Nestled in the heart of Outback Queensland, Cunnamulla and its surrounding region invite you to experience the true spirit of the outback. From soothing artesian wellness experiences and rich cultural heritage to breathtaking landscapes, unique wildlife and unforgettable local adventures, discover a destination where relaxation, history and authentic country hospitality come together.

Cunnamulla Fella Statue

CUNNAMULLA

You’ll know you’ve arrived when you spot the Cunnamulla Fella. This larger-than-life statue and tourism icon is a tribute to the Aussie larrikin stockman.

Diprotodon Mega Fauna Eulo

EULO

Visit the domain of the Eulo Queen.  Discover ancient mega fauna, local producers, opal art, artesian mud baths, an iconic pub and more.

Wyandra Beach

WYANDRA

Don’t miss Wyandra, complete with quirky shops, rich rail history, an olde picture theatre and even a “Beach” on the banks of the Warrego River.

Artesian Baths at Yowah

YOWAH

Meet the community where opal is king and every resident is a miner. Discover the story of Australia’s national gem and maybe even find your own “Yowah Opal Nut”!

Visitor Information

Let us help you plan your visit to our welcoming communities with a great selection of accommodation, things to do, events and itineraries.

How to get to Cunnamulla

GETTING HERE

Getting here is a breeze.  You can travel by road, rail, bus or flight to our beautiful destination.  Enjoy the journey and take a road trip.

Lots of options for visitors to stay

ACCOMMODATION

Need a room or the perfect campsite?  We even a few outback stations for that authentic Aussie experience.

Artesian Time Tunnel

THINGS TO DO

Yes, we have plenty of wide, open spaces to enjoy, but we also have plenty of things to see and do. Make your holiday memorable.

From smashed avo to Camel Burgers

DINING

Whether you’re looking for a good pub feed or something a little more discerning, we’ve got something to suit your tastebuds! Why not try a Camel Burger?

Events in Paroo Shire!

Check out upcoming events happening across our region – from rodeos to opals, music festivals to art exhibitions and much more – there’s something for everyone!

Your outback tourism experience

CUNNAMULLA FELLA ROUNDUP

SAT 12TH SEPTEMBER  2026

Get ready for a full day of Bulls, Bikes and Barrels as our cowboys and cowgirls get rough and ready in Cunnamulla.  Enjoy all the thrills and spills of the events plus a fully licensed bar and DJ till late!

Plan your Cunnamulla visit around one of our great events

PAROO SHIRE EVENTS CALENDAR

Looking for something unique and fun to do during your visit?  Keep up to date with what’s happening throughout the region in our Event Calendar.

Begin your tourism adventure with the Outback River Lights Festival

OUTBACK RIVER LIGHTS FESTIVAL

FRI 16TH TO SUN 18TH APRIL 2027

Get ready for a weekend of intimate food experiences, free live entertainment, art & culture workshops and dazzling light shows under the stars.  Happening every year in April, it’s one magical weekend you won’t want to miss.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening night of Nature’s Resilient Whispers at the Cunnamulla Art Gallery.A unique collaboration between three Central Queensland artists, this never-before-seen exhibition celebrates both the beauty and fragility of nature in the Australian bush.Bringing together a diverse range of mediums and techniques, including art, photography, printmaking and natural artefacts, the exhibition offers a thoughtful and captivating exploration of our natural environment.If you missed the opening night, there is still plenty of time to experience this beautiful collection.Nature’s Resilient Whispers will be on display at the Cunnamulla Art Gallery until Friday 30 October.Entry is free for locals, while visitors can enjoy the exhibition as part of their Museum admission.We invite you to come and take a look, discover the stories behind the works and perhaps even find the perfect piece to take home.#NaturesResilientWhispers #CunnamullaArtGallery #Cunnamulla #ParooShire #VisitParoo #OutbackQueensland #AustralianArt #RegionalArt #ArtExhibition #SupportRegionalArtists ...

