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Jimbour lies 238 km northwest of Brisbane, in an area known as the " Golden West" ,on the crest of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland.

This area is rural Australia at its best, with a touch of England in the oaks, elms, plane trees and poplars of Toowoomba’s parks, and the rose gardens of Warwick in the south.

Its 72 500 square kilometres of black volcanic soil comprise one of Australia’s richest and most productive agricultural and pastoral areas.

The neat strips of grainfields, lush pastures, patches of forest and national parks, and well-established homesteads, give the visitor a lasting impression of beauty and quiet prosperity. The region enjoys an equable climate which is cooler and more bracing than in the rest of the State.

From Toowoomba, take the Warrego Highway (National Route A2 - formerly 54) to Dalby. Once through Dalby (where the highway forms Drayton Street), shortly after a railway line on that Highway is crossed, a sign points out the Jandowae road (Route 82) on the right. Take that road.

25 kilometers from Dalby along that road is the village of Jimbour. At the crossroads turn right towards Cooranga North, Bell and the Council Quarry. About 500 metres further on, the road comes to a fork. Continue straight ahead (to the Council quarry) for a further 500 metres, at which point there is a grid. Turn right and follow the bitumen road. The House, Water Tower and entrance sign are visible to the right upon crossing the grid which is 500 metres from the junction.

Travelling time from Toowoomba is approximately 75 minutes.

(c) By road from Kingaroy

Head towards Dalby on Bunya Highway.

Just after going through Bell, turn off to right to Jimbour.

About 25 kilometres along that road, there is a junction with another road coming in from the right (to Cooranga North) at which the road veers slightly to the left. Keep going straight ahead. At next junction (about 500 metres before Jimbour village), turn hard left (towards the Council quarry). The House, Water Tower and entrance sign are visible to the right upon crossing the grid which is 500 metres from the junction.

Travelling time from Kingaroy is approximately 60 minutes.

(d) By road from the Sunshine Coast

Travel via Landsborough, Beerwah, Kilcoy, Yarraman and Cooyar.

From Cooyar continue on the New England Highway to a sign on the right pointing to Oakey, Dalby and Maclagan. Take that road and take a further turn to the right when a choice has to be made between Oakey (to the left) and Dalby (to the right). Proceed via Maclagan to Kaimkillenbun. Turn right and travel to Bell, after which follow the above directions from Kingaroy.

(e) By road from the Bunya Mountains

Take southerly exit road (to Dalby and Oakey). Proceed via Maclagan, Kaimkillenbun and Bell as if travelling from the Sunshine Coast.

(f) By road from the west.

If travelling on the Moonie Highway, turn left in Dalby at the intersection of that Highway (Nicholson Street) with the Warrego Highway and follow the above directions from Dalby.

If travelling on the Warrego Highway, follow the railway line from Warra to Macalister. Turn left at Macalister for Jimbour, and at Jimbour cross route 82 and follow final part of above directions from Dalby.

(g) Contact if in difficulty

In the event of difficulties, the Jimbour telephone numbers are 4663 6108 (House), 4663 6198 (Station) and 4663 6221 (Cellar Door).

Dalby has all essential services including a hospital, private and state schools, a university within 80km,and all major sporting facilities. There is a regional art gallery displaying local and visiting exhibitions.

Dalby is located in an area of rich volcanic soil and is surrounded by fields of wheat, cotton, sunflowers, sorghum, millet and barley.

Although the area is known as Queensland's wheat centre, other forms of farming abound, including stud cattle, sheep, pigs and angora goats. The region's thriving cotton industry spreads from Dalby, south to Goondiwindi and west across to St George.

The Bunya Mountains National Park occupies more than 11 500 hectares of the Great Dividing Range overlooking

the Darling Downs and the eastern plateau. It preserves the largest remaining stand of bunya pine forest. Aborigines used to gather here regularly to feast on bunya nuts, which are half the size of an egg and taste like a chestnut when roasted.

There is a road running the length of the park, and numerous walking tracks branch off from this allowing visitors to pass through stands of huge bunya pines and rainforest, and along creek gullies to waterfalls.

Carpet snakes are common on the walking tracks, and red-necked wallabies feed in the grasslands. Swamp wallabies and red-necked pademelons live in the rainforest, and the Bunya Mountains ringtail possum is unique to the area. A popular attraction in the park is its birdlife, particularly the king parrots which can be observed in the camping area; the red and green male king parrot is spectacular.

The park has camping grounds and excellent bushwalking. There are nine major walking tracks ranging from the 500-m Bunya Bunya track to the 10-km Big Falls Circuit Track. The trails pass through scenery which varies from rainforest to scrub and includes waterfalls and panoramic lookouts.