Chilled out in Chillagoe

Visitors with a desire to come face-to-face with the Golden Era of Outback Australia will be enthralled by the charms of Chillagoe, a true-blue mining and pastoral town, just a three hour drive west of Cairns. The first thing youll notice is the remarkable landscape, its stark beauty and the sky appears endless and clear, an element which dominates the entire landscape.

Chillagoe is famous for its lively mining history and spectacular limestone caves. It also has a reputation as having the friendliest locals this side of the Black Stump which means anywhere on earth. Today grazing, tourism and a high quality marble quarry form the mainstay of the local economy.