Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
9am-4pm Sat & Sun)
in the beautiful former Customs House in central Rocky. Both centres
also serve as branches for the NPRSR.
RINGERS & COWBOYS: FARM STAYS
Kick up some red dust on a fair-dinkum Aussie outback cattle station and find out the difference between a jack-
eroo, a ringer, a stockman and a cowboy. On a farm stay, you'll be immersed in the daily activities of a working
cattle station, riding horses and motorbikes, mustering cattle, fencing, and cooking damper and billy tea over a
campfire. Before you know it you'll find yourself looking for a ute and a blue dog to go with your RM Williams
boots and Akubra hat.
Myella Farm Stay
( 07-4998 1290;
www.myella.com
; Baralaba Rd; 2/4 days $260/480, day trips $120;
), 125km southwest of Rockhampton, gives you a taste of the outback on its 10.6-sq-km farm. The
package includes bush explorations by horseback, motorcycle and 4WD, all meals, accommodation in a renov-
ated homestead with polished timber floors and a wide verandah, farm clothes and free transfers from Rockhamp-
ton. You get to do bushie stuff like fix fences, dowse for water and help care for orphaned joeys at the station's
kangaroo rehab centre.
The
Kroombit Lochenbar Cattle Station
( 07-4992 2186;
www.kroombit.com.au
; dm $27, d with/without
bathroom $86/78, 2-day & 2-night package per person incl room, meals & activities $280; ) offers
several farm-stay packages to choose from and you can pitch a tent or stay in bush-timber or upmarket cabins.
While soaking up the Aussie experience you can learn to crack a whip, throw a boomerang or loop a lasso, and
earn your spurs on a mechanical bucking bull. Rates include meals and pick-up from nearby Biloela.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Qantas
( 13 13 13;
www.qantas.com.au
)
and
Virgin
( 13 67 89;
www.virginaustralia.com
)
connect Rock-
hampton with various cities. The airport is about 6km from the centre of town.
BUS
Greyhound Australia
( 1300 473 946;
www.greyhound.com.au
)
has regular services from Rocky to
Mackay ($60, four hours), Brisbane ($155, 11 hours) and Cairns ($195, 17 hours). All ser-
vices stop at the
Mobil roadhouse
(91 George St)
.
Premier Motor Service
( 13 34 10;
www.premierms.com.au
)
operates a Brisbane-Cairns service, stopping at Rockhampton.
Young's Bus Service
( 07-4922 3813;
www.youngsbusservice.com.au
;
171 Bolsover St)
travels to Yep-
poon and Mt Morgan ($6.40 one way) Monday to Friday. Buses depart from Bolsover St,
outside the police station.
TRAIN
Queensland Rail
( 1800 872 467;
www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au
)
runs the
Tilt Train
, which con-
nects Rockhampton with Brisbane (from $135, 8 hours, Sunday to Friday) and Cairns
