Hit the road in North Queensland
With unique locations, jaw-dropping experiences and dinky-di Aussie characters, North Queensland is the place for your next road trip.
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Reef, rainforest and outback: Plan your road trip in North Queensland
From reef to outback, through rainforest and grasslands, driving in Tropical North Queensland is an unforgettable travel experience. Download the full map now and start planning your adventure!
5 EPIC North Queensland drives
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a serious off-roader, a beachcomber, an outback aficionado or a waterfall chaser, we’ve done the leg work so you, intrepid explorer, can get out amongst it. Here are five of the very best drives in North Queensland.
Nature & Wildlife
Huge 4.5m crocodile removed from North Queensland beach
A crocodile measuring more than four metres in length has been caught in far north Queensland, but its size means there are limited options for a new home.
Nature & Wildlife
Cyclone Niran intensifies in North Queensland
Category one Cyclone Niran, packing winds up to 85km/h, is slowly moving away from the north Queensland coast, but it’s set to intensify and return.
Adventure
TNQ: Feel the heat
Think Tropical North Queensland and invariably diving the Great Barrier Reef comes to mind, but head to the hills and you’ll soon see that this area has so much more adventure on offer.
Destinations
Tropical oasis of Magnetic Island
When Captain James Cook sailed around this dry-tropical oasis in 1770, the erratic behaviour of his compass inspired the name
Reader Photos
Sneaking a peek at a rock-wallaby joey
An inquisitive joey checks out the view in Granite Gorge, North Queensland
Nature & Wildlife
Video: Australia’s biggest stick insect
Museum Victoria Live exhibits keeper Maik Fiedel describes the Lady Gaga-ntuan stick insect.
Nature & Wildlife
Australia’s biggest stick insect found
A huge specimen of a rare giant stick insect has been found, and may be the largest in Australia.