Thangool QLD
Thangool Hotel QLD
Thangool in QLD first opened to settlers, who tried it as a sheep run in the 1850s. Soon to fail, beef cattle were introduced and later, dairy and cotton took hold. Based on the success of these industries, a make-shift town sprang up.
Today, the town is home to a sizable squab industry, providing Australia with 60 per cent of its squab supplies. As you travel through the district, you’ll see large paddocks of sorghum, wheat, sunflower, barley and mung bean crops, the mainstays of local food production.
Thangool Racing Club
Thangool Race Club
There is nothing quite like a day of country racing, even if you are not a horse racing enthusiast you will be sure to have a great day out at Thangool Races held at ‘Forde Park’ located on the western outskirts of Thangool and 12 kilometres south of Biloela. Racing facilities at Forde Park comprise a grass track, betting and TAB facilities, SKY Channel, bookmakers, canteen, public bar set on an elevated mound overlooking the home straight and table and marque areas among the green lawns. Thangool Race Club hosts seven racedays each year including the Thangool Cup in September.
Mount Scoria Conservation Park
Mount Scoria Conservation Park
The Conservation Park in Queensland’s brigalow belt features open woodlands with an open semi-evergreen vine thicket on rocky slopes and around the base of the mountain.
Rising 150 m above the cultivated plains, Mount Scoria is a striking local landmark protected in Mount Scoria Conservation Park. Formed by volcanic activity 20-26 million years ago, this volcanic plug features large vertical and semi-vertical pillars or columns, blunt at the top as if they’d been cropped.
Still standing tall after 25 million years, Mount Scoria’s exceptional staying power is due to the hard volcanic rock at its core, exposed only after the softer surface had weathered away. The dramatic, columns are the result of the cooling process. The six-sided columns cooled slowly and evenly, while the five, seven, or eight-sided columns cooled much faster and erratically.
Have a bush picnic, go birdwatching or simply enjoy the park’s wildlife. Then head off to explore the mountain from its base. A walking track with information signs at the mountain’s base offers great views of the mountain and gives insight into Mount Scoria’s significance to the Gangulu people. There are no walking tracks to the peak and climbing the mountain is discouraged.
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