7 Day Southwest QLD Outback Adventure

We all had a great time, as usual possibly ate too much. We had great travelling in Coolum Tours & Travel Coach with Paul our driver/owner. Accommodation was very good and we saw lots of very interesting things. I think we all know how cotton grows after visiting 2 cotton farms, especially the very large Cubbie Station. There were lots and lots of cotton modules waiting to be process at the cotton gin. Each one weights 2.5 ton. Weather was also very good to us, and we had a very clear night checking out some of the stars and Pluto from the Cosmos Centre in Charleville. Learnt all about the secret air base in Charleville during WW2 .Our tour included a night in Miles, 2 nights in Charleville, 2 nights in St George and our last night in Goondiwindi.

Tour Highlights

Roma: Tour Mount Abundance Homestead including m-tea • Lunch at Mucca Bup

Charleville: Guided tour of historic Hotel Corones • Explore the night skies on the Cosmos Centre Big Sky Twilight Tour • Uncover the stories on the Top Secrets WWII Tour with local Guide • Meet the Bilby at the Bilby Experience

Cunnamulla: Tour of the Artesian Time Tunnel • Visit Bollon

St George: Tour Riversands Wines / tasting & Lunch • Guided cruise on the Balonne River • Tour a fully operational cotton farm with a local cotton farmer

Dirranbandi: Guided tour of Cubbie Station irrigation cotton farm • Tallon Silo Art