Longreach Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

OZ Top Spot #6 – Starlight’s Lookout, Longreach, Queensland

February 9, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Longreach, Outback, Queensland, Starlight's Lookout, Things to do, Travel

Puffing and panting, we haul ourselves up the rocky path, our feet sliding on the dusty gravel. Another few metres and we reach the base of the rocky outcrop at the summit. We peer through the gap. We’ve climbed Starlight’s lookout – a mound rising high above the surrounding plain – and the view stretches for miles and miles and[…]

Don’t Miss This! The Plane in the Paddock, Longreach QLD

November 19, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Longreach, Outback, Queensland, Travel

Well OK, it’s not actually a ‘paddock’ as such. And it’s certainly NOT just a plane! It’s a fully operational Qantas 747 Jumbo Jet (aka 747-200 VH-EBQ for those who care about such things!), the centrepiece of the Qantas Founders Museum – today celebrating 90 years of Qantas. It’s parked on a fenced off section of of the Longreach Airport grounds,[…]