Johnson landed in Quilpie and view the display at the Amy Johnson Airport Terminal. Also learn about the Woolscour at the Terminal.

Visit Toompine - the pub with no town 

 

Visit the Eromanga Living History Centre

 

Skinny Dingo Tours operate in the area from the Channel Country Caravan Park. Go to http://www.channelpark.com.au/ for further details.

 

Visit Ray Station http://www.raystation.com.au/ Tully-Durack 1874

 

Artist Annabel Tully lives and works on Bunginderry, a cattle & sheep property west of Quilpie. Artists from beginners to experienced are invited to stay at bunginderry and share the experience of painting the surrounding country. For further information on Bunginderry's Artists' Camps please visit www.annabeltully.com

 

Don't forget to check out the various opal shops in Quilpie