Families Travel
Taste Farm Life Adventure in Queensland’s outback
An outback adventure is iconically Australian, and Queensland’s outback is tantalisingly within reach. Generations of Australians have grown up hearing legendary stories of cattle ranchers and pioneers, stunning red soil landscapes, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Take your little Australians to taste farm life in Queensland’s outback.
Longreach and surrounds Pull out a map of Queensland, pop your finger in the middle of the state and you’ve located Longreach - the ‘gateway to the outback’. There’s a heap of well-known must-do’s when heading out to Longreach - think The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and QANTAS Founders Museum. However, before you get distracted by those big-ticket spots, you cannot miss experiencing farm life in the REAL Australian outback. Dunraven Station is a 25,000-ha sheep, cattle, and goat farm near Barcaldine. Owners Peter and Roberta conduct their ‘Barcaldine Tag Along Tours’. What makes this tour different to others offered in the area is that it’s a 30km off-road driving tour. Every tour is different, but they usually include farm activities from shearing to mustering and fencing depending on the season. Camden Park Station, an 18,000-acre working sheep and cattle station, offers an exclusive bush camping experience with one-acre camping sites designed for self-sufficient campers. At Camden Park Station you’ll get to meet Outback Dan and the Walker family who have owned Camden Park Station for more than 100 years. You can join in on one of Camden Park Station’s guided tours and see the solar farm, walk through the historical homestead gardens, shearing shed, and cattle yards, or join a night tour and enjoy dinner under the stars. The half-day Nogo Station Experience is a perfect “small bite” of farm life. On arrival, you will be taken into the shearing sheds, where you’ll get a history of the station and the merino industry followed by a shearing demonstration. The kids will love seeing all the cute and noisy sheep, as well as the herding dogs show off their tricks.
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Your Local Families Magazine June / July 2022 www.familiesmagazine.com.au
