CLONCURRY INNOVATION FORUM 2019

Information Pack Cloncurry

Cloncurry is nestled on the banks of the Cloncurry River, located 700 kilometres West of Townsville and 120 kilometres east of . Cloncurry offers a unique lifestyle with a mixture of transport, mining, pastoral and tourism. Few places can claim to be as influential in shaping as Cloncurry. The birthplace of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and destination of the first flight, Cloncurry is a community that celebrates outback life - the true Australian way.

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Date: Monday 18 November 2019 Time: Forum commences at 10.15am and concludes at 5.00pm Venue: Cloncurry Community Precinct Ernest Henry Mining Function Rooms, Scarr Street Cloncurry

A little bit about the location The Precinct, as it is affectionately known as by locals, is a central community hub incorporating the Bob McDonald Library, the Dr David Harvey-Sutton Gallery, the Ernest Henry Mining Function Rooms, community open space with commercial kitchen, bar and amenities.

P LEGEND Place of Interest 1 GREGORY ST 1 Public Toilets 13 Caravan Park Motel M Cloncurry is rich with authentic heritage and modern day experiences. TOWN CENTRE INSET Cloncurry State John Flynn PCYC Hotel H 2 Visit local attractions and explore the legends, characters, colourful tales School Place Activity Hall 2 Place Activity Hall Ernest Henry Fuel Stop and rich landscapes of this fascinating area. 3 DAINTREE ST Mine 38km 3 EQUESTRIAN Bank/ATM $ Court Cloncurry Pony Club 5km Council Pool Depot Dump Point 1 CLONCURRY UNEARTHED VISITOR Gallery and Ernest Henry Function Rooms. House CENTRE INDUSTRIAL House Cloncurry Office Health Airport 5km Cloncurry Tyres 3 INFORMATION CENTRE & MUSEUM (P11) Admire the Art Deco architecture of the 16 17 ESTATE Visitor Information Community Florence Precinct 9 & Batteries Centre Open 7 days a week, visitors receive Shire Hall, built in 1939. 4 Community KING ST KING ST Heritage Walk

HENRY ST HENRY Precinct Clarke HENRY ST HENRY Post Precinct Police Clarke HENSLEY DR STATION ST STATION SHEAFFE ST STATION ST STATION travel advice from friendly staff in air SHEAFFE ST 9 CLONCURRY HEALTH PRECINCT 5 Station Park 9 10 ANDREW DANIELS BYPASS – see inset conditioned comfort. Dig into the past to Office 8 Quamby 43km SALE Tourist Drive (L9 – see inset) Depot 20 discover Cloncurry’s rich history and see SCARR ST Burke & Wills YARDS – start at John Flynn Place (L8) 4 LEICHHARDT HOTEL (M9 – see inset) Fire IGA one of Australia’s largest gem and mineral 10 6 7 Fire IGA CWA Charlotte Roadhouse 177km The original facade of this building has Station Supermarket collections. Explore the shaded parklands Supermarket Scott House Depot and outdoor machinery display at Mary been classified by the National Trust. Cloncurry Brodie Meats Kathleen Park, with free electric barbeques, 11 SADDLE SHOP (L10) Foodworks Cloncurry River 5 playground and public amenities. One of four buildings in town with original 2 JOHN FLYNN PLACE (L9 – see inset) fibro roof tiles. K L M One Mile Creek F Council Dedicated to Rev. John Flynn, founder of the 12 WAGON WHEEL MOTEL & Depot Lawn 19 Royal Flying Doctor Service, this exhibition RAMSAY ST FLINDERS HIGHWAY Cemetery SIR HUDSON FYSH DR PRINCE OF WALES HISTORIC INN (J10) Section 6 reflects the conditions of outback life at the Previously operating as the Prince of Wales 18 turn of the century and includes personal TRANSMISSION ST Hotel which closed in 1974 it later opened MATILDA HIGHWAY Cloncurry SES memorabilia and photographs of Flynn as the Wagon Wheel Restaurant. It remains Quamby 43km Cemetery Shed PAYNE ST himself. John Flynn Place is also the site of as the oldest liquor license premises in North OVERLANDER’S Burke & Wills Roadhouse ALICE ST the Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, WAY 177km 7 West . History and memorabilia Burke & Wills Cath. Fred McKay Art Gallery, Cloncurry Gardens, Church are on display in the Historic Inn. Memorial 40km RESERVE EVA ST & MARGARET ST Tennis Court, and the Allan Vickers Outdoor Theatre. School Skate Park and GRIFFITH ST GEORGE ST GEORGE CHINESE CEMETERY (H9) Mount Isa 119km DORIS ST 13 RD BURKE DEV. PCYC Gym ST 3 CLONCURRY COURT HOUSE The discovery of copper and gold in the ST HENRY HAM ST BARKLY HIGHWAYThe Cloncurry Weir

