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Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
Abode37 Emerald offers modern, self-contained accommodation in a quiet location, providing a comfortable base for exploring Emerald and the surrounding Central Highlands …
Accommodation
📍 Carnarvon Gorge, 4702
Set amongst Carnarvon National Park on 100 acres is BIG4 Carnarvon Gorge Holiday Park. It's the perfect destination to disconnect from the hustle of life and reconnect wi…
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📍 Gindie, 4702
Whether you are staying for just the weekend or a month come and see the friendly hosts at BIG4 Lake Maraboon Holiday Village for the home away from home experience. Rela…
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📍 Carnarvon Gorge, 4702
A day’s drive from Brisbane lies the majestic, Carnarvon Gorge stretching out over 330,000 hectares of rugged high mountain ranges descending down into lush serene rai…
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📍 Capella, 4723
The Dooley family has warmly welcomed locals and travellers to their hotels for more than 75 years. Whether you're on the trip of a lifetime, a family holiday, a weekend …
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📍 Springsure, 4722
The Dooley family has warmly welcomed locals and travellers to their hotels for more than 75 years. Whether you’re on the trip of a lifetime, a family holiday, a weeken…
Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
Welcome to the Emerald Inn, your ‘home away from home’ in Emerald. The quiet motel, located just minutes from the central business district, offers airy and modern, f…
Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
Owned by a local family, not a national company, that is what makes Emerald Tourist Park the friendly alternative. Where you stay as a guest, but leave as a friend.
In t…
Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
Welcome to the Emerald Star Hotel, one of Queensland’s most reputable family-friendly accommodation providers since 1908. Locally, they are known as the home of enterta…
Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
The hotel boasts 60 modern and well-appointed rooms, each with a 50-inch LED TV and free internet access.
For business travellers, there is a conference room with flexib…
Accommodation
📍 Rubyvale, 4702
Your comfort is guaranteed staying in one of Rubyvale Gem Gallery's spacious self-contained holiday apartments. Private patios and verandas surrounded by attractive gard…
Accommodation
📍 Rubyvale, 4702
Rubyvale Motel and Holiday Units offer luxurious accommodations with glowing reviews on TripAdvisor. This adults-only retreat is an oasis for those seeking an ideal base …
Accommodation
📍 Sapphire, 4702
Your hosts, Darrell and Victoria, welcome you to their beautiful hidden gem in the Gemfields.
The highest-ranking caravan park in Gemfields and the surrounding area - ac…
Accommodation
📍 Emerald, 4720
The Mayfair Motel is Emerald’s best accommodation, offering plenty for the short and long term traveller alike. With a recent change in ownership and management, you’…
Accommodation
📍 Rubyvale, 4702
The New Royal Hotel is located in the unique town of Rubyvale Central highlands Queensland. The region is known for its Sapphires and is an experience like no other.
Th…
Attraction
📍 Blackwater, 4717
The Bedford Weir is a man-made impoundment on the Mackenzie River, situated 25 kilometres north of Blackwater. The area is suitable for overnight stays and water, toilets…
Attraction
📍 Dingo, 4702
Discover deep gorges, spectacular lookouts and scenic waterfalls in Blackdown Tableland National Park, the traditional home of the Ghungalu people. Best accessed by 4WD, …
Attraction
📍 Smoky Creek, 4702
Lake Pleasant offers a free camping option in Goovigen, in the Banana Shire.
This is a bush setting and all rubbish must be taken with you.
Two (2) free pet friendly ca…
Attraction
📍 Capella, 4723
Don’t miss the wall and pole murals in Peak Downs Street. The pole near the pub commemorates the fact that the placing of emu plumes in the Australian Light Horse Briga…
Attraction
📍 Dingo, 4702
The origin of the town's name is shrouded in mystery! Some say a railway surveyor saw a dingo on the creek bank and gave the town its name, others say that Moses Wafer, a…
📍 Emerald, 4720
A step by step snapshot of Emerald's colourful history is situated in Morton Park, Emerald.
