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Julia Creek Caravan Park

1 Old Normanton Road, Carpentaria ACT 4823
The Julia Creek Caravan Park is one of those friendly parks you'll find yourself recommending to others. As soon as you drive in, you'll feel right at home. "No strangers here, just friends you haven't met." In 2017, the Park underwent an expansion to incorporate new drive through sites, a new amenities block and artesian bath tubs. They offer powered drive through sites for motor homes and caravans, powered van sites, unpowered grass sites and a large grass area for camping. New self-contained cabins that are air-conditioned and equipped with a kitchen and dining area, bathroom, Vast television, lounge seating and a little deck to enjoy the afternoon sunset. These cabins sleep four or six persons. They have dongas for single or duo travellers, each with air-conditioners, free Wi-Fi. Coming in 2017! Artesian spa baths. Julia Creek Caravan Park Bush Dinners every Monday night from April until September. A delicious two course meal under a blanket of stars....

Kynuna

Kynuna, Carpentaria ACT 4823
Kynuna was established in the 1860s and in its early days boasted three hotels. It was a staging post for Cobb and Co Coaches. Today Kynuna has just one hotel, the famous Blue Heeler Hotel. Kynuna is most famous for its links with Banjo Paterson and the 'Waltzing Matilda' poem. Folklore has it that Bob MacPherson (owner of Dagworth Station) told Banjo the story of the suicide of Samuel Hoffmeister beside the Combo Waterhole, 13 kilometres upstream of the Diamantina River, in September 1894. Hoffmeister had reportedly been one of the striking shearers involved in the burning down of the Dagworth Woolshed. This story, together with other stories which Paterson had heard, inspired him to write 'Waltzing Matilda', at Dagworth. Christina MacPherson, Paterson's then fiancee, adapted a popular Scottish tune 'Craiglea' to become the original music for 'Waltzing Matilda'. Combo Waterhole, situated a few kilometres south of Kynuna, is reportedly the site of the famous billabong in Australia's national folk song. A 2.5 kilometre round trip takes you on a walk along cobbled paths to this waterhole, situated on the Diamantina River. Here you can enjoy a bush picnic or walk through the dry channels of the Diamantina to the famous waterhole, crossing historic stone-pitched overshots built by Chinese labourers more than a century ago....

McKinlay

Mckinlay, Carpentaria ACT 4823
Located 104 kilometres south east of Cloncurry, McKinlay was named after the McKinlay River which was discovered and named by the explorer John McKinlay. McKinlay had arrived in New South Wales in 1836 and by 1861 had become such an adept bushman that he was chosen to lead the South Australian Burke Relief Expedition to search for the missing Burke and Wills. Like many of its counterparts along the track, this little town, established more than 100 years ago, was a staging post for Cobb & Co. coaches and a social gathering point for the graziers whose vast properties surround it. McKinlay is home to the Walkabout Creek Hotel, as was featured in the original Crocodile Dundee movie. It is a subtle combination of the outback and the sophisticated....

Combo Conservation Park

Off Matilda Highway, Carpentaria ACT 4823
Combo Conservation Park protects a string of semi-permanent waterholes along the Diamantina River in Queensland?s outback. They are said to have been the poet A B (Banjo) Paterson's inspiration for Waltzing Matilda, Australia's most popular folk song. The waterholes marked one of seven Cobb & Co stops on the Winton to Kynuna route. Today, Combo offers visitors the opportunity to relax in a picturesque, quiet area, relatively unchanged since Paterson visited in 1895. The holes along the river are a refuge for wildlife, especially numerous bird species. Enjoy a bush picnic under the coolibah trees that grace the banks of the river. See the stone-pitched overshot weir built by Chinese labourers more than 100 years ago....

Julia Creek Visitor Information Centre

34 Burke Street, Carpentaria ACT 4823
Make 'At the Creek', your first stop when visiting Julia Creek. Located on the main street, 'At the Creek' is a multi award winning Visitor Information Centre that offers an outstanding selection of travel information brochures, maps and an array of souvenirs that can only be found in Julia Creek. Their friendly local staff are dedicated to helping you experience and enjoy all that Julia Creek, the McKinlay Shire and Outback Queensland has to offer. This tourist attraction engages in many audio and visual displays that focus on the themes of water, country and people. The centre is housed in historic railway fettler's cottages and provide an authentic snapshot of Outback living. They value their authenticity. You will leave feeling a genuine connection to their people, history, land and way of life. 'Beneath the Creek', the latest attraction at the centre, provides a hands-on interactive journey through many facets of life in the McKinlay Shire. Make sure you're there for the daily Live Dunnart feeding show. 'Duncan' and 'Donald' the Dunnarts are real characters. Where else in the world do you get to meet a cute but crazy carnivorous marsupial? ...