Welcome to the Jumbuck Motel
Soak up the history and heritage that surrounds the legendary township of Longreach, home of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Qantas Founders Outback Museum and a wealth of entertainment and warm, country hospitality!
Spend lazy afternoons on wide, open verandahs with the vast Mitchell Grass plains surrounding you. Gaze at distant horizons, marvel at the beauty of blazing sunsets or let a carpet of twinkling stars engulf you on a clear and moonlit night.
Listen as the hills, plains and billabongs share their secrets - of famous Australian explorers, drovers' campsites and the shearers' way of life. Climb the lookout where Captain Starlight hid his men and discover the many other characters that shaped the nation at the famous Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame.
Take a sunset river cruise on the Thomson, see farm animals and horses on a tour of the Longreach Pastoral College or simply enjoy the smells and tastes of an outdoor barbeque.
It all awaits you in Longreach - the heart of the outback. Tour a working sheep station, sing songs round the campfire, listen to bush poetry and ultimately experience the many flavours of the outback.
Billabong Boat Cruises
Relax on an evening cruise on the Thomson River, taking in the outback sunset, followed by a campfire meal with outback entertainment.
The Stockman's Hall of Fame
The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a quintessential tribute to the men and women of the outback, that has delighted and fascinated visitors from all over Australia and overseas for the past 16 years.
This unique tribute to Australia's outback heroes includes a wide variety of traditional artefacts, electronic displays, photographs, films and stories of
bush life.
Qantas Founders Museum
The Qantas Founders Museum has information and interactive displays telling visitors about the pioneering history of Qantas. You can look through the original Qantas hanger and go on a tour of a 747 Jumbo jet.
Longreach Pastoral College
Experience a taste of life on the land at Longreach Pastoral College by taking a guided tour. Tours usually take two hours and enable visitors to see students in action on the College’s 10522 hectare property.
School of Distant Education
Visit one of the largest classrooms in the world. See a live school of the air lesson in progress and find out how education is delivered in the bush.
Longreach Powerhouse Museum
History Tours
Step back in time and discover the local history in this museum that comprises a variety of exhibitions and displays.
Exhibits include the powerhouse generating equipment, displays of social and commercial history, agricultural and road building machinery and the 1921 swimming baths.
Explore the old power station and learn how electricity was generated before the age of computers. Investigate yesteryear as you wander through displays depicting Steve's Pie Kitchen, a 1948 classroom and the School of Arts.
Check the static machinery displays as well as the range of exclusive souvenirs. The Museum charges a small admission fee. Special summer opening times can be obtained by contacting the Longreach Visitor Information Centre on (07) 4658 3555.
Longreach Arts & Cultural Centre
The old Ambulance Station in Longreach is today home to the Longreach Arts & Cultural Centre – an educational facility which hosts exhibitions, displays and a variety of workshops for the local community.
This Heritage listed building houses an upstairs gallery, where local art and craft are marketed, an Ambulance memorabilia room, as well as a tribute room for bush nurses.
The lower section is extensively used for workshops and classes, as is the pottery annex at the rear of the main structure. The building is surrounded by an established garden and broad verandahs! Tour the exhibitions and admire the majesty of this fine building – it is well worth spending an hour there!
Opening Times
April to September
2.00pm to 5.00pm Daily
FREE Admission -- Please use green stairs.
For further information please contact the Arts & Cultural Centre on 4658 1680 or Elaine Britton on (07) 4658 2282
Banjo's Outback Theatre and Wool Shed
Step back in time at Banjo's Outback Theatre and enjoy shearing, poetry laughter and song!
Experience shearing, wool classing, spinning, a 100 year old working wool press and the best of bush songs, poems, skits and yarns.
Meals, smokos, courtesy coach, and wheel care facilities are provided. Seating is available for up to 160 people.
Programs are tailored to the needs of coaches, groups, and schools.
For further information contact Banjo's Outback Theatre (07) 4658 2360
