TASTE DALBY
Taste Dalby
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nown as the gateway to the Western Downs, Dalby is a thriving regional hub built on black soil plains responsible for a large proportion of Queensland’s thriving agricultural and livestock production. With Queensland’s largest grain receival centre, Dalby is surrounded by a tapestry of wheat, cotton, mung beans, sunflowers, sorghum, millet, chickpeas, and barley. It also produces pork, beef & lamb. Whilst visiting Dalby why not grab a picnic lunch before heading out to the historic Jimbour House, where you can enjoy a selfguided walk through the formal gardens whilst learning more about this sandstone mansion and its living history.
Dalby is home to three of the region’s biggest events, Big Skies Festival, Opera at Jimbour and Dalby’s Delicious and Delightful Festival, which are all must see and do events!
WANDOAN
DULACCA
MILES CHINCHILLA JANDOWAE CONDAMINE
BUNYA MOUNTAINS BELL
TARA
DALBY BRISBANE → 208km 2hr 26mins
Head over to the Butchers Pantry or the award-winning Urban Paddock for your takeaway picnic needs, or C’est Cheese on the Go to purchase a specialised cheese platter which includes Saleview Estate honey, Bunnyconnellan olives and Woombye cheese. Dalby’s Pioneer Park Museum is proud to display one of the largest collections of working pioneer tractors and agricultural machinery in Queensland and is the perfect opportunity to recap our yesteryear.
HISTORY: Dalby was founded in the early 1840s at a place known locally as “The Crossing” on Myall Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The first settler was Henry Dennis, who explored the region and chose land for himself and others in the locality. Today, an obelisk in Edward Street denotes the location where Dennis camped.
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