Heritage listed (K9 – see inset) area attracted many people to Cloncurry, ST 8

SUTHERLAND ST SUTHERLAND MARTEL CRES PERKINS ST including Chinese miners, market gardeners SHEAFFE ST Built in 1898, a police magistrate was ST STATION GREGORY ST REC. MILES ST HOSPITAL appointed in 1882, and a district court in and merchants. Today the Chinese Cemetery Ernest Henry ST RAILWAY RES. ABSOLON ST ST DUTTON is a tribute to their great contribution to the Bridge SEE INSET FOR DETAILS ST MUSGRAVE AMBULANCE 1889. The first sitting of the new court took ISLEY DAINTREE ST town. Turn right onto Isley Street then left 15 place in 1900. It was a circuit court centre PALMER ST McKinlay 9 onto the old road and park under the bridge. RESERVE and mining warden’s court until 1963. SEYMOUR ST SCARR ST KING ST GOVERNESS ST 107km 13 UHR ST Restored in 1977. STRAKER ST Coppermine Julia Creek 14 CHINAMAN CREEK DAM RIVERBANK Medical Comm. Kindy 137km 4 POST OFFICE (K9 – see inset) AND RECREATIONAL AREA (C11) PLACE Creek $ Centre Health

The post office was first built on this site in Just 3km from town, enjoy a relaxing ST RAMSAY ST FLINDERS HIGHWAY McILWRAITH ST MacGILLIVRAY ST Bowls Assembly Main Roads Curry Kids 10

WILLMER $ 1885. Cloncurry was designated a Country picnic by the water while gazing upon CHINAMAN 12 Club of God 11 Dept Early Learning & RSL Anglican Centre SHORT ST T Post Office in 1871, a Money Order Office Mount Leviathan – known to the locals as CREEK DAM HART ST Church Blue Care Uniting in 1883 and an official Electric Telegraph Black Mountain because of its black ore. ROBERTSON RD Church DOUGLAS ST 14 Cloncurry River Station the same year. The current building LEICHHARDT ST MELDRUM ST CLONCURRY LOOKOUT (C9) SPRING ST CR HARTIG 15 STEELE S was built in 1906. LUDWIG ST ST STATION 1 11 A favourite vantage point to look across SHEAFFE ST Annabranch

5 POST OFFICE HOTEL (K9 – see inset) Cloncurry River to the town. It’s the best POWERHOUSE RD KENNEDY RD McKINLAY ST WEST McKINLAY ST ERNEST ST

Previously know as the Union Hotel, the spot to experience the sun rise behind EAST CR SUTTON HARVEY BELL ST original building was destroyed by fire in Cloncurry. BURKE ST RD ROUNDOAK 1914. A rebuild saw it stand as one of the 16 12

