Taroom Qld 4420 (Pop 600)

Taroom is a Gladstone hinterland/Outback service centre 465 km n-w of Brisbane. It sits on the Leichhardt Hwy and Dawson River and early pastoralists settled the district in 1840s. Sadly the area has a tragic history of having annihilated the local Yeeman Aborigines who fought for their land against the white invaders. Taroom’s Historic Museum features detailed accounts. Expedition NP (128 km n-w) together with Murphy Conservation Park ((30 km north) and Glebe Weir (40 km n-e) offer walks, lookouts, birdlife and watersports. Leichhardt Festival (Sept).

Accommodation: Taroom has a motel, a couple of hotels, a B&B and caravan park. Visitor Information Centre: The Old Pub, Yaldwyn St. Tel (07) 4628 6113 or Council offices, Yaldwyn St. Tel (07) 4627 3211.