Queensland Archives

We were driving back from Toowoomba, after visiting our daughter in the Toowoomba Hospital, when Val insisted on taking me to see Lake Broadwater. He waxed lyrical about how beautiful this lake is and how it is a conservation refuge area for water birds and other wildlife such as kangaroos. Lake Broadwater is one of the few remaining areas where you can see the vegetation that was common to the Darling Downs before the area was settled. It is (so Val tells me) a lovely place for a picnic outing as the park is provided with tables, barbecues and toilets…

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A Bit About Kaimkillenbun in Queensland

Nowadays we take what is considered to be the back road when we go to Tara.  It’s more scenic than taking the highway through Ipswich and Toowoomba. Unfortunately, the roads are quite a lot rougher and in places there is only a dirt road and no tarseal. Still it means we get to drive through places such as Kaimkillenbun or ‘The Bun’ as it is known locally. Kaimkillenbun has the longest name for a town in Queensland. Accomodation and great meals are available at the local pub. The town is a regular finalist for the Tidy Town award and has also won…

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