CLONCURRY EQUESTRIAN CENTRE (I3) ST COOPER finest hotels in North West Queensland, WILLS The Cloncurry Equestrian Centre includes ST Henry until another fire prior to 1932 claimed Schumacher Park home of the Cloncurry further victory. Rebuilt again, it stands as PHILLIPS ST Creek and District Race Club, playground, rodeo HUTCHINSON PDE you see it today. Water arena, camp draft arena and yards. Treatment 13 RD Railway Station Plant 6 MITRE 10 (K9 – see inset) 17 Depot CLONCURRY AIRPORT (L2) ROXMERE This large timber frame corner store was An original QANTAS hangar is still in use built in Normanton and owned by AJ Smith & today. A sign proclaiming the company’s A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST Co, who operated a business there from the original name, “Queensland and Northern Australia with their dromedaries with the Gidgee Inn (P10) Cloncurry Community Health (N10) 1890s. In 1928 this building was dismantled Territory Aerial Service”, is still displayed Look for the Cloncurry CARAVAN PARK For more information: purpose of transporting minerals and other Wagon Wheel Motel (J10) Cloncurry Shire Chambers and moved to Cloncurry. above the hangar door. A number of Parrot Symbol marking Discovery Holiday Park (R10) resources, otherwise unobtainable, across Post Office Motel (K9 - see inset) (K9 – see inset) CENTRAL HOTEL (K9 – see inset) fascinating monuments commemorate the these and other Oasis Caravan Park (P9) CLONCURRY UNEARTHED VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE AND MUSEUM 7 Australia. Some headstones point to Mecca. Leichhardt Motel (M9 -see inset) Day Care Centre (O10) Originally located on the southern corner of wide and various air activities over the years. Wal’s Camp (I13) Mary Kathleen Memorial Park , McIlwraith Street Cloncurry Qld 4824 19 CLONCURRY’S FIRST CEMETERY (K6) attractions in the Oasis Motel (L10) Florence Clarke Park (L9 – see inset) this block but destroyed by fire, this hotel 18 CLONCURRY CEMETERY (J6) Graves from early days stand testament Cloncurry town and HOTEL OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST Fire Station (K9 – see inset) P: 07 4742 1361 was rebuilt in its current location in 1910. The resting place of many Cloncurry Pioneers, H Hospital (S9) to the harshness of early settlement. region. Central Hotel (K9 -see inset) Ambulance (S9) where early graves dating back to the 1880s Medical Centre (L10) E: [email protected] 8 CLONCURRY COMMUNITY PRECINCT However, it is hard to establish how many Leichhardt Hotel (M9 - see inset) Anglican Church (N10) include Cloncurry’s first School Teacher Mary M MOTEL Newsagent (L10) (K9–see inset) are buried here and when burials ceased. Oasis Hotel (L10) Assembly of God (K10) W: www.cloncurry.qld.gov.au Allen who died in 1899 and Dame Mary Red Rock Motel (J10) Pharmacy (K10) The Cloncurry Community Precinct Post Office Hotel (K9 - see inset) Bank (K10), (L10) and encompasses the Council Administration Gilmore D.B.E. This cemetery also includes 20 CLONCURRY SALE YARDS (M4) Central Hotel (K9 -see inset) (K9 – at the Post Office - see inset) Railway Station (Q13) Office, Shire Hall, Council Chambers, Bob the Afghan Section, a reminder of the brave These are the largest sale yards in North Cloncurry Motel (K9 -see inset) Bowls Club (K10) Uniting Church (L11) West Queensland! McDonaldPage Library, Dr David 3Harvey-Sutton - Information Cameleers who in the late 1800s arrivedPack in - 2019 CloncurryCoyote Inn (R10) Innovation Forum Catholic Church (K7) Dinner

Date: Monday 18 November 2019 Time: Dinner commences 6.30pm Venue: Cloncurry Racecourse, Cloncurry Equestrian Centre - Hensley Drive (Enjoy an evening under the outback skies) Dress: Casual (Cloncurry often has hot days and warm temperatures at night at this time of year) A bus will run to and from the event

A little bit about the location The Cloncurry Racecourse is located within the Equestrian Centre facility. Home to the Curry Merry Muster Annual Event, Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and a number of race events throughout the year.

