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The Royal Open-Air Theatre Winton

Enjoy one of the world's most unique cinematic and live performance venues under the Outback Queensland sky! The Royal Theatre Winton is an iconic open-air theatre built in 1918 and is just one of two open-air theatres still operating in Australia. With regular movie screenings, visitors can enjoy one of the world's most unique cinematic and live performance venues under the Outback Queensland sky. Also, visit the theatre's museum to learn more about the history. Regular screenings from April to mid-October, tickets are sold at the door and online. Friday | The Royal Feature – see one of your favourite feature films through to new release blockbusters. Sunday | The Sunday Classic – experience a yesteryear movie from the archives. Monday and Wednesday | Nostalgia Night – re-live the history of theatre and moments from the golden age of cinema through a guided presentation that recreates the experience of going to the movies during the 1960s. Extra kids movies screening on Thursday nights during Queensland school holidays, please check website for details. The Royal Theatre Winton is operated by not-for-profit group, Winton Movies Inc. Our vision is for The Royal Theatre Winton to be an iconic creative and cultural epicentre for the Winton community and the Queensland outback.

Winton QLD

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Galleries, Museums and Collections

Corfield and Fitzmaurice Building

The heritage-listed Corfield and Fitzmaurice building. Winton's first general store, opened in 1878 and served the community until 1987. Today, it houses Combo Crafts, offering handmade pottery, jewelry, and crafts, alongside a mini-museum showcasing one of Australia's most extensive dinosaur fossil collections, curated by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs. This includes 'Elliot,' the largest dinosaur found in Australia, a 22-metre-long sauropod. The display offers a glimpse into the ancient environment and features bones from Elliot and other prehistoric creatures. The Dinosaur Diorama vividly recreates the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede, where small dinosaurs fled from a 10-metre carnivorous predator. The museum also highlights Winton's history with exhibits on the wool industry, the opal mining industry at Opalton, and a display detailing the story of Corfield and Fitzmaurice's early years. The building itself, as Winton's oldest business, is part of the story, preserved with a graphic panelled display. This site seamlessly blends the town's pioneering past, dinosaur history, and local artistry, making it an essential stop for visitors.

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Waltzing Matilda Centre

If there is one song that lives in the heart of all Australians, it is "Waltzing Matilda"... Welcome to the Waltzing Matilda Centre! Winton’s Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, Outback Queensland tells the story of Waltzing Matilda, a song that lives in the hearts of all Australians as our unofficial anthem and the first museum in the world dedicated to a song. The original centre, history and artefacts were destroyed by a fire in 2015. From the ashes on the 20 April, 2018 the Waltzing Matilda Centre was reborn. The Waltzing Matilda Centre is a museum so steeped in Australiana that the architecture itself references the landscape and history of the local region. The building incorporates the Waltzing Matilda legend, the Qantas origins, Aboriginal cultural history, the opal mining, events such as the Shearers’ Strike and the dinosaur trail. The museum tells the story of Waltzing Matilda, the Exhibition space tells the story of WW1, the Art Gallery displays travelling exhibitions, the Qantilda Museum tells the story and history of the Winton Shire and the birth of Qantas and the Tuckerbox Café provides the finest coffee in town. Tour groups and schools are catered for with packages.

Winton QLD

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Sports and Recreation Facilities

Winton Golf Club

Winton Golf Club delivers a true outback golf experience, where sand greens, natural fairways, and sweeping horizons create a course full of character. Set against the rugged beauty of the land, it offers a unique challenge for both serious golfers and casual players alike. The club proudly hosted the Outback Queensland Masters in 2019, 2022, and 2024, firmly establishing itself as a must-visit destination on the outback golf trail. These events brought golfers from across Australia, drawn by Winton's charm, warm hospitality, and unforgettable atmosphere. Playing at Winton is more than just golf—it's about slowing down, connecting with others, and immersing yourself in the striking outback surroundings. Each hole offers its own personality, inviting players to savour the moment and embrace the adventure. After your round, the clubhouse is the perfect place to relax, swap stories, and enjoy the company of friendly locals. Winton's strong sense of community is evident at every event and social day, where visitors are always welcomed like old friends. For those seeking a blend of great golf, genuine hospitality, and the spirit of the outback, Winton Golf Club is an experience not to be missed. Whether you're passing through or making it a destination, it's a round you'll remember long after the final putt.

Winton QLD

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Natural Attractions

Cawnpore Lookout and Lilleyvale Hills

The Lilleyvale Hills are set on the edge of Winton Shire and Boulia Shire on the Kennedy Developmental Road. The Lookout is approximately 51 kilometres west of Middleton. Spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding Hills can be seen from here. The Lookout is well sign-posted and is well-worth the stop on the way through.

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See the Fleas training at the International Flea Circus Training Facility — Image credit: The Crackup Sisters

Entertainment Venues

The Crackup Sisters Yard Tour

A guided tour by loveable Crackup Sisters company members. They'll entertain you with the history and stories of the company as your guided through the yard that over 47 artists have worked on and community from across Australia have built. Play outback games, observe the International Flea Circus Training Facility, experience history of entertainers who made the Outback their stage. Surprises at every corner. Expect to spend 45 minutes at the corner, filled with wonder, films and laughter soaked in outback hospitality.

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Natural Attractions

Bladensburg National Park

Spectacular views from flat-topped mesas and plateaus, residual sandstone ranges, vast grassland plains and river flats provide the backdrop to a rich history at Bladensburg National Park. Bladensburg National Park conserves 84,900ha of Mitchell Grass Downs and Channel Country, including unique birdlife, plants and animals. Impressive flat-topped plateaus and residual sandstone ranges provide a scenic backdrop to vast grassland plains and river flats, river red gums and rocky scarp. Bladensburg National Park encompasses areas of important cultural heritage. The park is the traditional country of the Koa people, the Maiawali and Karuwali people also have strong associations with this landscape. Pastoralists established a large station at Bladensburg—the homestead has been restored and is used as an information centre and Ranger office. There are other sites within the park which offer reminders of the park’s early pastoral history. Camp at Bough Shed Waterhole camping area beside Surprise Creek and enjoy spotting prolific birdlife. Camping permits are required and fees apply. Take a scenic drive through grasslands and channels then climb the jump-up to Scrammy Gorge for spectacular views on Scrammy drive or explore the River Gums drive and visit the stony Top Crossing, once used by horse-drawn wagons. The night skies are amazing so make sure you spend time stargazing!

Opalton QLD

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Galleries, Museums and Collections

Australian Age of Dinosaurs

The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History is a prominent science-based not-for-profit museum and major tourist attraction located atop a towering mesa known as The Jump-Up, approximately 24km south-east of Winton in Central West Queensland. The Museum focuses on preserving Australia’s fossil past for future generations to learn from and find inspiration in. The Museum includes the most productive Fossil Preparation Laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere, the Reception Centre and Collection Room, Dinosaur Canyon – featuring life-sized bronze dinosaur dioramas, the "March of the Titanosaurs" exhibition – housing Australia’s best-preserved sauropod tracksite, and the Gondwana Stars Observatory. Tours are conducted hourly through the Laboratory, Collection Room and Dinosaur Canyon starting at 9am daily. The last full tour for the day leaves a 2pm. Half tours are available thereafter. The entire tour takes three hours. Please aim to arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time so that you have time to purchase your tickets and to enjoy a cold or hot drink at the Cretaceous Café before your tour.

Winton QLD

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