Outback

The Outback is the region in Queensland, west from the coast across the Great Dividing Range. The further you go from the coast, the drier and more sparsely populated the land becomes. Several sealed highways cross the region, but if you leave these major arteries, services are virtually nonexistent.

The immensity of the landscape is absolutely overwhelming. Some of the most interesting places to visit include Mount Isa, where the old mines can be toured; the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach and the pastoral town of Cloncurry, where the Royal Flying Doctor Service was first established. Cloncurry was once the largest producer of copper in the British Empire.