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QUEENSLAND Mackay Inland Way Winton Boulia South Pacific

Outback Way A2 Great Ocean NORTHERN Clermont Barcaldine Longreach Capella ALICE SPRINGS Yeppoon TERRITORY Capricorn Hwy A4 Emerald Alpha Matilda Blackall

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From Northern Territory From Victoria Devonport The most popular route is on the From Melbourne, the Newell TASMANIA Overlander’s Way from Tennant Highway offers a direct route to Creek crossing the Queensland/ South East Queensland, with easy HOBART Northern Territory border near access to Central Queensland Carnooweal. This road is sealed. via the or Australia’s Country Way. Dubbo, From Western Australia home of Western Plans Zoo, marks the halfway point to the Queensland Select your route across, then Border. If you wish to travel to join on to one from the Northern Queensland’s Qutback turn left Territory or . at Dubbo then head north on the The roads shown on this map are only some of those , which will take available but are the ones most popularly used. From South Australia you to the border at Barringun and the start of the Matilda Highway. From Adelaide, travel along the An alternative route to Queensland through Broken is via the which From SPECIAL Hill to Nyngan where you can head will lead you through the middle of north along the Mitchell Highway to the state and up to Cairns. Then of From Sydney there are two major CONDITIONS Queensland’s or continue course, The or the routes, the Pacific Coast Touring Some other alternative routes through to Gilgandra. At Gilgandra, (coastal route are Route or the , from all states may require special you can take the Great Inland Way also great options). which begins at Newcastle. The driving experience and tow vehicle/ or the leading Pacific Coast Touring Route is a caravan combinations suitable for you to South East Queensland. shorter distance, but both journeys the conditions. Always check road Alternatively, follow the Sturt will take about the same time. Try conditions before you set off on Highway to Narrandera and then the going up one way and returning your journey. Newell Highway. along the other.

GETTING THERE — from Interstate to Queensland