Day: February 3, 2024

The Big orange in Gayndah was our only stop here The coffee and scones were very good nice friendly staff

.Gayndah is known as the citrus capital of Queensland and also the home of the Big Orange. 

Visit between April and October to taste the fresh juice made from the citrus growing on the property.

Nanango

Nango, Queensland’s fourth oldest town and the second largest in the South Burnett, Nanango is a vibrant centre steeped in heritage while still retaining its tranquil rural charm.

The township started as early as 1848 when Jacob Goode established a traveller’s rest house at ‘Nooganida’ on the banks of Barker’s Creek on the Nanango run. By 1851 he had a licence to sell alcohol. Thus it was that Nanango, described as Queensland’s fourth-oldest town, came into existence around Goode’s Inn. It grew slowly as a stopping point for people passing through the area and as a recreation point for the shepherds and rural labourers who worked on the large holdings.   In the 1860s when gold prospectors, brought to the area by the wealth of Gympie, found small deposits in the streams and gullies around the town. At one time the area’s population included 700 miners, many of whom were Chinese. In the 1880s there was some reef mining but the goldfields were short-lived, Today the town is a typical rural centre in rich poll hereford country. The local industries include beef and pork production, dairying and milk processing, timber, small crops, grapes and olives.

If you love a country market, Nanango has one of the biggest in South East Queensland. Held on the first Saturday of each month at the Nanango Showgrounds you’ll find something for everyone. friendly country town surrounded by vine scrublands and eucalypt forests enjoys cool summers and brisk winters.  One of the things that I really like about older towns and villages is the history that is displayed by the buildings and in fracture, Nanango did not disappoint.