Rockhampton is quickly becoming a hot destination for Australian nomads looking to escape the winter months.
Town: Rockhampton Highways: Australia's Country Way
Rockhampton offers an experience for every kind of traveller and every kind of accessibility level.
Town: Rockhampton Highways: Australia's Country Way
Discover not only medal winning gourmet preserves at Jam Works Gourmet Foods but also enjoy the warm hospitality, food and coffee
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Looking for a unique dining experience? Visit the Wallangarra Railway Cafe, housed in a 19th-century railway building
Town: Wallangarra Highways: Australia's Country Way
Indulge in the rich, decadent flavors of Folly Truffles - handcrafted with care and love
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Just out of Ballandean on the western side of town is the beating heart of the Granite Belt the Ballandean Estate Wines
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Just out of Stanthorpe on the western side of town is the Granite Belt Brewery and Restaurant
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Brinx Cafe & Deli on Stanthorpe's main street offers a fantastic selection of local Granite Belt produce to savour
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Suttons Juice Factory, Cider, and Shed Café, off Australia’s Country Way, offers homegrown apple products and a legendary apple pie.
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
A great place to start a Granite Belt holiday are the fruit shops in the Thulimbah and Cottonvale area
Town: Stanthorpe Highways: Australia's Country Way
Discover Westside Hot Bread: country-style loaves, cakes, and pies made with Darling Downs flour and grain
Town: Warwick Highways: Australia's Country Way
Bluebird Kitchen and Bar specialise in slow cooking and smoking Warwick beef and pork.
Town: Warwick Highways: Australia's Country Way
The Warwick Hotel on Palmerin Street, housed in a beautiful 1908 building, features local beef on its menu
Town: Warwick Highways: Australia's Country Way
Toowoomba’s Farmers Markets at Cobb and Co on a Saturday morning offers an amazing selection of fresh produce
Town: Toowoomba Highways: Australia's Country Way
See how to cook a fresh Condabilla Murray Cod from Stoney the Fishmonger, Toowoomba
Town: Toowoomba Highways: Australia's Country Way
Buy some of Australia’s best freshwater fish, Murray Cod at Stoney the Fishmonger in Herries Street
Town: Toowoomba Highways: Australia's Country Way
The Pechey Distilling Company, just south of Crows Nest off Australia’s Country Way, produces gin, vodka, and cane spirit with local botanicals
Town: Crows Nest Highways: Australia's Country Way
The Curly Carrot, located on the southern side of Crows Nest in a Tourist Park, is a relaxed café known for its meals made from local produce
Town: Crows Nest Highways: Australia's Country Way
Capricorn
Highway
580km from:
Rockhampton to Barcaldine
The Capricorn Way really displays the differences in Queensland landscapes. Starting in Rockhampton not far from the coast this 580 km highway takes you through ancient landscapes, winding its way through ranges and gem fields into Barcaldine, the gateway to Queensland’s Outback.
Capricorn Highway View Itinerary
Leichhardt
Highway
2022km from:
Melbourne to Yeppoon
Leichhardt Highway Set off on a modern day adventure as you ‘blaze a trail’ along the fully sealed Leichhardt Highway. Together with the adjoining Newell Highway, the Leichhardt links Australia’s 2nd largest city, Melbourne, through Queensland’s border town, Goondiwindi and the Capricorn Coast, Yeppoon. Follow in the tracks of Ludwig Leichhardt.
Leichhardt Highway View Itinerary
Rural
Getaway
548km from:
Warialda to Mundubbera
Stretching from the Fossickers Way at Warialda in New South Wales and joining with the Country Way at Mundubbera in Queensland, the Rural Getaway provides the most direct route from Tamworth to Rockhampton. Leaving the busy highways gives travellers the opportunity to experience rural communities at a more leisurely country pace.
Rural Getaway View Itinerary
Adventure Way
1397km from:
Brisbane to Innaminka
Retrace the tracks of Cobb & Co, as you traverse the unique and fascinating Adventure Way. Bitumen roads now replace the rutted tracks once taken by horse drawn coaches of all but the last 150 km, enabling even those in a two-wheel drive to experience the richness of this route.
Adventure Way View Itinerary
Australia’s
Country Way
1380km from:
Sydney to Rockhampton
Australia’s Country Way guides you to the delights and treasures that pepper the countryside of the Great Dividing Range. From Sydney to Central Queensland the holiday is as much about savouring the journey as reaching a destination.
Country Way View Itinerary
Dawson
Highway
500km from:
Rockhampton to Emerald
Take a scenic drive from Rockhampton to Emerald through the magnificent Sandstone Wonders. Australia’s Beef Capital, Rockhampton, lies on the banks of the Fitzroy River. Look out for the bull statues situated throughout the city celebrating the breeds grown in the area. Fish for barramundi more than a metre long in the river right outside the CBD.
Dawson Highway View Itinerary
