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The village's heart is its only pub,
Millaa Millaa Hotel
(
07-4097 2212; 15 Main St; s/d $80/90,
10am-9pm)
, which serves mountain-sized meals and has six spick-and-span
mains $15-27;
motel units.
At the
Falls Teahouse
( 07-4097 2237;
www.fallsteahouse.com.au
;
Palmerston Hwy; bunks from $35, d incl
breakfast $120; teahouse 10am-5pm daily)
, you might like to warm your bones by the fireplace,
or soak up rolling farmland views on the back verandah as you hoe into dishes like pan-
fried barra and local beef pies (meals $7 to $23). It's at the intersection of the Millaa Mil-
laa Falls turn-off.
About 6km southeast of the village, the biodynamic
Mungalli Creek Dairy
(
07-4097 2232;
10am-4pm, closed Feb)
serves up tasting plat-
www.mungallicreekdairy.com.au
;
254 Brooks Rd; meals $18;
ters of creamy yoghurt and cheese.
Malanda & Around
POP 2053
Round these parts, 'Malanda' has been a byword for 'milk' ever since 560 cattle made the
16-month overland journey from New South Wales in 1908. There's still a working dairy
here, and the town is surrounded by rainforest. Locals cool off in the shady, croc-free
Malanda Falls
.
Guided rainforest walks
(per person $16; 9.30am, 11.30am Sat & Sun; bookings essential)
, led by mem-
bers of the Ngadjonji community, can be organised through Malanda's
visitor centre
(
07-4096 6957;
www.malandafalls.com
;
Malanda-Atherton Rd, across from Malanda Falls; 9.30am-4.30pm daily)
.
Or head on up to the
Malanda Dairy Centre
( 07-4095 1234;
www.malandadairycentre.com
;
8 James St;
tours adult/child $10.50/6.50; tours at noon Thu-Tue, call to confirm)
for 40-minute factory tours,
which include a cheese platter or a milkshake. If you're not yet languishing in a lacto-
haze, its licenced
cafe
(mains from $15; )
has great grub.
About 10km from Malanda, tiny Tarzali has accommodation options including the
wonderful
Canopy
(
07-4096 5364;
www.canopytreehouses.com.au
; Hogan Rd, Tarzali, via Malanda; d
$229-379; )
, with timber polehouses tucked into a patch of old-growth rainforest and
loads of inquisitive wildlife to watch. Two-night minimum stay.
Yungaburra
POP 1150
