New Blogpost:
Second to last day.
7km so far this morning with only 73 or so left for the day!
Thanks to everyone who has help R4R to get this far 🙏
See you all in Winton, Queensland on the 22nd at 1600 hrs 🕒
~ Wayne
Welcome to Longreach a town in Central West Queensland approximately 700 kilometres from the coast. The town is named after the "long reach" of the Thomson River on which it is situated. The town is on the Tropic of Capricorn. The main industries of the area are cattle, sheep, and, more recently, tourism.
Longreach is also the home of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, which was officially opened in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II. The purpose of the centre is to showcase the history and the culture of life in rural Australia. Since its opening, over 1 million people have passed through its doors.
Longreach was one of the founding centres for Qantas, the Australian domestic and international airline. One of the airline's original hangars remains in use at the Longreach Airport and is listed on the Australian National Heritage List. The town is now the home of the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which includes amongst its displays a decommissioned Qantas Boeing 747-200 aircraft, registration VH-EBQ, "The City of Bunbury." and QANTAS's first jet aircraft VH-XBA (formerly VH-EBA), a Boeing 707, "The City of Canberra".
Any day of the week in Longreach could involve an early morning stroll around some of the towns unique architecture, or garden walks (noting that all of the streets are named after birds), followed by a shop, or coffee and cake down Eagle St, then off to see one of the towns array of museums. A visit (and maybe a small donation) to the School of Distance Education or Australian Agricultural College, ending in a sunset river cruise or to witness one of the last true outback theatres. The choice is up to you!
For the more 'action attraction' type, Longreach is also home to some of the bush's biggest and best Rodeo, Horse Racing and Fishing events.
So if it's action and attraction you're looking for, all rolled into one...checkout Longreach!
