Rathdowney Visitor Information Centre in Rathdowney, Queensland | Community organisation

Rathdowney Visitor Information Centre

Locality: Rathdowney, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5544 1222

Address: 82 Mt Lindesay Highway 4287 Rathdowney, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.rathdowney.org.au

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25.01.2022 We here at the Centre and RADHA are looking forward to a BIG Easter Weekend in 2015. The school is planning a FETE for Easter Saturday (April 04) and RADHA a Country Market for Easter Sunday -5th. The annual Campdraft will be held on the 17th.18th and 19th of April. More about these events later. Cheers

24.01.2022 Country Market Day 1st May 2016. Lots of stalls, food, drinks,displays, entertainment, the ever popular Bush poetry Competition and Breakfast. come along and enjoy the country hospitality.

24.01.2022 Recently 6 people from our VIC/Museum joined with others from around the Scenic Rim on a fact finding expedition to the Museum and State Library at South Bank. We had a brief time to look at displays but spent most of the day behind the scenes where the preservation and storage of items takes place. Photo 3 - the scene from a window in the Library. We were leaving for home just as the big storm broke.

24.01.2022 More recent photos of the displays in the VIC shop

24.01.2022 Lots of lovely items on the shop shelves. Come in and have a browse around sometime.

23.01.2022 LEST WE FORGET Anzac Day 2015

23.01.2022 New Year Dance on in Rathdowney tonight. Best wishes to all our friends for a Happy, Healthy and (yes, I will say it) Prosperous 2015.

22.01.2022 Setting up the VIC Facebook page at the workshop in Beaudesert on Tuesday.

21.01.2022 The Rathdowney School held a fete on Easter Saturday. Once again it was a great day. One of the highlights of the day was the wild life display. Louise and Al brought their birds, animals and reptiles for everyone to admire and stroke. The monster raffle with patrons putting their tickets into a box in front of the prize that they would like to win was a great idea. There were 15 plus happy winners! Many, many visitors to the camping grounds came along to enjoy themselves and the kids put the adventure playground to good use.The inclement weather held off for the day but it poured that night.

21.01.2022 Markets at the Information Centre on Easter Sunday. Lots of stalls , food and coffee.

20.01.2022 Country Markets and Bush Poets Comp will be held at the Information Centre on Sunday the 5th of April. No entry fee, just come and enjoy yourself.

20.01.2022 Another great day at the Information Centre On Sunday. Volunteers spent a busy day both in the Centre itself and as part of the Eat Local promotion. The sausage sizzle ran out of sausages and the tasting table as usual was a great hit. The fresh produce, baking, coffee can, market stalls and meat truck all had good sales. The live music from BrokeNBones provided a real carnival atmosphere for the visitors to the Centre. The weather could not have been better. A bright sunny day that was also enjoyed by families picknicing in the park and playground. In the meantime, a charity campdraft was being held in the Memorial Grounds. Cars and motor bikes lined Collins Street all day - it was a busy day in Rathdowney.

19.01.2022 More from the campdraft - Lots of dust and the population of Tathdowney exploded for the weekend.

19.01.2022 More from the afternoon tea.

18.01.2022 Lots happening around Rathdowney over the next couple of weeks. Sunday the 6th Special Church Service at the Barney View Community Church at 1.00pm followed by afternoon Tea. Remembrance Day Service at The Memorial Grounds on the 11th at 10.50am. Campdraft and Team Penning Comp on the 12 & 13th. Dance on the 12th (Miss & Mrs Rathdowney.) 12th & 13 Mt Barney Open Gardens. Trivia Night in the School Hall on the 19th. Call into the Information Centre and we will happily give any details about these events.

17.01.2022 Tripping the light fantastic and welcoming the New Year in at Rathdowney on New Years night. Also four of our hard working committee members Maxine, June, Margaret and Cathy planning the tactics for supper time. It was a hot, hot night but thoroughly enjoyed by all those there. We were treated to a natural fireworks display to the west and east of Rathdowney as we headed for home.

15.01.2022 Photos from the Country Markets held on Easter Sunday. It was a good day even though there had been a big drop of rain the night before and condition were a little muddy!! Local wood turner Ken Benyon, Bush Poet in full voice, John separating milk display, another Bus Poet in full voice volunteers catering for the visitors. Big thanks to all.

15.01.2022 Last Wednesday the Australian Classic Scooters Mille came to town. This was the first outing held in Queensland and the 5th in Australia. Most scooters were from the late 50s to the 70s. Their object was to travel 1000ks in 2 days. 32 riders started from Brisbane but 19 didnt finish (All 4 girl riders did!) Fantastic scenery and challenging winding roads.