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🎉 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK IN PAROO SHIRE! 🎉There’s plenty happening across the Paroo Shire this week and beyond! From markets and music to community activities and school holiday fun, there’s something for everyone. 🙌📅 SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER🎯 100 Target Club Shoot📍 Cunnamulla Gun Club | 🕛 From 12pm📅 SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER🛍️ Eulo Community Markets📍 Eulo Queen Woolshed | 🕚 From 11am💃 ABBA Girls – Live at the Paroo Shire Hall📍 Paroo Shire Hall | 🕑 2pmGet ready to channel your inner Dancing Queen! 💃🕺 Come along to this FREE event and sing along to all your favourite ABBA hits.🌸 THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER🎈 Kids Annual Spring Fair📍 Paroo Shire Hall | 🕛 12pm–2pmA fun-filled afternoon for the kids!🏃‍♀️ CUNNAMULLA RUN/WALK GROUPLooking for a way to get moving and connect with others? The Cunnamulla Run/Walk Group is kicking off twice-weekly run clubs from the Cunnamulla Fella Statue:🏃 Wednesdays – 5:45am🏃 Saturdays – 6:30amIt’s a great way to shed those winter kilos, get active and meet some like-minded locals! 💪🔜 COMING UP IN PAROO SHIRE📅 Sunday 27 September – The Sh*t Box Lunchbox Rally rolls through Eulo📅 Monday 28 September – Cook & Connect School Holiday WorkshopGet cooking in the Paroo Shire Hall Supper Room! Check the flyer for booking details.📅 Wednesday 30 September – Chiggy’s Skateboarding Workshop & BBQ📍 Cunnamulla Skatepark | 🕘 From 9am📅 Tuesday 6 October – CACH / Deadly Choices 18+ Volleyball📍 Sacred Heart Big ShedKicking off Tuesday 6 October and running every Tuesday throughout the next school term.📅 Saturday 10 October – Cunnamulla Cup Races📍 Cunnamulla Racecourse | 🕛 From 12pm📅 Wednesday 14 October – Goldilocks Rocks🎭 Children’s performance at the Paroo Shire Hall | 🕥 10:30amThere’s plenty to see, do and get involved with across the Paroo Shire – so get these dates in your calendar! ❤️#ParooShire #Cunnamulla #Eulo #WhatsOn #WhatsOnParoo #VisitParoo #OutbackQueensland #CommunityEvents #CunnamullaEvents ...

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Cunnamulla Hot Springs New Summer Hours to commence from Monday 19th October 👇♨️☀️ NEW SUMMER HOURS – COMMENCING MONDAY 19 OCTOBER ☀️The days are getting warmer, and while we’d love to keep welcoming you all day, every day, we know that warm artesian waters aren’t quite as inviting during the heat of a summer afternoon in Outback Queensland!From Monday 19 October, the Cunnamulla Hot Springs will move to our summer opening hours, with two sessions available each day:🌿 Monday – Saturday⏰ Morning Session: 8am – 11am🌅 Evening Session: 4pm – 7pm🚫 Closed SundaysWe’ll be closed between 11am and 4pm each day to escape the heat and ensure a more comfortable experience for both our guests and our team.We look forward to continuing to welcome you throughout the summer months! Come along for a relaxing soak, enjoy the peaceful surrounds and, on those particularly warm days, take a refreshing dip in our cold plunge to cool off. 💦See you at the Springs! 🌿♨️#CunnamullaHotSprings #Cunnamulla #ParooShire #OutbackQueensland #ArtesianWater #SummerHours #HotSprings #RelaxAndUnwind #VisitCunnamulla #ExploreOutbackQueensland ...

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6 days ago

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🤠 CUNNAMULLA FELLA ROUNDUP – A HUGE THANK YOU!What a weekend! The Cunnamulla Fella Roundup 2026 was one to remember, and no event like this is possible without the incredible support of our community, sponsors, partners, competitors, vendors, volunteers and staff.We’d like to take a moment to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in bringing the Roundup to life! 🧡🤝 To Our SponsorsSchmidt Contracting PTY LTDParoo Shire CouncilWarrego Tree ServicesLowes Petroleum ServiceRed Ridge Interior Queensland LtdCunnamulla Aboriginal Corporation for HealthJ & L Industries CunnamullaShepherd ServicesSt George FreightlinesPrecision Sports LightingChannel Country CanvasHip Pocket Workwear & SafetySMK QLDYour support helps us continue to bring big events to Cunnamulla and the wider Paroo community!🍔 To Our VendorsOutback Grazing & CoStreet Meatz BBQCunnamulla Coffee ShopSoft Serve HunterRiot Mobile Axe ThrowingAce WesternHillie's Spinners and LuresCunnamulla Fairy FlossExotic Candy & LicoriceChannel Country CanvasThank you for keeping everyone fed, entertained and well-stocked throughout the day!🐂 To Our Event PartnersNBHA D4 SOUTH WESTBULL PIT BullridingThank you for bringing the action, excitement and incredible competition to the Roundup!🎶 To Our Live EntertainmentJosh Needham Music – thank you for keeping the crowd entertained and helping create such a fantastic atmosphere!👏 To Our Paroo Shire Council TeamA huge shout-out to all of our Paroo Shire Council staff who brought their best to the event, including our Tourism Team, Communities Team, Economic Development Team, Grounds and Infrastructure crews, and everyone else who worked behind the scenes to make the event happen.And a special thank you to our MCs, Guy Davenport and Tom King, for keeping the day moving and entertaining the crowd!🏆 To our competitors across all areas - Barrel Racing, Bull Riding and the Cunnamulla Ute Show - thanks for bringing your best to our event and giving the crowd something to cheer for! 🛻 And a Special Thank You…A very special thank you to Di Wilson and the crew from the Roma Rednecks Ute and Car Club for all their help in bringing our first-ever Cunnamulla Fella Ute Show to life.It was a fantastic addition to the event and, by all accounts, the Ute Show will definitely be back in 2027 – bigger and better! 🙌Most importantly, thank you to everyone who came along, supported the event, cheered from the sidelines, competed, volunteered, spent the weekend in Cunnamulla and helped make the 2026 Cunnamulla Fella Roundup such a memorable event.We’ll continue celebrating the success of this year’s event, but we’re already planning how to make next year’s event even bigger and better! 🤠🐂Keep an eye out for the 2027 dates coming soon!#CunnamullaFellaRoundup #Cunnamulla #ParooShire #BullsBikesAndBarrels #ThankYou #CommunityEvents #OutbackQueensland #Rodeo #UteShow #SupportLocal #SeeYouIn2027 ...