P LEGEND Place of Interest 1 GREGORY ST 1 Public Toilets 13 Caravan Park Motel M Cloncurry is rich with authentic heritage and modern day experiences. TOWN CENTRE INSET Cloncurry State John Flynn PCYC Hotel H 2 Visit local attractions and explore the legends, characters, colourful tales School Place Activity Hall 2 Place Activity Hall Ernest Henry Fuel Stop and rich landscapes of this fascinating area. 3 DAINTREE ST Mine 38km 3 EQUESTRIAN Bank/ATM $ Court Cloncurry Pony Club 5km Council Pool Depot Dump Point 1 CLONCURRY UNEARTHED VISITOR Gallery and Ernest Henry Function Rooms. House CENTRE INDUSTRIAL House Cloncurry Office Health Airport 5km Cloncurry Tyres 3 INFORMATION CENTRE & MUSEUM (P11) Admire the Art Deco architecture of the 16 17 ESTATE Visitor Information Community Florence Precinct 9 & Batteries Centre Open 7 days a week, visitors receive Shire Hall, built in 1939. 4 Community KING ST KING ST Heritage Walk

HENRY ST HENRY Precinct Clarke HENRY ST HENRY Post Precinct Police Clarke HENSLEY DR STATION ST STATION SHEAFFE ST STATION ST STATION travel advice from friendly staff in air SHEAFFE ST 9 CLONCURRY HEALTH PRECINCT 5 Station Park 9 10 ANDREW DANIELS BYPASS – see inset conditioned comfort. Dig into the past to Office 8 Quamby 43km SALE Tourist Drive (L9 – see inset) Depot 20 discover Cloncurry’s rich history and see SCARR ST Burke & Wills YARDS – start at John Flynn Place (L8) 4 LEICHHARDT HOTEL (M9 – see inset) Fire IGA one of Australia’s largest gem and mineral 10 6 7 Fire IGA CWA Charlotte Roadhouse 177km The original facade of this building has Station Supermarket collections. Explore the shaded parklands Supermarket Scott House Depot and outdoor machinery display at Mary been classified by the National Trust. Cloncurry Brodie Meats Kathleen Park, with free electric barbeques, 11 SADDLE SHOP (L10) Foodworks Cloncurry River 5 playground and public amenities. One of four buildings in town with original 2 JOHN FLYNN PLACE (L9 – see inset) fibro roof tiles. K L M One Mile Creek F Council Dedicated to Rev. John Flynn, founder of the 12 WAGON WHEEL MOTEL & Depot Lawn 19 Royal Flying Doctor Service, this exhibition RAMSAY ST FLINDERS HIGHWAY Cemetery SIR HUDSON FYSH DR PRINCE OF WALES HISTORIC INN (J10) Section 6 reflects the conditions of outback life at the Previously operating as the Prince of Wales 18 turn of the century and includes personal TRANSMISSION ST Hotel which closed in 1974 it later opened MATILDA HIGHWAY Cloncurry SES memorabilia and photographs of Flynn as the Wagon Wheel Restaurant. It remains Quamby 43km Cemetery Shed PAYNE ST himself. John Flynn Place is also the site of as the oldest liquor license premises in North OVERLANDER’S Burke & Wills Roadhouse ALICE ST the Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, WAY 177km 7 West Queensland. History and memorabilia Burke & Wills Cath. Fred McKay Art Gallery, Cloncurry Gardens, Church are on display in the Historic Inn. Memorial 40km RESERVE EVA ST & MARGARET ST Tennis Court, and the Allan Vickers Outdoor Theatre. School Skate Park and GRIFFITH ST GEORGE ST GEORGE CHINESE CEMETERY (H9) Mount Isa 119km DORIS ST 13 RD BURKE DEV. PCYC Gym BRISBANE ST 3 CLONCURRY COURT HOUSE The discovery of copper and gold in the ST HENRY HAM ST BARKLY HIGHWAYThe Cloncurry Weir

