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Camping

Grab your hat and shine your boots for the Shindig at Glenhope

Pack your swag, hook up your rig but don’t get left behind for this one huge weekend of bush fun at the Glenhope Shindig. Held in Cobar, NSW 9th, 10th and 11th August, it will also this year celebrate 150 years of the establishment of Glenhope. Entertainment and country hospitality abound with live music, shearing demos, camp oven dinners, coffee van and bush brekky. Make time for the sunrise meditations, a BBQ lunch and who doesn’t love to watch the whipcracking events. There will be camping, nature walks, poetry, massages, fire buckets, brushes in the bush and more. Last year

Leisa Cooper 24 July, 2024

Bucket List

Must-See Outback Events in Australia 2024

Outback and country Australia has some very quirky events – world class festivals, rodeos, concerts, regattas and more … We’ve asked people travelling with the CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App and books to share some of their favourite regional events across this vast land. Here’s a guide to the best festivals and gatherings – a smorgasbord of music, culture, sport and Aussie icons! Enjoy six months of fun, just waiting to be experienced. Coober Pedy Opal Festival MAY May 2 – 5 AUSTRALIAN CELTIC FESTIVAL Glen Innes, NSW https://www.australiancelticfestival.com/ May 3 – 5 FESTIVAL OF OUTBACK SKIES Hughenden, QLD https://festivalofoutbackskies.com.au/ May

Michelle Gilmore 17 May, 2024

Camping

Be in the know – share these gems around the campfire

We are WA bound, via the centre. One of our first stops was Cunnamulla Hot Springs. Wow! Six pools, all different temperatures and sunset views over the river. Plus a relaxation room, sauna and cafe. Top notch fun with my sister, we loved it – what an epic start to our ‘across the centre’ trip. Meanwhile, we have some pumpkin-rolling, wave-riding and rock-hiking camping fun ahead in our latest newsletter. Create your own adventure Thanks Warrick for your lovely testimonial – your trip looks amazing! “Firstly I would like to thank you for such a great App and resource base.

Michelle Gilmore 9 May, 2024

Goomeri Pumpkin Festival - Pumpkin Roll Competition

Events

Visit Goomeri Pumpkin Festival, Queensland

Pumpkin Roll Competition Goomeri Pumpkin Festival is on May 24 to 26, 2024. This is an event I have been wanting to visit for years! Melissa Haslam kindly shared her photos. Have you seen the pumpkins rolling? It is on the Sunday as is the street parade and traditional festival games and music. Friday has the Wine and Cheese Under the Stars. This region is a little known gem for wineries! We checked them out a few years back when we visited the Wondai Races, we stayed on the Bjelke-Petersen Dam at Yallakool Caravan Park. There is even a Pumpkin

Michelle Gilmore 8 May, 2024

Birdwatching

Camp and dance at Neurum Creek Bush Retreat, Queensland

Book Neurum Creek Bush Retreat in advance for upcoming concerts in 2024! If you love music, and you love camping (like I do) then it is a no-brainer. Camp onsite and a short walk to the bands and action under the Big Fig. All this is at Mount Archer in the Somerset Region, near Woodford, Queensland. They say it is 75 minutes from Brisbane and 75 minutes from the Sunshine Coast. We relaxed, fireside, and danced down by the stage to tribute bands for Icehouse and INXS. Each guest has a chance to win lucky door prizes – they were

Michelle Gilmore 13 December, 2023

Jewel of the Gemfields - image Wendy Frank

Destinations

Come to a Gemfields Festival, Queensland

Have you been to the Gemfields Festival? For 2023, everything “Gems & Jewels” will be encompassed in the one site at Roy Day Park at Sapphire, Queensland!

Michelle Gilmore 11 July, 2023