TASTE Tara

Take 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. 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

DULACCA MILES

CHINCHILLA

CONDAMINE

TARA

JANDOWAE BUNYA MOUNTAINS BELL

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.

WHERE TO FIND TARA PRODUCE

FoodWorks 22-24 Milne Street, Tara foodworks.com.au

Four Daughters Premium Black Angus Beef Meandarra QLD 0427 695 217 fourdaughters.com.au @fourdaughtersbeef

Tara FoodWorks

Culberts Meat

FOODWORKS

FoodWorks in Tara prides itself on its fresh, contemporary approach to retail whilst retaining a friendly, communityfocused relationship with locals. They are huge advocates for supporting local farmers, with all beef and lamb available for purchase here coming from Western Downs producers from Tara and Meandarra feedlots. The team make their own sausages in house, and you will find on their shelves, local producer brand Four Daughters Premium Black Angus beef who are an MSA graded, grain fed, hormone free cattle producer based in Meandarra.

FOUR DAUGHTERS BLACK ANGUS BEEF

At Four Daughters, they believe that good meat doesn’t just happen, it’s produced intentionally, and this is certainly reflected in their end-product which you can find in a menu or on store shelves across the Western Downs.

This family owned and operated beef business currently supply their Premium Black Angus beef to select Queensland locations as well as being able to export their 150 Day Grain Fed Premium Black Angus directly into China and Hong Kong.

Look for it on the menu of the Condamine Hotel, or purchase cuts directly from the shelves of Tara FoodWorks. The Four Daughters team have also developed a 150-day Premium Black Angus beef box which is available for purchase on their website all year round. Once ordered, the team will arrange a pickup time that suits you.