The Balonne Shire is located in Queensland, about 500km inland from the Queensland capital, Brisbane, and is nestled just above the New South Wales border. Our Shire serves as a bridge between the expanse of the great outback to its west, and the Great Dividing Range and capital city to its east.

If you do one thing in town, make it the Bollon Heritage Centre. Nestled in the heart of the main street, it's easy to spend the afternoon retracing Bollon's history. Even the keenest history buff will be pleasantly surprised by the range of artefacts and stories that narrate the town's rural history and Aboriginal culture. Be sure to check out the momentos of visiting politicians displayed on the walls.

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the heart of the Mulga Lands Bioregion, and constitutes an important refuge for the wildlife of the area. It is a renowned hotspot for inland Australia’s threatened birdlife, making it one of the country’s most rewarding birdwatching destinations. All proceeds from Bowra campground and visitor program will go back into the running of the campground and conservation of wildlife. There are a variety of camping options available, please take care to select the option best suited to your circumstances before booking. Please read our conditions of entry for Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary Bowra will be open to visitors for the 2023 season from 1 May to 14 October. Bookings are now open – we look forward to welcoming you back.

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Tours of Cubbie Station, Farm Tours and Historical Pub Tour

Created on the grounds of the Dirranbandi Convent it is a lovely safe place to come relax stay .... and leave your worries behind.

"Dirranbandi Caravan Park is a wonderful park to stay at, the owner Scott and Nikki,are very friendly couple, great ambience, clean amenities, great biggg fire place, which they have soup Monday nights and spuds in the fire Wednesday nights. Ray and Joh"

South west of St George, Dirranbandi is a small country town that comes alive through the cotton harvest months. If you have heard of the famous Cubbie Station, then you will be interested to know that the largest irrigated cotton farm in the southern hemisphere is only a stone's throw away from this small town. As you drive into Dirranbandi, you'll pass by the town's levee bank which is famous for having saved the town from flooding on more than one occasion.

See Garry Berghofer at the Opal Centre

The Hebel Store offers accommodation, meals and supplies. It is the Home of Three Rivers Meat.

The Hebel Hotel & General Store is a classic single-storey timber structure, with a tin roof and wrap-around veranda, fronted by convenient racking rails to tie up your horse. Hebel is a tiny town in south-west Queensland, on the Castlereagh Highway, just a few kilometres on the Sunshine State side of the border with NSW. It counts around 60 residents across the district.

The pub offers fuel, cabins and free camping

Clean budget accommodation is available at the Hotel and also in the nearby Railway Quarters. Long term and group bookings are available.
The Dining Room is open for family friendly meals 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Breakfast is available for Hotel guests or by arrangement. We also cater for group/corporate events.  Barista Coffee and a range of teas also available!  A General Store and Post Office are also located at the Hotel along with Visitor Information, Photo Gallery, Hairy Nosed Wombat Display and History Trail Booklets.

Nindigully attracts thousands of locals and travelers every year for a cold beer and a freshly prepared, locally sourced meal.
Sit inside at the historic bar and take in the walls of memorabilia,
or soak up some sun in the beer garden. Well behaved dogs welcome!
Need a place to crash? We have guestrooms and free camping available.

Check out the craft of Tome & Helen.

Riversands Vineyards has been a Blacket family venture since 1996. In that time David and Alison have developed the vineyard and raised three boys. Riversands is nestled on the banks of the Balonne River in St George, south-west Queensland. We are Queensland's most western winery. You will find us 5 minutes from the town centre open 7 days a week.

The river vegetation and bird life all combined to make this a real highlight to our visit to St George. The perfectly calm conditions that day provided stunning mirror images of trees and sky giving the extraordinary sensation of floating in space rather than on a river.

The St George Swimming Pool including the Thermal pool has now commenced new summer opening hours.

Wonderful Coffee shop plus Unique Egg plus Balonne Sports Store plus Bowtech Therapy.

Experience an outback station stay on a 2,500-acre property running Merino sheep, beef cattle and Kalahari red goats.

The Lake Quilpie is just a short drive (4km) from downtown Quilpie with easy access for conventional vehicles, motorhomes, caravans and touring coaches. Taking pride-of-place on the property is Lake Houdraman, a beautiful expanse of water set amongst shady gum trees. Swim, fish or ride your pushbike around the lake. Plus, it's a birdwatcher's delight.

In an unassuming small low set brick building in the main street of town, you will find the humble emu egg carved into a stunning, illuminated piece of art at the Unique Egg. Local character and artisan Steve Margaritis - or 'Stavros' as we know him - has carved an amazing variety of patterns and scenes on each egg and illuminated them. This is the world's only display of hand carved, illuminated emu eggs, which have been gifted as far as the White House!

Our kitchen is open for meals from 6pm Monday to Saturday, offering classic meals with a 'twist' at affordable prices. 
We serve popular Beer, Wine & Spirits from the Bar, and Takeaway is also available from the Bottleshop.

See Barb Shorten for Yowah Information.