CENTRAL EXPLORATION

There’s more to outback Queensland than dust swirlies, cattle stations, and Pauline Hanson billboards. While the coal mining corporations and hobbyist fossickers discover the region’s wealth below the surface, the modern-day traveller finds its bounty on ground level while exploring the glorious sandstone belt of the Central Highlands.

Protected in the remote national parks inland from Rockhampton and Bundaberg are bright orange bluffs, diverse woodlands, and impressive gorges carved by clear running water — all good reasons for ditching your loyalty to the paradisical coast. It’s not just the wilderness beckoning — it’s the vibrant wildlife that calls this vast isolated landscape home, the rich history that has formed the land, and the abundance of activities that can be enjoyed in this unspoilt environment. So load up, strap on your boots, let down the tyres, and enjoy the highlights of the highlands.

“Protected in the remote national parks inland from Rockhampton and Bundaberg are bright orange bluffs, diverse woodlands, and impressive gorges carved by clear running water”

CANIA GORGE

They say that good things take time, and it’s certainly the case for Cania Gorge