SPECTACULAR scenery can be found throughout the Barcoo Shire.

The towns of Windorah, Jundah and Stonehenge are surrounded by fascinating landscape. You’ll see red sandhills, mulga and red soil country, sheep and cattle grazing land, famous river systems as well as reminders of the pioneering past in this part of the outback.

For natural history, visit Welford National Park, 45km southeast of Jundah. The park fronts onto a stretch of the Barcoo River. If you’re a nature lover, there are spots to camp beside permanent waterholes along the river system. A special feature of the park is the Heritage-listed pise, an earthen homestead, pre-1900, and one of only two pise constructions still occupied in Queensland. A ranger is often present at the park. Check with the information centre at Jundah for more information before you go out.

About 90km to the east of Jundah is the site of Magee’s Shanty, put on the map in the heyday of ballad writing when A.B. “Banjo” Paterson penned the well known poem, “A Bush Christening.”

For history that goes back even further, visit the site of the Native Well, about 32km north of Jundah and consisting of several native wells carved into the rock.

And don’t forget that this shire has another claim to fame. It’s where two rivers meet to form a creek. The Thomson River runs near to both Stonehenge and Jundah. Where it meets the Barcoo River (which runs through the Welford National Park), Cooper Creek is formed. Cooper Creek runs through Windorah.