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Hughenden Region Free Visitor Guide Free Visitor Hughenden Guide Region Experience more than 100 million years of history and culture Free Visitors Guide < A ease share Pl your experience! #flindersdiscoverycentre #shearingthestragglers #visithughenden #porcupinegorge #mtwalkerhughenden #thisisqueensland fb.com/flindersdiscoverycentre @flindersdiscoverycentre B > HUGHENDEN REGION e share Contents leas Travel ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 P Events .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 your experience! Welcome ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Communities of the Flinders Shire ........................................................................................................... 8 Attractions in Hughenden .......................................................................................................................10 Attractions around the region .................................................................................................................14 Prehistoric Past ............................................................................................................................................18 Parks & Gardens - Hughenden & District .............................................................................................20 Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................................... 27 Itinerary - Explore Hughenden Region ................................................................................................29 Flinders Discovery Centre Flinders Shire Council 37 Gray Street, Hughenden QLD 4821 34 Gray Street, Hughenden QLD 4821 (07) 4741 2970 (07) 4741 1029 (07) 4741 2900 (07) 4741 1741 [email protected] #flindersdiscoverycentre [email protected] www.visithughenden.com.au www.flinders.qld.gov.au #shearingthestragglers #visithughenden Open 7 days 9.00am – 5.00pm November & March #porcupinegorge Saturdays & Sundays 9.00am – 2.00pm December – February #mtwalkerhughenden Saturdays & Sundays 9.00am – 1.00pm Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and #thisisqueensland New Years Day and some public holidays. Selected images courtesy of imaginemedia Free Visitors Guide < 1 Travel GETTING TO HUGHENDEN BY ROAD Hughenden has five major roads connecting south to Winton and Muttaburra, east to Townsville, west to Mount Isa and north to Cairns. Most of these roads are fully sealed highways; however if travelling on unsealed roads, please check at the Flinders Discovery Centre for road conditions. TRANSPORT SERVICES REX AIRLINES Bus Queensland Flights Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Operates between – Townsville – between Townsville – Hughenden – Mt Isa Hughenden – Mt Isa PH - 13 17 13 Ph: 1300 287 537 www.rex.com.au www.busqld.com.au TRAVEL TRAIN Greyhound Bus Service Operates between Townsville – Operates between – Townsville – Hughenden – Mt Isa Hughenden – Mt Isa PH - 1300 131 722 PH - 1300 473 946 www.traveltrain.com.au www.greyhound.com.au Reservations can be made at the Flinders Discovery Centre for Rex Airlines & Travel train. OUTBACK TRAVEL TIPS • When travelling in Queensland’s outback • Don’t forget to bring a hat, sunscreen and make sure you have plenty of fuel, water insect repellent. and food. • Advise friends and family of your • ALWAYS check road and weather destination. conditions before leaving. • Obtain good road maps and plan your route. • Always observe local road condition signs. • Don’t forget to take regular breaks to • Watch out for livestock and wildlife on the prevent fatigue. roads, particularly around dawn and dusk. Drive safely and enjoy your stay in the • If a road is accessible only by Hughenden region. 