TASTE TARA
Taste Tara T
ake the road less travelled and you will end up in the peaceful Tara Region, as far from city life as you can imagine. Accessed off the main Moonie and Warrego Highways, Tara is also the starting point for Sunset Way Tourist Drive. If you are hankering to escape the stress of the city, you’ll find life in Tara happens at a relaxed pace and travellers are always welcome to stay a while and enjoy the Lagoon Parklands featuring Settlers Park and the Walk of Remembrance Garden. The Lagoon offers a cool respite and you can picnic by the water’s edge, fish, cycle or enjoy the interpretive walk to see an abundance of birdlife.
30 TASTE WESTERN DOWNS
What may come as a surprise to visitors is the Hugh Sawrey artworks in the dining room of the Commercial Hotel. While you will find his art hung on the walls of the Queensland Art Gallery and National Museum of Australia, you can also enjoy this legend in Tara. Sawrey was a Tara resident in the 1960s, his muse for Australian life and its people, so famously depicted with oil brushstrokes on canvas. Tara has a proud history in sheep, lamb, and wool production. Locally grown lamb can be purchased from Tara’s FoodWorks and ordered off the menu from the Commercial Hotel.
WANDOAN
MILES DULACCA
CHINCHILLA JANDOWAE CONDAMINE
BUNYA MOUNTAINS BELL
TARA
DALBY
BRISBANE → 298km 3hr 28mins
FUN FACT:
Native flora and fauna displays are abundant throughout the Shire, and among these you can spot some rare species.
