Description:
The gateway to the Outback, is the largest commercial centre of the region. Longreach is the famous birthplace of QANTAS and is home to the QANTAS Founders Museum and the Stockman’s Hall of Fame. The town itself has a collection of buildings- businesses; banks; civic buildings; churches; pubs and residences spanning from the 19th century to today. The surrounding arid lands are littered with stockyards; outback farms; isolated railway lines and bridges; roads that stretch beyond the red horizon, not to mention the spectacular arid landscape. Railway station and Airport. Located 1215km (755 miles / 13 hrs 30 mins) from Village Roadshow Studios. The nearest airport is Longreach Airport (LRE) approx- 2 hour flight from Brisbane Airport (BNE). The closest POH, Brisbane City, is 1178km (732 miles / 13 hrs 20 mins) away.