Author: Elspeth Hocking
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Wandering the Warrego Way
Following on from Ewen’s exploration of the Overlanders Way (see here), we’re moving down to Southern Inland Queensland now to follow the Warrego Way. Stretching from Brisbane in the east all the way to Birdsville in the west, the Warrego Way showcases some amazing landscapes, towns and of course, heritage…
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Sunsets, dirt roads and packed schedules
Somehow we have reached the end of 2024, and what a busy and exciting year it has been for the Senior Museum Development Officers. To celebrate our amazing communities and what we’ve all achieved this year, here’s a bit of a rundown of our regions… First of all, a few…
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Ready for the wet?
With the wet season making a soggy start in Queensland, it’s a good time for museums around the state to review your disaster preparations. Many of these steps can also be applied to caring for your collections at home. Usually this should involve: Your disaster bin should be located in an…
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“A baby camel in a hell of a hurry”: new displays in Surat
I’ve had the good fortune to have worked with the museum team at the Cobb and Co Changing Station Museum in Surat in 2022 and 2023, as they work towards commemorating the 100th anniversary of the last Cobb and Co coach run in Australia, in 2024! The Changing Station in…
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Winging to Windorah and Charleville chats
Ewen and I are coming to the end of our MDO odyssey – while the jokes are getting worse, the welcomes we receive and the sights we are seeing make it all worth it. We departed Eromanga after a quick return to the Natural History Museum for Belinda and Corey’s…
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Ancient adventures in quirky Quilpie Shire
With the weather now well and truly glorious, Ewen and I departed Thargomindah for Quilpie, a two hour drive through scenic country, unusually green after so much rain. I was unreasonably excited by many emu sightings including a family group poking about by the side of the road – simple…
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London, Paris…Thargomindah
The rain had set in as we departed Cunnamulla for Thargomindah, with road closures and flooding causing havoc for tourists all over the Outback. Luckily for us the highway out was unaffected. It’s been amazing to see the landscape so green and lush – I gather I am seeing the…
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Unique eggs and lizard chutes
Since heading out from Goondiwindi on Wednesday morning, the on-the-road MDOs have headed further west into cotton country, with the first stop Thallon. This little community boasts a supersized art presence, with the grain silos dominating the horizon painted with dazzling murals. William the northern hairy nosed wombat was also…
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G’day from Gundy (and Texas)
As part of the MDO role, every so often we hit the road to reconnect with some of the more far-flung communities in our region and get to know the places and people throughout Queensland. As I’m the newest member of the MDO team, as well as not a Queensland…
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