TAMBO

Tambo is currently a 2-star accredited Queensland Tidy Town.

Tambo won the title of Queensland’s Friendliest Town in 2014.

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History and Geography

The area on which the town of Tambo now sits was home of many different Aboriginal groups including the Wadjaling, Wadjalad, Wadjabangai, and Pitjara.

The first European exploration of the district was by Sir Thomas Mitchell, popularly known as "Major Mitchell", in 1846. For approximately the next 15 years the area was unused until selectors began taking land in 1861.

The town of Carrangarra was founded in 1863, making it the oldest town in western Queensland. Like much of the west, sheep became the mainstay of the economy. The settlement was renamed Tambo in 1868. The name Tambo comes from an Indigenous Australian word, meaning hidden place, or "resting place, fish, shady waters, hidden waters, a secluded spot, hidden place and native yam."

A branch of the Queensland National Bank was first established in 1875.

Local Government Information

Tambo is a living museum of cultural history and a place for the visitor to gain an insight into the lifestyle of Australia’s forebears. The area boasts rich landscapes that attracted pastoralists in the 1860s to flock to Tambo region to take up land for grazing. The pastoral industry still remains the basis of Tambo’s economy today.

Gazetted in 1863, Tambo is the oldest town in the west, wander back in time along the Heritage Walk visiting old buildings and historically significant places. The Coolibah Walk follows the banks of the Barcoo where the native trees reach out across the river and provide a cool haven for the birdlife.

Attractions

·      Tambo Heritage Precinct: These heritage-listed buildings were moved by a bullock team with the aid of logs to make way for the new Post Office in 1904 and today house a mix of displays portraying the history and lifestyle of Tambo.

·      Tambo Teddies: Tambo Teddies create quality hand crafted sheepskin teddy bears in the tiny Outback town of Tambo in western Queensland, truly Australian made teddies.

·      Grassland Art Gallery: Tambo Arts Council volunteers working closely with the Council’s Arts and Cultural Officer present an exciting and diverse calendar of exhibitions that change every six to eight weeks showcasing local Western artists as well as introducing differing art forms and media.

·      Tambo Dam: A habitat for water birds and wildlife, a place for rest and relaxation.

·      Stubby Bend: Stubby Bend offers fully self-contained travellers a free site for camping. A variety of birds visit the area throughout the day, you can watch the kangaroos grazing in the afternoons, and quite often at night friendly possums will visit your camp site.

Accommodation and Dine in

·      Royal Carrangarra Hotel: The Royal Carrangarra Hotel in Tambo, Western Queensland welcomes you to the Outback! The hotel offers accommodation, meals, beverages and even live entertainment.

·      The Kings Cabins: Centrally located and easy to access, the fully self-contained cabins offer a clean, quiet and relaxing place to stay while passing through or working in the region.

·      Tambo Cabin & Caravan Park: The park has had a total revamp and is coming together nicely. There’s new camp kitchen, with a wood stove for the winter months, TV and complimentary tea and coffee.

·      Pi Hole Tambo: Pi Hole Tambo is a little pop up Pie shop in Tambo, Western Queensland. Homemade pies made on-site, open seven days a week May-September, located at The Royal Carrangarra Hotel.

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