Around Biloela

Queensland Heritage Park

Queensland Heritage Park also known as The Silo. Originally on display at Expo in Brisbane in 1988, the Silo now contains educational exhibits, with contributions from primary industries in the area, as well as Callide Coal Mine and Callide Power Stations. The displays are colorful and most informative. You may like to have lunch at the cafeteria. The venue dresses up very nicely as a heritage theme for Weddings, balls, conferences and many other events. 

4 Wheel Drive Tour

Take a 4 Wheel Drive Tour of Kroombit National Park – from Kroombit Tourist Park, 35 kms from Biloela along the Valentine Plains Rd, into Kroombit National Park. You’ll see magnificent tall timber areas, Kroombit Gorge, escarpment views, the remains and site of a lost WW11 Liberator Bomber, and more. 

Self-drive Day Trip

Take a self-drive day trip around the Banana Shire – Enquire at our visitor centres about the range of self-drive routes and points of interest about the Shire. An example, and must see location is the ‘ghost town’ of Cracow, now being revitalised with the reintroduction of gold mining. Stop for a beer at the Cracow pub, a tourist attraction in its own right featuring extensive displays dedicated to our Australian stockmen and outback larrikins. There’s Fred Brophy’s boxing tent memorabilia and there’s even ‘an Irish lifeboat’ (full of holes). Visit Cracow Beach to see an extensive stand of rare “Carnarvon” Livistona Palms.

Lake Callide

Lake Callide is 12 kilometers from Biloela and about 90 kilometers southwest of Gladstone via the Dawson Highway. While compact, it offers great fishing, particularly for golden perch and recently stocked barramundi. Red-claw is abundant and it's well worth placing (tagged) traps for a catch of the tasty crayfish. A variety of other freshwater species are available to you and anglers report good success from bank fishing though the boat ramps make this an ideal spot for to launch a boat and follow the fish with a sounder.

The lake also attracts a wide variety of birdlife and the local region includes some spectacular scenery at nearby Kroombit Tops National Park. It is a comfortable drive from the major cities of Gladstone, Rockhampton and popular coastal areas.

Camping is available along the lake, which also has toilets, picnic tables and a playground.

Callide Lookout

Visit Callide Lookout - The views from the lookout are magnificent, giving the visitor a first hand look at mining operations, Callide Power Stations, Lake Callide and the Callide Valley. (Field glasses are recommended.) For access to the lookout proceed past the Callide Power Stations, turn left after crossing a grid and proceed with care. The drive is well worth it. The road is part bitumen and part gravel, and not suitable for caravans.

Mt Scoria 

Have a picnic at Mt Scoria - Located near Thangool and 15 minutes drive south of Biloela, Mt Scoria Conservation Park is recognised for its amazing rare rock formation, 150 metres high and once the core of a volcano. Colloquially known as ‘Musical Mountain’, the long six-sided basalt columns sound musical notes when struck by another rock. This small attractive park, with picnic and toilet facilities, provides an ideal setting to rest and take in nature. 

Greycliffe Homestead 

If you’re ready for something different, visit Greycliffe Homestead and step into the past. The homestead has been moved to its present position on the corner of the Dawson Highway and Lawrence Street from Greycliffe Station where it was once the family home of the pioneering Nott family.

The slab building is over a century old and is heritage listed. Inside there are all the relics of the past that tell the story of life in the pioneering days.