Southern Queensland Country Education Packages    

This  web promotion contains information on the produce which can be found within the Southern Queensland Country region, along with a list of tourism product and contacts which can assist in the educational experience for students.

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 Trainworks

 Formally named -The Rail Heritage Centre, Thirlmere is the home of  Trainworks and is Australia’s oldest and largest railway museum.

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A visit to the Desert Park can provide excellent opportunities for learning across the Australian curriculum.
Your students will leave the Desert Park with:
an understanding that the Australian deserts are alive, exciting and dynamic
an awareness of the complexity of habitats in Central Australia
heightened intercultural understanding
an appreciation that the desert is an enjoyable place to visit and worth protecting
a feeling of connection to an ancient and beautiful landscape

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The Alice Springs Telegraph Station Heritage precinct is the site of the birthplace of the iconic outback Australian town of Alice Springs. The buildings, dating back to 1871 have been fully restored to showcase life at the Station at the turn of the 20th century. Students can take a step back in time and learn about the early settlement and harsh days when the area operated as one of 12 repeater stations along the overland Telegraph Line between Darwin and Adelaide.

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 The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a museum located in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, which pays tribute to pioneers of the Australian outback.

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•  School Excursion destination attractions
• Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame
• Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Longreach
• Powerhouse Museum, Longreach
• Workers Heritage Centre, Barcaldine
• Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton
• Blackall Wool Scour, Blackall
• Richmond Kronosuarus Korner Fossills
• Mount Isa
• Cosmos Observatory Charleville
• Flinders Discovery Centre Hughenden
• Julia Creek Dunnart Centre
• Outback Aussie Tours
• Outback Pioneers Longreach

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The Australian Workers Heritage Centre is the only national attraction dedicated to celebrating the lives and proud heritage of ordinary working people – telling the stories of the railway workers and blacksmiths, the farmers, nurses and teachers who shaped the nation.

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Blackall is a key stopping point as you travel along the Matilda Highway, a scenic route that encompasses so much of our Outback Heritage.

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The Blackwater International Coal Centre provides amazing perspectives to the coal mining industry as it showcases the Australian coal industry to the world. Incorporating over twenty separate exhibits, the BICC explores the past, present and future of the coal mining industry.

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The Min Min Encounter  Boulia Qld is a unique theatrical experience incorporating animatronics, fibre optics and loads of other high tech wizardry. The encounter is a tribute to the long honoured art of the bush yarn, all based around the famed Min Min Light phenomenon. At the Min Min encounter you will have an outback experience like no other.

In the 45 minute show you will be introduced to the story of the Min Min Light by various characters who claim to have taken on a journey through Min Min country to have your own Min Min experience complete with spine tingling effects and an unpredictable ending.
•    Information needed would be Visit the Min Min Encounter where a 45 minute experience awaits you with hi-tech animatronics and laser lights telling the Min Min Light legends.

Our  Marine Fossil display exhibit  features 100 million years ago Ichthyosaurs and Plesiosaurus  *Wow!

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