Biloela – Qld

Biloela lies where the Dawson and Burnett Highways meet just under 100kms north of Monto. For those that have only just started following, we have said this trip will see us taking short trips and exploring.

A few days before we arrived at Biloela, the town experienced the worst thunder storm ⛈ for a long time including large hail stones. While driving we were listening to radio reports of the damage caused by the hail. Some of the interviews were with local land owners and business people, and it sounded like it must have been quite frightening😲. A couple of vans in the park had their awnings written off during the hailstorm.

On the first night of our stay, we also experienced an extreme thunder and lightning storm. Lots of heavy rain ⛈💦and only small hail, thank goodness, only to wake the next day to beautiful blue skies☀️.

The towns economy is driven by pastoral and agricultural enterprises and by the local coalmines which power the Callide Power Station. The district is primarily driven by cotton production, 🐄dairying, 🌾wheat, sorghum, lucerne and other grains and cereals. We had intended staying at the Queensland Heritage Park but this was closed due to the storm a few days before and flooding to the grounds. So, we opted to stay at the Discovery Park.

👉Each site is quite large and has its own modern ensuite. That was a bonus👍. It had a 📍nice pool, 📍camp kitchen and 📍BBQs near the pool. The park is very large, however most of the sites are occupied by local mine workers. 📍TV reception is available but you need to use a cable to connect to the parks system. 📍It’s just a short walk to the main shopping centre where you will find a Woollies and also a Chemist Warehouse. We really didn’t check out the other stores.

👉We took a drive out to the Callide Power Station and had lunch at the Callide Dam Recreation area which is very well set up. The photos will explain more. There is also a caravan park at Lake Callide which looked very nice.

👉In town we stopped and thoroughly enjoyed a walk around the wonderful history painted on a large water tank. The Spirit of the Land Mural is over 100 metres in length showing a series of interlocking images that create a very informative timeline. The mural tells the stories of local women and their cultural histories, from the Jurassic period to recent times. I loved the heading ‘Knowing another’s culture is the fastest road to friendship’. You will understand what I mean when you check out the pics.

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