Highlands & Hinterland

Discover the riches of Mackay’s Highlands & Hinterland and uncover a true taste of country Queensland. Be taken on a guided tour of one of Australia’s largest coal mines in Blair Athol or fossick for gold in Clermont, a historic gold mining town. Take a sapphire tour to the gemfields and fossick for your own precious gems or experience a real outback tradition at the Nebo Rodeo held in May each year. Or, visit the Peak Range Mountains and marvel the colour of vast sunflower fields.