Uniquely Charming and Festive
Historic but close to home
Chinchilla is one of the towns located on the Warrego Highway. We have the Historical Museum, fishing, and fossicking for petrified wood. 'Chinchilla Red' petrified wood is unique to the area and known for its colour and quality. The Chinchilla White Gum is also unique to the area and can be seen on some of the tourist drives which are marked around the region.
Festival Vibes
The Chinchilla Melon Festival was held in firstly 1994 by local producers and businessmen, to lift the town's spirits after the severe drought experienced in the early 1990s
This now legendary annual festival features interactive and unique events, such as Melon Skiing, Melon Bungee, Melon Bullseye, Melon Ironman, Melon Chariot, a pip spitting competition, and melon eating races. A special event held in 2009 saw John Allwood secure the Guinness World Record of Melon Head Smashing - cracking open as many watermelons as possible using only the head. Currently, his record is 47 melons in a minute.