Walk the mosaic pathway which depicts 100 years of Emerald’s history with …
Attraction
📍 Emerald, 4720
Emerald’s first Railway Station was built in 1899 but, unfortunately, burned down within a year. In 1900 a new Railway Station was built of timber, with an iron roof, w…
Attraction
📍 Emerald, 4720
Relax as you meander through an oasis like no other within Queensland's Central Highlands. The Emerald Botanic Gardens is a tropical paradise providing the perfect locati…
Attraction
📍 Blackwater, 4717
The Japanese Gardens in Blackwater are reputed to be the best of their kind in Queensland. The gardens mark the relationship between Blackwater and its sister city, Fuji…
Attraction
📍 Gindie, 4702
If you love fishing, you're going to love this holiday destination. Lake Maraboon is stocked with eight different kinds of fish including barramundi, golden perch, silver…
Attraction
📍 Duaringa, 4712
Mackenzie Park, on the eastern side of town, is home to a rare tree that is only found in the Duaringa township. The Duaringa Stringy Bark, known to the Aboriginal peopl…
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📍 Rubyvale, 4702
Miners Heritage is World's largest underground walk-in sapphire tourist mine. Visit the Central Queensland Sapphire Fields and take an informative 45 minute guided mine t…
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📍 Springsure, 4722
Spectacular jagged peaks provide a scenic backdrop to this Central Queensland national park. Formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago, Mount Boorambool and cliff…
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📍 Carnarvon National Park, 4455
Revel in the wild and diverse landscapes of Mount Moffatt. Sculpted sandstone outcrops, spectacular views from the highest plateau in Queensland and highly significant Ab…
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📍 Rolleston, 4702
Spend time amongst a rare woodland communities next to one of the largest natural lakes in the Central Queensland Sandstone Belt.
Conserving endangered bonewood scrub an…
Attraction
📍 Sapphire, 4702
Pats Gems Tourist Fossicking Park and Licensed Café offers a unique blend of adventure and relaxation in the heart of the Sapphire Gemfields.
As the original fossickin…
Attraction
📍 Capella, 4723
Travel one kilometre south of Capella to the Peak Range Lookout and take in the beauty of 'The Peaks', a chain of gigantic conical and dome-topped mountains. The Peak Ran…
Attraction
📍 Rubyvale, 4702
Australian Tourism Award-winning Rubyvale Gem Gallery is a small family business established in 1988 and is now situated in its new shop on Main Street in Rubyvale. For o…
📍 Rubyvale, 4702
If you've ever wanted to learn how to fossick for Sapphires then this is the place for you.
It's a great family morning out!
Come buy a bucket or bag of dirt and we wil…
Attraction
📍 Carnarvon National Park, 4455
Crystal clear springs add more than ten million litres of water a day to peaceful Louisa Creek and the Nogoa River as they meander beneath a backdrop of rocky sandstone c…
Attraction
📍 Emerald, 4720
The world's biggest Van Gogh sunflower painting is situated in Morton Park, Emerald.
The superstructure is 25 metres high with approximately 13.6 tonnes of steel involv…
Attraction
📍 Springsure, 4722
Virgin Rock, which is situated four kilometres from Springsure is on the eastern side of Mount Zamia and has a naturally formed likeness to the Virgin Mary and Child.
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Food & Drink
📍 Capella, 4723
Walking into the Dooleys Bar and Bistro is like taking a trip to County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Apart from the fun, friendly and family atmosphere, the hearty meals and col…
Food & Drink
📍 Springsure, 4722
Walking into the Dooleys Bar and Bistro is like taking a trip to County Kilkenny in Ireland.
Apart from the fun, friendly and family atmosphere, the hearty meals and co…
Tour
📍 Carnarvon Gorge, 4702
Azure Nature Tours is an owner-operated business located at the gateway to Carnarvon National Park, offering a blend of tourism services focused on nature exploration in …
About Central Highlands's visitor economy
Central Highlands lists 40 registered tourism operators, including 15 places to stay, drawn from the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse. See live hospitality vacancies across Queensland, or find locally-registered trades in the contractor directory.
Source: Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) via Tourism and Events Queensland. Operator details link to official sites; QLD2032 hosts no booking or imagery. Data cached 24h · CC BY 4.0 where applicable.