Heritage listed (K9 – see inset) area attracted many people to Cloncurry, ST 8

SUTHERLAND ST SUTHERLAND MARTEL CRES PERKINS ST including Chinese miners, market gardeners SHEAFFE ST Built in 1898, a police magistrate was ST STATION GREGORY ST REC. MILES ST HOSPITAL appointed in 1882, and a district court in and merchants. Today the Chinese Cemetery Ernest Henry ST RAILWAY RES. ABSOLON ST ST DUTTON is a tribute to their great contribution to the Bridge SEE INSET FOR DETAILS ST MUSGRAVE AMBULANCE 1889. The first sitting of the new court took ISLEY DAINTREE ST town. Turn right onto Isley Street then left 15 place in 1900. It was a circuit court centre PALMER ST McKinlay 9 onto the old road and park under the bridge. RESERVE and mining warden’s court until 1963. SEYMOUR ST SCARR ST KING ST GOVERNESS ST 107km 13 UHR ST Restored in 1977. STRAKER ST Coppermine Julia Creek 14 CHINAMAN CREEK DAM RIVERBANK Medical Comm. Kindy 137km 4 POST OFFICE (K9 – see inset) AND RECREATIONAL AREA (C11) PLACE Creek $ Centre Health

The post office was first built on this site in Just 3km from town, enjoy a relaxing ST RAMSAY ST FLINDERS HIGHWAY McILWRAITH ST MacGILLIVRAY ST Bowls Assembly Main Roads Curry Kids 10

WILLMER $ 1885. Cloncurry was designated a Country picnic by the water while gazing upon CHINAMAN 12 Club of God 11 Dept Early Learning & RSL Anglican Centre SHORT ST T Post Office in 1871, a Money Order Office Mount Leviathan – known to the locals as CREEK DAM HART ST Church Blue Care Uniting in 1883 and an official Electric Telegraph Black Mountain because of its black ore. ROBERTSON RD Church DOUGLAS ST 14 Cloncurry River Station the same year. The current building LEICHHARDT ST MELDRUM ST CLONCURRY LOOKOUT (C9) SPRING ST CR HARTIG 15 STEELE S was built in 1906. LUDWIG ST ST STATION 1 11 A favourite vantage point to look across SHEAFFE ST Annabranch

5 POST OFFICE HOTEL (K9 – see inset) Cloncurry River to the town. It’s the best POWERHOUSE RD KENNEDY RD McKINLAY ST WEST McKINLAY ST ERNEST ST

Previously know as the Union Hotel, the spot to experience the sun rise behind EAST CR SUTTON HARVEY BELL ST original building was destroyed by fire in Cloncurry. BURKE ST RD ROUNDOAK 1914. A rebuild saw it stand as one of the 16 12

