Quilpie Shire is an outback hotspot for ancient discoveries, dating back 100 million years to the Cretaceous period. Explore Australia’s largest dinosaur and megafauna fossils at the Eromanga Natural History Museum, where you can join a guided tour or participate in one of the twice-yearly dinosaur digs. Learn about Quilpie’s connection to the rare Boulder Opal, millions of years in the making, and perhaps fossick for your own opal to take home. It’s an unforgettable journey into Australia’s prehistoric past.
Eromanga Natural History Museum
Come meet Cooper, Australia’s largest dinosaur, at the Eromanga Natural History Museum! Enjoy guided tours, fossil prep workshops, and immersive Dinosaur Insider’s Packages for an unforgettable experience.
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Eromanga Natural History Museum
Come meet Cooper, Australia’s largest dinosaur, at the Eromanga Natural History Museum! Enjoy guided tours, fossil prep workshops, and immersive Dinosaur Insider’s Packages for an unforgettable experience.
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(07) 4656 3084
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St Finbarr’s Opal Altar
Ogle St Finbarr’s Opal Altar, where a clever local miner went above and beyond, creating a stunning opal-covered altar, lectern, and font—showcasing Quilpie’s opal mining history!
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St Finbarr’s Opal Altar
Ogle St Finbarr’s Opal Altar, where a clever local miner went above and beyond, creating a stunning opal-covered altar, lectern, and font—showcasing Quilpie’s opal mining history!
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Knot-a-Saurus Park
Snap a family ‘selfie’ with the Sauropod and her babies at Knot-a-Saurus Park! Explore dinosaur footprints and fun interpretive designs—an adventure the whole family will love!
Knot-a-Saurus Park
Snap a family ‘selfie’ with the Sauropod and her babies at Knot-a-Saurus Park! Explore dinosaur footprints and fun interpretive designs—an adventure the whole family will love!
Free Opal Fossicking Site
Grab a fossicking kit from the Visitor Information Centre and head to our local fossicking area! Unearth your own opal gem and make some fun family memories along the way!
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Free Opal Fossicking Site
Grab a fossicking kit from the Visitor Information Centre and head to our local fossicking area! Unearth your own opal gem and make some fun family memories along the way!
Opal Fossicking
Try your luck fossicking for opals at Duck Creek and Sheep Station Creek! A fossicking license is required, available from the Mining Registrar in Quilpie. Unearth your own precious gem!
Opal Fossicking
Try your luck fossicking for opals at Duck Creek and Sheep Station Creek! A fossicking license is required, available from the Mining Registrar in Quilpie. Unearth your own precious gem!