04/04/2026
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IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE TO VISIT OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, IT’S THE PERFECT TIME TO JUMP IN YOUR CAR AND HIT THE ROAD TO MUTTABURRA.
We are a small town in the centre of Queensland, and we try our best to make visitors feel welcome, so come and be a part of our community.
SERVICES
For caravan parks, camping questions and payments, or just to find out about the local area and road conditions, visit the Muttaburra Council office on the corner of Bruford and Edkins Street.
Visit Anthony at the Muttaburra Post Office on Sword Street for all the tourist information you need. There is also a full range of postal and banking services, and you'll be able to wander for gifts.
Open 7 days, everyone visits Aunty Fi's Muttaburra Shop and Fuel, in the main street and once you come in, it’s not hard to see why. She has a big array of food items, stocks lovely fresh fruit and vegetables and is always super helpful.
During the tourist season, you haven't had good coffee and cakes until you pop in mornings to visit River and Roads Cafe. Patti has a lovely little cafe where you are guaranteed good coffee and kindness.
For a chance to chat with locals, have a drink or two and dinner, or play a little pool, visit the Exchange Hotel in the main street.
If you love golf or wouldn't mind a go (on a course nothing like your coastal courses - this is the territory of the 'Sand Green'), then you can't miss out the Muttaburra Golf Club on Cramsie Road. The golf 'tragics' in town are golf mad and always looking for newbies to play a game. If you ask at the post office or shop, they will let you know how to get in touch. They're so keen they generally put on a Grey Nomads Golf Day too!
We have plants at Shelley’s Outback Nursery on the corner of Bruford and Cornish Streets. Nothing like brightening things up with a little plant in your van.
Muttaburra Men’s Shed Op Centre in Edkins Street is open 3 mornings a week (Mon, Wed, Fri; 9am – Midday). The centre is full of second-hand items – clothing, kitchenware, linen and knick knacks to name a few. Come on in, say hi to Lynny, have a look around and support the local Men’s Shed.
WHERE TO STAY
The main caravan park has showers and toilets. There's a camp oven spot right next door, great for visitors to gather a bit of wood, stoke up the fire, grab their guitar, and meet locals and other travelers, while you cook your casseroles in the great outdoors. There is also a Freedom Park (that's right it's free so long as your van has its own facilities). There’s even free camping behind the Muttaburra pub, with toilets, showers, and an open kitchenette available 24/7. See the pub staff on arrival, and please just don’t bring your own beer.
There are also accommodation options at the local Muttaburra (Exchange Hotel), the Muttaburra Motel and the CWA.
Muttaburra might only be a small town, but we try our best to make visitors feel welcome, so come and be part of the community.
WHAT TO DO HERE
Check out our museums (see the photos and read the bio for each photo album here on our page to get an idea of what we have).
There's the amazing Dr Arratta Hospital Museum - a treasure trove of medical instruments and equipment. It’s one of the oldest hospitals in central west Qld. Have a wander and see the x-ray and dentist rooms, operating room, and the treatment room. Stepping inside is like walking right back into a glimpse of medical treatment from the late 1800's to 1960.
The hospital also has local history rooms, so visitors with an eye to the past can see if you have relatives who were born at the hospital. There's also information about local families, properties and facilities that established the area.
In the main street, visit the Cassimatis Store and Cottage. Greek immigrants Andrew Cassimatis and his son George left the island of Kythera, making their way to Australia to improve life for his family. Landing in Sydney, they ended up in Muttaburra over 1,700 kms away and settled in the town. The store is full of items that show the variety of goods of yesteryear they carried.
George married Stavroola, who came to Australia with her father (a fisherman). After they married, she made the long trek north and made her home in Muttaburra where they had 5 children. Step into the little cottage next to the Store - you'll be blown away at how 7 people lived in this space.
There are still locals in town who remember being treated by Doctor Arratta and the wonderful nurses at the hospital. Doctor Arratta was the permanent a doctor here for 35 years.
At the Cassimatis Shop, they remember Stavroola standing at the counter and paying for their goods at the beautiful till. It’s still in the shop today.
Check out the Brookwood Station (Brookes) display. The Brookes family purchased land from the land resumption period, naming their big property 'Brookwood'. They had 60,000 merino sheep on the land at the golden age of wool. Today you can have a look at the steam engine (that helped run the shearing shed), their ovens, hay rake and grader.
Remember to visit the Muttaburrasaurus Interpretion Centre an architecturally award-winning building that houses a replica of the Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni (official fossil emblem of Queensland). The building is made from local rock. Walk inside and learn about the geology of the area and the Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni first found at Muttaburra. When dinosaurs ruled Australia, there were ferns and we were on the edge of the Eromanga Sea. Incredible to think we now experience regular droughts.
Visit the Centre of Queensland Monument (in front of the hospital museum). You’ll be in a town that is the geographical centre of Queensland. While you’re there, as you walk along the brick path covered in local names and information, explore the rainfall display showing annual rainfall over the years.
Drive out to the Union Hole. It’s a nice spot and here learn about the Australian Shearers Strike and involvement of Muttaburra shearers, who camped on Union Hole for several months, until the strike ended. Check out the large sculpture in recognition of the golden age of the sheep industry, and shearers who camped there. Read about the "New Australian Settlement of Paraguay" set up by William Lane who wanted a utopia and got their government land for his followers to settle.
Wander around town, and along the town fence to see the outdoor recycled sculptures created by talented sculptors, local and around Queensland. Their sculptures are all part of the visual story of the town.
Don't miss the many sculptures including 'Barbie' (the barbed wire dinosaur), the Mootaburra couple at the start of the track, or the Mootaburra warrior (tributes to the first nations people who lived in the area for 60,000 years). Along Lord Street, there's the sculpture "Ode to all the Shearers". You can see the story about the difficulties of trying to operate at the hospital surgery without light, and the clever solution of the townsfolk. See the the incredible sculpture 'Old Diamond' - a draught horse and delver, used to drag bore drains. Close to the town grid on the Longreach end, you can't miss the Shearer. There are plenty of other sculptures too, so don't miss any of them, or the murals around town.
In July the local sculpture group usually have pop up art events.
The Muttaburra Community Development Association have bingo nights that aid the local ambulance service. Run by long term locals who know the town inside out, they always encourage visitors to join in.
The Muttaburra Social Club has regular raffles at the local pub to fund a community bus. The bus is available for local clubs who often hire a service for visitors when they have events. They also run a weekly shopping trip from Muttaburra to Longreach. The fee is a good rate, and locals and visitors can book a seat.
Take a drive to see the Muttaburra Racecourse, and if you're in town in early August, come along and be part on the race program that happens only one day a year. There's nothing quite like a country racetrack. The night before the races, for a pub full of people, noise and fun, be in town for the Calcutta Night at the pub.
Around Anzac Day weekend (25th April), drive out and experience grassfed horses at the Tower Hill Races.
In June each year, come along to the Muttaburra Stock Show which has been going for 60 years. It’s your chance to learn about all things rural. You can watch high level competition and displays that showcase fine wool, sheep and cattle. There is a luncheon, high-end markets, and evening entertainment. Sheep, Wool and Cattle display are the backbone of the show, paying tribute to these agricultural industries.
Over 3 days in September, you have a unique chance to witness great horsemanship and cattle handling skills at the Muttaburra Camp draft.
If you like a spot of fishing, try out the Pumphole, the Broadwater and along the Landsborough River. If you turn out to be a gun ‘yellow belly’ catcher, you might just be cooking your fish later that evening on the local firepit.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU HERE.