CLONCURRY EQUESTRIAN CENTRE (I3) ST COOPER finest hotels in North West Queensland, WILLS The Cloncurry Equestrian Centre includes ST Henry until another fire prior to 1932 claimed Schumacher Park home of the Cloncurry further victory. Rebuilt again, it stands as PHILLIPS ST Creek and District Race Club, playground, rodeo HUTCHINSON PDE you see it today. Water arena, camp draft arena and yards. Treatment 13 RD Railway Station Plant 6 MITRE 10 (K9 – see inset) 17 Depot CLONCURRY AIRPORT (L2) ROXMERE This large timber frame corner store was An original QANTAS hangar is still in use built in Normanton and owned by AJ Smith & today. A sign proclaiming the company’s A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST Co, who operated a business there from the original name, “Queensland and Northern Australia with their dromedaries with the Gidgee Inn (P10) Cloncurry Community Health (N10) 1890s. In 1928 this building was dismantled Territory Aerial Service”, is still displayed Look for the Cloncurry CARAVAN PARK For more information: purpose of transporting minerals and other Wagon Wheel Motel (J10) Cloncurry Shire Chambers and moved to Cloncurry. above the hangar door. A number of Parrot Symbol marking Discovery Holiday Park (R10) resources, otherwise unobtainable, across Post Office Motel (K9 - see inset) (K9 – see inset) CENTRAL HOTEL (K9 – see inset) fascinating monuments commemorate the these and other Oasis Caravan Park (P9) CLONCURRY UNEARTHED VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE AND MUSEUM 7 Australia. Some headstones point to Mecca. Leichhardt Motel (M9 -see inset) Day Care Centre (O10) Originally located on the southern corner of wide and various air activities over the years. Wal’s Camp (I13) Mary Kathleen Memorial Park , McIlwraith Street Cloncurry Qld 4824 19 CLONCURRY’S FIRST CEMETERY (K6) attractions in the Oasis Motel (L10) Florence Clarke Park (L9 – see inset) this block but destroyed by fire, this hotel 18 CLONCURRY CEMETERY (J6) Graves from early days stand testament Cloncurry town and HOTEL OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST Fire Station (K9 – see inset) P: 07 4742 1361 was rebuilt in its current location in 1910. The resting place of many Cloncurry Pioneers, H Hospital (S9) to the harshness of early settlement. region. Central Hotel (K9 -see inset) Ambulance (S9) where early graves dating back to the 1880s Medical Centre (L10) E: [email protected] 8 CLONCURRY COMMUNITY PRECINCT However, it is hard to establish how many Leichhardt Hotel (M9 - see inset) Anglican Church (N10) include Cloncurry’s first School Teacher Mary M MOTEL Newsagent (L10) (K9–see inset) are buried here and when burials ceased. Oasis Hotel (L10) Assembly of God (K10) W: www.cloncurry.qld.gov.au Allen who died in 1899 and Dame Mary Red Rock Motel (J10) Pharmacy (K10) The Cloncurry Community Precinct Post Office Hotel (K9 - see inset) Bank (K10), (L10) and encompasses the Council Administration Gilmore D.B.E. This cemetery also includes 20 CLONCURRY SALE YARDS (M4) Central Hotel (K9 -see inset) (K9 – at the Post Office - see inset) Railway Station (Q13) Office, Shire Hall, Council Chambers, Bob the Afghan Section, a reminder of the brave These are the largest sale yards in North Cloncurry Motel (K9 -see inset) Bowls Club (K10) Uniting Church (L11) PageMcDonald Library, Dr4 David - Harvey-SuttonInformation Cameleers who in the late 1800sPack arrived in West- 2019Queensland! CloncurryCoyote Inn (R10) Innovation Forum Catholic Church (K7) Bus Service

There is a bus service available to take forum attendees to the following: - Collection from Cloncurry Airport at 9.55am and drop to Cloncurry Community Precinct - Collection from Cloncurry Community Precinct at 5.00pm and drop to accommodation - Collection from acccommodation commencing at 6.20pm and drop to Cloncurry Racecourse - Collection from Cloncurry Racecourse commencing at 9.30pm and drop to accommodation

Please ensure to register for this service when you register online for the forum and dinner.

Registered attendees will receive a detailed bus timetable prior to the event.

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Taking to the Skies

Cloncurry Airport is located approximately 10mins from town centre on Sir Hudson Fysh Drive. Cloncurry Airport has regular QantasLink flights to and from Townsville. See table below for a week’s typical departure and arrival times from Townsville to Cloncurry. (All times correct as at 24 October 2019)

QantasLink Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Morning Leaves: 06:25 Leaves: 06:25 Leaves: 06:25 No flights in the No flights in the Townsville Townsville Townsville morning morning Stopover: 08:05 Stopover: 08:05 Arrives: 07:55 Mount Isa Mount Isa Cloncurry Leaves: 08:30 Leaves: 08:30 Mount Isa Mount Isa Arrives: 09:00 Arrives: 09:00 Cloncurry Cloncurry Afternoon No flights in the No flights in the No flights in the Leaves: 15:45 Leaves: 15:45 afternoon afternoon afternoon Townsville Townsville Arrives: 17:15 Arrives: 17:15 Cloncurry Cloncurry See table below for a week’s typical departure and arrival times from Cloncurry to Townsville.

