The town of St.George is situated on the Balonne river in southern inland Queensland, 500 kms west of Brisbane.  St.George is the major town within the Balonne Shire. The district population is 3,800 people.  The district has a strong agricultural base with irrigated and broadacre cropping, grazing livestock and irrigated horticulture amongst the local industries.
 

Beautiful gardens, streetscapes and river walkways feature in the town. Included in  every visitors' "must do" activity is the riverside walk. This can be entered from The Terrace via a cement footpath to enjoy river gums, landscaping and birdlife.The riverside walk is especially picturesque on sunrise and sunset. Local weather  - mostly it's sunny, with an annual rainfall of 516 mm. You can expect hot summers (34.2 + degrees) and cold winters (5.5 - degrees) and crisp clean days. The weather pattern typifies the droughts and flooding rains image. In this region rainfall is highly variable.  However rain is more likely during the Summer. The night skies are an astronomers dream. Big dark skies light up with a brilliant array of stars, including the Southern Cross and the Milky Way.

A variety of quality education and health services are available. These include childcare, preschools, primary schools, high school and a skill centre.  Health services include three medical centres, hospital, allied health services, specialist visits, healthy ageing program, home and community care and a retirement village.  A variety of shopping is available with 2 large grocery stores - foodworks and IGA, a great bakery and numerous coffee shops.

A full range of lifestyle and sporting activities are available. Team sports - football of various codes, dragonboating and netball. Individual sports such as tennis, squash and golf. Horse sports - pony club, campdrafting and polocrosse are available. 

 

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You will find more information at the Visitor Information Centre, situated midway through town along the river, on The Terrace or phone 07 4620 8877. Staff and volunteers are only too willing to answer your questions. The Visitor Information Centre has ample parking for caravans and a toilet with disabled access. Email: vic@balonne.qld.gov.au

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