Longreach Attractions

At the end of the Capricornia Highway, which runs along the Tropic of Capricorn, and on the railroad line from Rockhampton to Winton is the little town of Longreach (pop. 3800), the center of a huge sheep and cattle region in west central Queensland, on the fringes of the outback. The site on the Thomson River was from an early stage a favorite campsite and stopover for cattle drovers and adventurers on their way to the wild Australian west. In Australia's bicentennial year these daring heroes of the outback were commemorated by the establishment of the Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre (exhibitions, theater, library).

Opposite is the old airfield of the Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services.