QantasLink Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Morning Leaves: 09:25 Leaves: 09:25 Leaves: 08:20 No flights in the No flights in the Cloncurry Cloncurry Cloncurry morning morning Arrives: 10:55 Arrives: 10:55 Stopover: 08:55 Townsville Townsville Mount Isa Leaves: 09:20 Mount Isa Arrives: 10.55 Townsville

Page 6 - Information Pack - 2019 Cloncurry Innovation Forum Afternoon No flights in the No flights in the No flights in the Leaves: 17:40 Leaves: 17:40 afternoon afternoon afternoon Cloncurry Cloncurry Stopover: 18:15 Stopover: 18:15 Mount Isa Mount Isa Leaves: 18:40 Leaves: 18:40 Mount Isa Mount Isa Arrives: 20:20 Arrives: 20:20 Townsville Townsville Virgin Australia also operates two direct flights weekly between Cloncurry and Brisbane from Cloncurry Airport. *Please note Cloncurry Airport has no flights operating on weekends.

Virgin Australia Monday’s Tuesday’s Friday’s Into Cloncurry Departs BNE: Departs BNE: Departs BNE: 6:00AM 6:00AM 09:45AM

Arrives CNJ: Arrives CNJ: Arrives CNJ: 9:55AM 9:55AM 12:25PM From Cloncurry Departs CNJ: Departs CNJ: Departs CNJ: 10:30AM 10:30AM 12:55PM

Arrives BNE: Arrives BNE: Arrives BNE: 12:40PM 12:40PM 4:15PM The nearby located in Mount Isa approximately 120kms from Cloncurry, caters for a broad range of regional airlines, and has rental vehicles available. There is a bus link from Mount Isa to Cloncurry and a Cloncurry Airport Shuttle Bus which can be arranged through the Cloncurry Travel Agency by phoning (07) 4742 1107. This shuttle bus service operates Monday and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday afternoons. Driving to Cloncurry Cloncurry is located at the junction of the (Matilda Highway) and Flinders/ (Overlander’s Way) – Queensland’s major transport routes. Distance to Cloncurry from major cities and towns: • Mount Isa 120kms • Julia Creek 140kms • Hughenden 400kms • Townsville 780kms • Cairns 1100kms • Normanton 380kms • Brisbane 1700kms • Longreach 530kms

Taking a Bus Bus Queensland has bus services in and out of Cloncurry twice daily, seven days a week at Cloncurry Travel Agency and Puma Roadhouse. These can be booked through www.busqld.com.au or by phoning the Cloncurry Travel Agency on (07) 4742 1107.

Scenic Rail Trip Queensland Rail offers twice weekly rail service, operating betweenTownsville and Mount Isa. The Cloncurry Railway Station is located on Hutchinson Parade. These services can be booked through www.queeslandrail.com.au

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Name Facilities Distance to Venues Rates Central Hotel/Motel • 9 spacious motel rooms with Cloncurry Community From $50 Cnr Sheaffe & Scarr Street queen and/or single beds Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 1418 • Veranda 40m walk/drive Email: [email protected] • Ensuite • Air-conditioning • Foxtel and digital TV • Coffee and tea facilities • Direct dial phone • Ironing facilities • Wheelchair accessible rooms available • Undercover parking • Meals available Cloncurry Oasis Caravan Park • 6 Fully self-contained deluxe Cloncurry Community From $110 McIlwraith Street/Flinders Highway villas (sleeps up to 5 people) Precinct/ Shire Hall: (opposite Gidgee Inn) • 6 fully self-contained deluxe 1.2km/ 4 minute drive Phone: (07) 4742 1313 cabins (sleeps 2 people) Email: [email protected] • 5 basic cabins with small kitchenette and ensuite • 2 budget ensuite cabins • 3 budget shard facilities cabins • Swimming pool • Guest laundry • Roaming Wi-Fi

Cloncurry Motel • Ensuite Cloncurry Community From $95 41 Sheaffe Street • Double bed Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 1268 • Wi-Fi 50m walk/drive • Austar • Tea and coffee • Off street parking

