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Winton

QLD:Central West:Winton

Accommodation

Tattersalls Hotel

Cheap Basic Pub Accommodation.

All Winton accommodation

Latest Events

Winton QBOA Opal Festival

All Winton events

Pubs, Grub & Action!

Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways

Witness the Inspiration for Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park.

All Winton attractions

About Winton


Find tourist information about:

Winton Shows and Events

Winton Accommodation
Winton Tours and Attractions


 
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Post Code  4735
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Winton is the Birthplace of our National Song “Waltzing Matilda”.
Winton is the land where dinosaurs once roamed and the home of Queensland’s Boulder Opal.

Winton Shire is located in Central West Queensland and covers 53,820 square kilometres. With our diverse landscape of red earth, Mitchell grass downs and jump-up country Winton has numerous natural and man made attractions to be discovered. Experience Winton Today!!

You will find some of the best outback attractions in Winton, including:

  • The Royal Open Air Theatre
    (with the Worlds largest deck chair),
  • Arno's Wall 
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  • Corfield & Fitzmaurice Historical Building(Also houses The Age Of Dinosaurs Display)
  • Opalton (Boulder Opal mining town)
  • The Winton Club (first board meeting of QANTAS)

  • Bladensburg National Park

Just to name a few of the attractions in the amazing little town.

Recently home to Hollywood hunk Guy Pearce for the filming of The Proposition.

Tips for travelling in Winton

For the best Winton accommodation, you need to check out outbacknow members. The best time to visit the town is in the winter, but the social calender does boast a full range of Winton events all year round.


Public Toilet Address/es:

ATM address/es:

  • Elderslie St. 
  • Vindex St.
 
  • North Gregory Hotel.
  • 5 Star Supermarket.
  • Parkers Four Square Store.

Fuel Availability:

Name
Address
Unleaded
Diesel
Lpg Gas 
Winton Roadhouse (BP) Churnside St Yes Yes
Yes
Tropic Fuel Churnside St Yes Yes
No 
Pelican Fuel Stop Elderslie St Yes Yes
No 

Church Address/es:

  • St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 51 Cork St.
  • St. Paul’s Uniting & Anglican Church 72 Cork St.
  • Winton Christian Fellowship Werner St (inside The Youth Centre)

Medical Centre/Hospital Address:

  • Doctors Surgery Bloomfield St.
  • Winton Hospital Oondooroo St.

Chemist Address:

  • Winton Pharmacy-73Elderslie St
    8.45 - 5.15, Mon-Fri
    9.00 - 12.00, Sat

Cinema Address:

  • Open Air Theatre Elderslie St.

Airport Address:

  • Matilda Hwy

Radio Stations:

Station
4LG Tourist Radio West FM
Frequency
1098 AM
88.0 FM
96.5 FM

Supermarkets addresses (opening & closing times):
Name
Address
Mon
Tues  Wed  Thurs  Fri  Sat  Sun 
5 Star Supermarket Manuka St              
Orlando Orchards
(fruit & Veg)
Oondooroo St              
Parkers Four Square Store Vindex St






Shoprite Discount Store Manuka St






Winton General Store Elderslie St






Winton Bakery (Mon, Wed & Sat)6am – 4pm
Winton Butchers 6days(Sat closes 12noon)

Where to refill gas bottles:

  • Winton West Hydraulics 46 Elderslie St. 7am – 7pm 7days

Dump site and where to refill water:

  • Water: Football Field, Showgrounds, Parks
  • Motor Home Dump point behind football fields Vindex St.

Internet Access:

  • Winton Library Vindex St.
  • North Gregory Hotel Vindex St.


Outback Now supports Winton tourism - all Winton Accommodation, including the historic North Gregory Hotel and  Winton Outback Motel - Winton Events such as the Winton Outback Festival and QBOA Opal Festival and two of the outback's most unique attractions, The Waltzing Matilda Centre and the Dinosaur Trails Lark Quarry.