

Imagine
stepping off an air-conditioned coach into an ancient landscape of red
earth and eternal blue sky. An aboriginal Elder is there to meet you under
the ghost-gums and ironbarks. Your guide leads you through dreamtime
Australia, explaining the complex web that connects land and people.
Step
back in time and enter the Australian Workers Heritage Centre, an oasis
tribute to the working men and women of Australia. Later, the iconic
Stockman’s Hall of Fame welcomes you in to join its celebration of outback
life.
Or
how does an old-fashioned campfire under glittering outback stars sound?
With billy tea (or Milo) and toasted marshmallows?
The
Wanpa-rda Matilda Outback
Education Centre is
a school excursion centre with a difference.
The
first of its kind in Queensland, the centre is located in the
picturesque grounds of the Australian Workers Heritage Centre. The
facility provides the base from which to explore the many sites of
educational significance identified in this truly unique region of
Australia.
Just
a day trip away are attractions such as the Australian Stockman’s Hall of
Fame, the QANTAS Founders Outback Museum, the Tree of Knowledge, Blackall
Woolscour and a host of other exciting educational sites. Experience life on a
cattle station and other activities unique to the outback.
Explore
this site to find out all that Wanpa-rda Matilda country has to offer.
Check out our facilities and services, view
our great all-inclusive packaged itineraries
or flip through the Photo
Album. You'll find a complete set of links at the bottom of this
page. (go
there now)
An interactive
CD-ROM and curriculum
resources, including activity sheets, are available to complement your visit to
the Wanpa-rda Matilda Outback Education Centre.
A joint project of the Australian Workers Heritage Centre and
Education
Queensland.
Wanpa-rda
comes from the Wangkangurru people of the Birdsville district and means
‘to carry’. Matilda comes from the Banjo Paterson song ‘Waltzing
Matilda’ and refers to a bedroll or swag. So, Wanpa-rda Matilda means to
carry your swag!

Contact
us:
Education Officer
Wanpa-rda Matilda Outback Education Centre
P.O. Box 26
Barcaldine 4725
Queensland
Australia
Ph: 07 4651
2530
Fax: 07 4651 2531
Mission Statement
Wanpa-rda Matilda Outback Education Centre endeavours to share with students, teachers,
schools and local communities the uniqueness of Central Western Queensland by providing quality life and educational experiences.

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