Page 8 - Information Pack - 2019 Cloncurry Innovation Forum Coyote Inn • Queen and/or single bed Cloncurry Community From $98 25 McIlwraith Street rooms Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 0786 • Fully self-contained 1.9km/ 5 minute drive Email: [email protected] • Bathroom and toilet facilities • Foxtel and digital TV • Air-conditioning • Guest laundry • Meals available from Roadrunner Roadhouse next door

Discovery Holiday Park • A range of deluxe and Cloncurry Community From $90 End of McIlwraith Street standard fully self-contained Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 2300 cabins with open plan with 2km/ 6 minute drive Email: Cloncurry@discoveryparks. double bed and a set of com.au double bunk • Linen fully provided • Air-conditioning • Kitchenette with microwave, bar size fridge, kettle and toaster • Bathroom with toilet • Lounge chair and LCD TV • Verandah on cabins • Swimming pool • Guest laundry • A range of standard rooms sleep up to 2 people with: King size and/or single bed, Bar fridge, Ensuite, Air-condi- tioning, TV/DVD player Gidgee Inn • 40 spacious rooms including Cloncurry Community From $165 McIlwraith Street/Flinders Highway Executive, Queen and Twin Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 1599 • Ceiling fan and air- 1.2km/ 5 minute drive Email: [email protected] conditioning • TV with Foxtel and digital stations • Coffee and tea making facilities • Direct dial phone • Ironing facilities • Easy wheelchair access to all areas • Undercover parking outside all rooms • Guest laundry • Inground salt water pool with BBQ/Function area • Fully licensed bar and grill

Page 9 - Information Pack - 2019 Cloncurry Innovation Forum Leichhardt Hotel/Motel • 16 spacious rooms with Cloncurry Community From $120 11 Scarr Street queen and/or single bed Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 1389 options 500m walk/ 2 minute Email: [email protected] • 1 family room that can sleep drive up to 6 people • Ensuite in all • Air-conditioning • TV with Foxtel and digital stations • Direct dial phone • WIFI • Desk • Fridge • Coffee and tea facilities • Meals available in pub lounge • Undercover parking • Wheelchair accessible rooms Oasis Hotel/Motel • 12 Motel Rooms Cloncurry Community Ramsay Street • Air-conditioning Precinct/ Shire Hall: Phone: (07) 4742 1366 • Room Service 500m walk/ 2 minute • Fridge drive • Tea/Coffee facilities • TV • Bar • Lounge and Meals • Eftpos & ATM

Post Office Hotel/Motel • 8 motel rooms with ensuite, Cloncurry Community From $105 Cnr Sheaffe & Scarr Street (opposite digital TV, fridge and sink Precinct/ Shire Hall: Central Hotel) • 23 hotel rooms with shared 50m walk Phone: (07) 4742 1411 facilities, digital TV, fridge and Email: [email protected] sink • Meals available in pub lounge

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Name Location Details Central Hotel Cnr Sheaffe & Scarr Street Providing meals from 12.00pm (opposite corner from Post Office – 2.00pm for lunch and 6.00pm Hotel) – 8.30pm for dinner (Monday to Saturday) Cloncurry Bakery 42 Scarr Street Open 6.00am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday and 6.00am – 1.00pm Saturday’s Discovery Holiday Park End of McIlwraith Street All you can eat buffet dinner, 7 days week from 6.00pm – 8.00pm Gidgee Inn Bar & Grill McIlwraith Street/Flinders Opened for breakfast and dinner Highway (Monday to Saturday) Hav U Bean Cafe Shop 4, 37 Ramsay Street Open 7.30am to 2.00pm Tuesday to Friday, 9.00am to 2.00pm Saturday & Sunday Leichhardt Hotel 11 Scarr Street Providing meals from 12.00pm - 1.30pm for lunch (Monday to Saturday) and 6.30pm – 8.30pm for dinner (7 days) Wagon Wheel Motel 54 Ramsay Street Fully licensed restaurant and Grinners Pizza and Pasta Providing meals from 6.00pm – 8.30pm and pizza from 5.00pm – 9.00pm (7 days)

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