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Australia’s Country Way
You will join this continuation of the New England Highway from Sydney soon after passing through Glen Innes and Tenterfield, crossing the New South Wales/Queensland border at Wallangarra on the State’s Granite Belt.
Here a short detour will take you to the spectacular Girraween National Park and then you can explore the orchards and wineries in and around Stanthorpe, where the road begins to pass through the Darling Downs. You’ll first pass through Warwick, birthplace of gun shearer Jackie Howe, and then travel on to Queensland’s largest inland city, Toowoomba, the Garden City.
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You’ll travel on through the fertile farmlands of Hampton, Crows Nest, and Yarraman. A short distance off the highway is Kingaroy which is famous for peanuts, but do take the time to visit at least one of its wineries.
Further along Gayndah, first settled in 1849, is Queensland’s oldest village. The North Burnett is home to much of Queensland’s mandarin and orange crops around the town and also Mundubbera. Eidsvold celebrates R. M. Williams at its Australian Bush Learning Centre. Further along the way it is well worth visiting the magnificent Cania Gorge near Monto.
On to Biloela there is The Silo, now housing an industry exhibition and nearby is the Callide Dam with its tourist park. You’ll travel down off the Great Divide through the old goldmining town of Mt Morgan, before reaching Australia’s beef capital, Rockhampton.