15.01.2022 Christmas has come to the Centre. Our Christmas Tree has been set up near the entrance of the Centre and Christmas Greeting over the big window. See the lovely Australian bird hanging decorations that are great on a tree or during the rest of the year at a window. Some gift ideas for the children a stuffed locally made owl pillow and for the family a bottle of Verjuice (non alcoholic). Produced near Boonah - does great things to a glass of lemonade or sparkling water, also in a casserole or as a salad dressing. Christmas greetings to all. Have a safe and happy one.

14.01.2022 Markets at the Information Centre on Easter Sunday. 2019 Trivia Night at the Bowls Clubon Easter Saturday Night. Get your team organised and be ready for a fun night. In aid of the Community Church at Barney View.

14.01.2022 a couple of weeks ago there was a fire threat in the district along with the fact that there had been virtually no rain for months. this past week has seen Rathdowney and surrounding areas receive, in some areas, up to 250mm. The paddocks have suddenly turned from brown to emerald green.

13.01.2022 The Rathdowney Sub-Branch of the RSL held its annual Anzac Day Parade and Service on Saturday the 25th. Over 450 people attended the Centenary Service. The march was led by two mounted Light horse men bearing Australian Flags and the Schools Drum and Fife Band. Ex-Servicemen and children from Rathdowney, Hillview and Tamrookum Primary Schools and the Beaudesert High School were followed by members of the Rathdowney Pony Club. Thank you to the RSL for providing gazebos... and many chairs for the comfort of those attending. Thank you also to the ladies of the Bowls Club who once again provided eats for the many who gathered after the service to enjoy a cuppa and chat. There was a wonderful moment (or really three) when as the school band entered through the Memorial Gate the crowd burst into applause and again after the school girls Belynda and Taleesha finished their readings during the Service. See more

13.01.2022 Markets at the Information Centre on Easter Sunday Trivia Night at the Bowls Club on Easter Saturday night. In aid of The Community Church at Barney View. Get your team organised and be ready for a most enjoyable night. The Information Centre has lots of locally made jams, pickles, oil products and honey as well a large array of gift ideas.

13.01.2022 Come along to the Visitor Information Centre on Sunday the 25th of June. As part of Eat Local Week the Centre will hold a sausage sizzle (Local beef sausages and Kooralbyn baked bread) as well as our popular tasting tables of local goodies and Make it, Bake it, Grow it, Sew it market stalls.

13.01.2022 RADHA meeting on Thursday the 12th of February. At the Info Centre at 7.30pm. Grounds meeting(20th) at 7.00pm

10.01.2022 Come along to the Information Centre on Sunday the 28th June when there will be a table of local products for visitors to sample. This is part of the Scenic Rims Eat Local promotion that is being held from 27th June to the 05th July.

08.01.2022 Some items that will be on the tasting table

07.01.2022 End of the year dinner in the Tramway building. The newWW1 display cabinet in the background.

05.01.2022 Campdrafting at Rathdowney 7th8th &9th April 2016

05.01.2022 Anzac Service at Rathdowney. 25th April 2016. Thanks to the past band members who dusted off their fifes and came to swell the numbers. We are so grateful. Lest we Forget.

04.01.2022 Santa parked his sled over in the Memorial Grounds (so I am told) and the local Fire Brigade Boys to him and a huge sack bag of lollies around the streets of Rathdowney (there arent many so they did them all.) It really was a treat and hugely enjoyed by everyone.

03.01.2022 The spirits of the 50 plus people who went to the VIC on Sunday afternoon to welcome our new policeman and his family were not dampened by the rain that fell before and during the event. There were many contributions to the afternoon tea table and the committee of RADHA would like to thank all those who did so. After coming from Jerico the Williams family are finding that our little corner of the beautiful Scenic Rim is a green paradise! We wish them a happy association with the people of Rathdowney. Joel has alread had some excitement. There was much activity in Collins Street last Friday when the ambulance was called to attend to a truck driver who fortunately realised that, unfortunately, he was having a major health problem.

03.01.2022 The women of Rathdowney invite you to join then at the Community Christmas Party at the Memorial Grounds on Sunday the 15th December. From 4.30pm. Free event. Come along and relax with friends and neighbours. See you there.

02.01.2022 Country Markets at the Information Centre on Sunday the 1st of May

01.01.2022 Eat Local at the VIC 2016.

01.01.2022 Lunchtime at the store in Rathdowney last Friday. How often do you see horses at the hitching rail these days?

01.01.2022 The week-end of 17/18/19 of April was another big week-end for Rathdowney. The Memorial Grounds Committee hosted what turned out to be a very successful camp-draft. Competitors came from near and far to enjoy their sport on a well prepared oval with well conditioned cattle. If the rain had held off for another hour or two on Sunday it would have been perfect. With about an hour of competition left, down came the rain. However, it did not deter the riders and luckily no one came to grief. Another great week-end!