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🤠 WHO MADE IT TO THE CUNNAMULLA FELLA ROUNDUP 2026?! 🤠What an EPIC afternoon and evening of entertainment! 🔥The Bulls & Bikes certainly did NOT disappoint, with the action in the main arena keeping everyone on the edge of their seats! 🐂🏍️💨A huge THANK YOU to BULL PIT Bullriding and their incredible team of professionals for bringing the thrills, spills and big-time entertainment to Cunnamulla! You absolutely smashed it! 👏It was one hell of a night and definitely one to remember! 🤠🔥#CunnamullaFellaRoundup #Cunnamulla #ParooShire #BullsBikesAndBarrels #BullPitBullriding #OutbackQueensland #VisitCunnamulla #OutbackEvents ...

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🤠 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK IN PAROO SHIRE! 🤠There’s plenty happening across Paroo Shire this week, with a BIG weekend of events on the way!🎉 FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBERKick off your weekend early with the Warrego Hotel Jackpot Joker Draw from 4pm, or head to the Cunnamulla Bowls Club for Social Barefoot Bowls.🐂 SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER – CUNNAMULLA FELLA ROUNDUP!Hold on to your hats and strap on your boots because it’s time for the Cunnamulla Fella Roundup 2026!Kicking off from 11.30am at the Cunnamulla Showgrounds, there’ll be:🏇 NBHA D4 SOUTH WEST Barrel Racing & Pole Bending🚙 The inaugural Cunnamulla Fella Ute Show🪓 Axe Throwing🐂 Mechanical Bull🎪 Inflatable fun for the whole family🔥 BULL PIT Bullriding SuperBull & FMX Stunt Show from 6.30pm🎶 Live entertainment & DJ till late🍔 Food, drinks, merch & more!It’s shaping up to be a massive day and night of entertainment, so make sure you don’t miss it!🌳 SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER – COMMUNITY MARKETSHead to Centenary Park for the final Cunnamulla Community Markets for the season!We’ve got plenty of new stallholders joining us, with many of the Roundup stalls setting up in the Park on Sunday. Come along, grab a bargain, enjoy a morning in the park and support our fantastic local stallholders!⛳ SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER – 2 BALL AMBROSEThe Cunnamulla Golf Club will be hosting a 2 Ball Ambrose, with registration from 9am and tee-off at 10am.🎨 THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER – NATURE’S RESILIENT WHISPERSJoin us at the Cunnamulla Art Gallery from 6pm for the opening night of Nature's Resilient Whispers Art Exhibition.Enjoy a fantastic evening of art, with a free drink and nibbles on arrival!📅 COMING UP IN PAROO SHIRE🎯 19 September – Cunnamulla Gun Club 100 Target Shoot🌿 20 September – Eulo Community Markets at Eulo Queen Hotel💃 20 September – ABBA Tribute Show at Paroo Shire Hall from 2pm🌸 24 September – Kids Annual Spring Fair, 12–2pm at Shire Hall🚗 27 September – Shitbox Rally “Lunchbox Rally” in EuloThere’s plenty to see, do and enjoy across Paroo Shire – we’ll see you out and about! 🤠#WhatsOnParooShire #WhatsOnCunnamulla #Cunnamulla #ParooShire #CunnamullaFellaRoundup #BullsBikesBarrels #CunnamullaUteShow #OutbackQueensland #VisitCunnamulla #SouthWestQueensland ...

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Explore

Explore our natural attractions and experiences.  Discover our colourful stories and heritage trails. Extend your visit on one of our self-drive itineraries.

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NATURAL BEAUTY

Spend some time exploring nearby Currawinya National Park, discover century-old mud springs in Eulo or visit one of our many bird-watching hot spots.

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HERITAGE TRAILS

Discover our colourful stories for yourself on the Paroo Pioneer Pathways around Cunnamulla, Eulo and Wyandra.

Cunnamulla Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS

With 7 different and unique Hot Springs experiences within the region, Paroo Shire really is the Hot Springs Capital of Australia!

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ITINERARIES

Choose from our varied selection of 3 day self-drive itineraries so you make the most of your time in our beautiful region.

Acknowledgement to country

We at Cunnamulla Tourism acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, all whom have a deep attachment to the Paroo Shire. We hold in respect the Kunja, Kooma, Budjiti, Bidjara, Kullilli, Mardigan & Murrawarri peoples.
As a guest in our Shire we wish you a safe journey and ask that you respect this land and its traditions, past and present, by leaving
country as you find it.