The little village of Cambooya is in the heart of Steele Rudd Country. Australian author Arthur Hoey Davis, who wrote under the pen name ‘Steele Rudd’ and is best known for ‘On Our Selection’, spent much of his childhood on his family’s small block at Emu Creek near East Greenmount.
A replica of Rudd’s slab-and-shingle hut stands in Greenmount as a display of subsistence farmers’ way of life, as depicted in ‘On Our Selection’.
The Soldiers’ Memorial Hall near Greenmount is another interesting local building. In Federation Park at Vale View, explore native vegetation.
In Cambooya’s main street, The Bull and Barley Inn has recently been restored to reflect its original 1900s old world atmosphere. You’ll find memorabilia and photographs adorning the walls. with all beverages requiring cooling being chilled in the Inn’s original cedar chiller box. There is a restaurant and accommodation available on site.
Quick Facts
Cambooya is an Urban Location area within the local government area of Toowoomba in Queensland, it is located approximately 117kms from the capital Brisbane and extends over an area of 118.64 square kilometres. Cambooya has a recorded population of 1584 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Standard Time zone Australia/Brisbane.
If you are planning a visit to Cambooya we’ve put together some of the things you can see or do while you are here. These include, places to stay, tours and attractions, some upcoming events and places where you can grab a meal. Go ahead, try one of the buttons above. Every destination has something worth seeing so start exploring… If you know Cambooya and think we’ve missed something, let us know and we’ll share it here.