Supermarket in Biloela, Queensland.

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So back to holiday within Australia in winter 2019.

Drakes IGA Supermarket in Biloela is a beauty, much better than the bigger supermarket chains and certainly cleaner and well kept.
Came across popcorn and just couldn't resist purchasing some, it was delicious.

We visited Biloela in 2017, blog post [ here ] also 2018 [ here ] with a few photos of Kangaroos.

To Biloela, Queensland

Continuing on our holiday in winter 2018 we stayed at Mundubbera in Queensland where we stayed last year for several days in a Motel, this year we stayed in the Caravan Park for 3 days then headed to Biloela Queensland for about 1 week. Two links from last years visit.

This year we stayed in a different area of the caravan park and so was treated to seeing Kangaroos who were easily frightened away, so from some distance I took these photos.

The bird below came to visit each day.

Towards sunset the above photo, below is a shopping mall though small had several interesting shop inside.

Biloela, Queensland.

Biloela had open cut mines then went into agriculture.  There are about 5,800 people in the Shire.
Water is a problem for the area so a dam was begun in 1963 called Callide Dam and Power Station but due to low rain fall the dam is hardly ever full.

The Caravan at Biloela

The pool and eating area at the Caravan Park.

Shopping area, supermarket opposite which was lovely.

The below photo is dry creek.

Biloela, Queensland

Beautiful Hibiscus flower taken on our holiday in Winter.

Taken with my phone.

Leaving Mundubbera in Queensland was exciting after the mishap  of the caravan, we were on our way to Biloela in Queensland.  Weather was warmer so lighter clothes at last in our past winter.

Stayed in a lovely caravan park with an en-suite - all the sites had en-suites.

We last stayed in Biloela in 2008 and it was in this town that I was called back to Tasmania as my late mother became ill.  Flew home alone and saw my mum before she died 10 days after my arrival. My husband had to drive back to Tasmania by himself that year. So this year it was wonderful to return to Biloela once again.

This past winter we arrived to a buzz of the country folk telling us there was a Field Day and were we going - it was for two days so we did go on the Sunday morning and we had a ball.

Some of the photos I took with my phone of the goings on.

Particularly enjoyed watching the plowing as I can recall my late Grandfather doing the same. He preferred the old way to a tractor :)

Threshing Drum machine above it was used to thresh grain.

This was a tractor race to see who could go the slowest without stalling - interesting to watch.