Drag n Dine Show to hit New Royal Hotel Rubyvale
Posted on April 21st, 2021
Colourful fun is going to light up the New Royal Hotel Rubyvale this week as Brisbane based multi-award-winning drag cabaret entertainer, Wanda D’Parke brings her flamboyant show back to the Central Queensland Highlands community. Following a successful visit to the… Read more
Tell us how we can enhance your stay
Posted on April 15th, 2021
What can the Central Queensland Highlands do to enhance its welcome to recreational vehicle (RV) owners, caravanners and campers? A survey is open here until 30 April 2021 to collect public feedback for the Central Queensland Highlands Recreational Vehicle (RV) and… Read more
Expanded VIC operating hours
Posted on April 9th, 2021
Our welcome is now bigger than ever! We’ve recruited six more visitor service officers which means our Visitor Information Centres (VICs) in Springsure, Blackwater, and Duaringa are now open for longer during the peak season April – October. Blackwater’s VIC… Read more
Farewell to tourism trailblazer
Posted on March 29th, 2021
We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Peter Brown, founder of the multi-award-winning Rubyvale Gem Gallery. Peter, who arrived in the Sapphire Gemfields in 1974, was a trailblazer and a leader in our local tourism industry, and an all-round… Read more
All set for Easter
Posted on March 23rd, 2021
With our tourism season kicking off in just a couple of weeks, the crew at the Central Queensland Highlands Visitor Information Centre (VIC) has spent a day exploring more of our local attractions. The familiarisation tour in and around Blackwater… Read more
TV Star Trifecta
Posted on March 16th, 2021
The Central Queensland Highlands has basked in the TV spotlight lately, featuring in three segments within a fortnight! Peter Brown from Rubyvale Gem Gallery Peter told his life story to Channel 9’s My Way. “The man who went to the Gemfields to… Read more
New Emerald-Sunshine Coast Flights
Posted on March 10th, 2021
If you live on or near the Sunshine Coast, Alliance Airlines is making it easier than ever to Explore More of the Central Queensland Highlands. Direct, twice-weekly Emerald-Sunshine Coast flights are now available. Prices start from just $155 one way… Read more
Get the kids off the devices and into Central QLD Highlands!
Posted on February 10th, 2021
Let’s face it. Most kids would probably be happy to fill the Easter school holidays with Roblox and TikTok! But it’ll be far easier to peel the kids away from their mobile devices – at least temporarily – when you… Read more
