Published for: Wednesday, 10/09/2008
Winton Attractions Directory
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Follow in the footsteps of the prehistoric creatures that once roamed this ancient land. Australia's Dinosaur Trail encompasses the towns of Richmond, Hughenden and Winton which all have their own unique dinosaur stories to tell.
In Richmond, visit Kronosaurus Korner Fossil Centre which is primarily dedicated to displaying marine reptiles. However, Kronosaurus Korner is also home to Australia's best preserved dinosaur skeleton. After visiting Kronosaurus Korner you may like to try your hand at ...
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Bladensburg National Park is a large, remote park protecting Mitchell grass downs and channel country. It is home to a wonderful variety of wildlife, including tiny mammals called dunnarts. Flat-topped mesas and sandstone ranges form a pleasing backdrop to the park's grassland plains and river flats. The park is important to the Koa Aboriginal people, and also contains reminders of the pastoral history of the area.
At the original homestead complex, learn about the early days of station life a...
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When you walk inside the heritage listed Corfield and Fitzmaurice building in the main street of Winton you are geographically close to where the fossilized bones of Australia's biggest dinosaurs were discovered and beyond the doorway awaits one of the nation's most comprehensive displays of Australian Dinosaur fossils.
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum shows the results of the fossil fever that has gripped Winton since the first bones of 'Elliot' were found on a Winton property a few yea...
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In Diamantina National Park, the mighty Diamantina River, one of Queensland’s longest, cuts braided channels through gibber flats, sand dunes and red-capped ranges. The park supports a large number of rare and threatened plants and animals, including the greater bilby. It is also a special place for the Aboriginal Maiawali and Karuwali people. Some of the lakes are listed as wetlands of national importance, while old station buildings, cemeteries and hotel ruins are reminders of historic pastora...
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Lark Quarry Conservation Park holds the only evidence in the whole world of a dinosaur stampede. The evidence: 3,300 fossilised dinosaur footprints from a time when dinosaurs stomped through lush rainforests and the outback looked very different from the way it is today. These dinosaur tracks inspired the dinosaur stampede scene in Steven Spielberg's movie Jurassic Park. The tracks are protected inside a solar-powered building, constructed using ecologically sustainable methods. Discover the fas...
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The Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways is the best example of dinosaur tracks in the world. They depict the world’s only recorded evidence of a Dinosaur Stampede. The Trackways features some 3,300 footprints, made by nearly 200 individual dinosaurs, telling a story of a few fateful moments, 95 million years ago. These Trackways even inspired the stampede scene in the Steven Spielberg’s movie 'Jurassic Park'.
During the Cretaceous Period, 95 million years ago, this area was a temperate rainforest su...
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If there is one song that lives in the hearts of all Australians, it’s “Waltzing Matilda”.
The song written by A.B. Banjo Paterson in 1895, has played a significant part in defining the Australian character. “Waltzing Matilda” inspires the Australian spirit. It can be a feel-good song, a rousing chorus or simply impart a feeling of nostalgia. It’s sung at sporting events, in schools and by expatriates all over the world.
You can learn the truth behind the writing of the song when you visit t...