4WD – use only a 4WD. 2 > HUGHENDEN REGION FLINDERS DISCOVERY CENTRE, HUGHENDEN FLINDERS DISCOVERY CENTRE, HUGHENDEN First Steps Firstscov Seryt and Wonder to Discovery and Wonder to Di Meet PMeorecupinet Gorge light and sound show ShPoercupinearing the Go Strgrea gglelightr and’s sound show EShxquisiearingte thefossil St &ra gglegemr displ’s ay KidsExquisi Cornerte fossil & gem display EKidsxcelle Cornernt souvenir shop FEoxcellessickingnt sou Tipvsenir shop LFossickingcal and r eTigionalps tourist information Local and regional tourist information Open 7 days 9.00am - 5.00pm Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day @flindersdiscoverycentre ClOpenosed 7 somedays 9.00am public holid - 5.00pmays Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day Dec Jan and Feb – Sat and Sun 9.00am – 1.00pm @flindeFind us onrsdisc Tripoavdvisor!erycen tre Closed some public holidays Nov March – Sat and Sun 9.00am – 2.00pm Dec Jan and Feb – Sat and Sun 9.00am – 1.00pm Find us on Tripadvisor! 37 Gray Street, Hughenden Qld 4821 Nov March – Sat and Sun 9.00am – 2.00pm P: (07) 4741 2970 F: 4741 1029 E:37 inGfro@flindeay Street,rs Hughenden.qld.gov.au Qld 4821 wwP: (0w7).visithughenden 4741 2970 F: 4.7com.41 10a2u9 Free Visitors Guide < 3 E: info@flinders.qld.gov.au www.visithughenden.com.au Events JANUARY MAY • Australia Day Celebrations • Oakley Amateur Picnic Races – Kooroorinya Nature Reserve MARCH • Hughenden Races • Hats, Heels And High Tea • Hughenden Show • St Patrick’s Dinner • Hughenden Town & Country Ball JUNE • Outback Performance Horse Challenge APRIL • Porcupine Gorge Challenge • Anzac Parade and Dawn Service www.porcupinegorge challenge.com.au • Hughenden Campdraft • Mt Walker fun run • North Western Golf Championships JUNE - Porcupine Gorge Challenge APRIL - Hughenden Campdraft 4 > HUGHENDEN REGION JULY SEPTEMBER • Stamford Races • Hughenden Bowls Club Invitation Triples • Hughenden Country Music Festival OCTOBER • Community Care Christmas in July • St Francis School fete Luncheon • Torrens Creek Open Golf Championships • Hughenden Gymnastics (annual) • Western Games (biennial odd years) NOVEMBER • Remembrance Day AUGUST • Freestyle on Flinders DECEMBER • Motor Home Rally (registration • Carols by Candlelight required 4741 2970) • Rugby 7’s • Prairie Races AUGUST - Rugby 7s AUGUST - Freestyle on Flinders Free Visitors Guide < 5 Welcome Welcome to the Hughenden region, with over 41,000 km² of diverse landscapes and history dating back over 100 million years. Explorers William Landsborough and Frederick Walker were the first to lay their eyes on the vast open grassland downs to the south and the harsh basalt country north of Hughenden. These explorers were on a rescue mission for the ill fated Burke and Wills. Reports from Landsborough’s journal sparked much interest in the rolling grasslands that seemed to go on forever. A blazed historical coolabah tree stands proud only runs in the wetter months of the year. Water as a testimony to the discovery of this region by was sourced through wells in the river base until these two famous explorers. the discovery of the Great Artesian Basin, where First settlement was on Hughenden Station underground bores were installed. by Ernest Henry in 1863, so named from the History for this area goes back hundreds of Tudor Manor house of his grandfather years, with prehistoric history of over 100 million in Buckinghamshire, England. Hughenden years telling a very different story. Hughenden is Station was later sold to Ernest Henry’s cousin situated on the edge of a vast pre-historic inland Robert Gray in 1865 for £4,999. Gray stocked sea, once home to many terrestrial dinosaurs Hughenden Station with 3,000 sheep. as well as marine reptiles, making this area well Mrs Gray, who came to live on the property, was the first white woman in the Flinders. The establishment of the township of Hughenden did not take place until 1876. In that year, Robert Gray allowed a friend by the name of William Mark to build a hotel to cater for the travellers passing through to the Cloncurry mining area. By the following year, a store, a blacksmith and a butcher shop joined the hotel. After 1887, Hughenden began to grow again, as it became an important railhead for the Great Northern Railway. Settlement on the banks of the Flinders River, Queensland’s longest river, would have been a feat in itself. The river which flows into Historic Coolabah Tree the Gulf of Carpentaria, is often a dry river and 6 > HUGHENDEN REGION 1 Y H A W M H M N O L N IT D T HAN L S 2 E T RD A V DEV. 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