Location Name - Yowah
Yowah via Cunnamulla or Charleville
Yowah 4490

Council: Paroo Shire Council
Region: South West Queensland
Location ID: 10069483


Website:
http://www.paroo.qld.gov.au/yowah (Website)

 
Categories:
CITIES / TOWNS - *
CITIES / TOWNS - Towns / Villages
CITIES / TOWNS - Western / Ghost Towns
INDUSTRIAL - *
INDUSTRIAL - Quarries / Mines
LANDSCAPES - *
LANDSCAPES - Desert / Sand Dunes
LANDSCAPES - Plains / Savannahs
ROADS / HIGHWAYS - *
ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Dirt Roads
ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Rural / Country Roads

Description:
Outback. Yowah is a small town in outback western Queensland. The town is known for its opal mining and numerous opal fields that lie around the town. Yowah has a Rural Transaction Centre which accommodates a tourist information centre, a public library, cafe, internet and tourist information. There is a heritage trail in which to explore the surrounding localities. Located approximately 974km (605 miles / 13 hrs 30 mins) from Village Roadshow Studios. The nearest airport is Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) approx- 2 hour 50 minute flight from Brisbane Airport (BNE). The closest POH, Brisbane City, is 936km (581 miles / 13 hrs 15 mins) away.



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