Toompine, QLD
A small friendly outback community south of Quilpie, Toompine is a social centre for the surrounding grazing properties and opal mines. The town derives its name from the Aboriginal word ‘Thempin’ meaning a leech.
Cobb and Co once serviced this town with its regular coach schedules. All that remains today of those early pioneering days is the Toompine Hotel (circa 1893). This is a great place to relax with a cold drink and listen to the yarns of some great outback characters.
Ask for directions to the Toompine cemetery just a kilometre away and find out why it is called a ‘cemery’ (not cemetery).
Try your luck fossicking at Duck Creek Opal Mine or Sheep Creek Station Opal Mine – fossicking licence required.
Nearest Airport: Quilpie
Experiences
- 18-35's
- Caravan and Camping
- Farm/Station
- Rural/Country
- Cultural
- Historic/Heritage
- Remote
- Self-Drive
Popular Activities
- Golfing
- Sightseeing
- Adventure
- Fishing
- Outback
- Fossicking
About Toompine
- State: Queensland
- Region: Outback Queensland
