Are you looking for a quiet peaceful setting where you can rest, recreate & reflect or are you looking for a new camp site? Look no further. Come and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre in Ubobo – a great place to visit or stay!
Centrally situated, just an hours drive from, Gladstone, Monto, Kroombit Tops, Cania Gorge and Agnes Water and about one and a half hours from Biloela, is a new accommodation centre set on a 3.21ha recreation reserve. The Centre invites small groups, families and individuals to enjoy the natural beauty of the Boyne Valley, the open space of the reserve and the facilities provided.
How to get there:
Follow Highway 69 from Calliope or Monto to the tiny township of Ubobo, cross the railway line, turn right into Railway Terrace, then left into Hawke Street and you’re there! A map is available here.
Bookings at Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre
For bookings please go to our Contact page.
Alternately Phone: 0749 741212 OR 0749 741219.
Note: On arrival, if paying in cash, the correct change would be appreciated as we do not have eftpos or petty cash.
Our Availability Calendar is here.
Basic Fees
Full use of all facilities: $20 per person per night.
Self contained camping: $5 per camp per night.
Camping with use of barbeques, toilets & showers: $10 per person per night.
Facilities
Lots of photos of our Centre are at our blog.
Clicking on the thumbnails below opens a larger version of the photo.
In-house accommodation for up to 36 individuals in a dormitory style arrangement using double bunk beds. There are 5 rooms which can be shut off as necessary. A mattress, mattress-protector and pillow only are provided with each bed. A separate room in the office building provides private accommodation for individuals such as a bus driver.
Unpowered sites are available for campers in tents, caravans and motor homes.
A modern ablutions block that can service up to 100 people is joined to the accommodation centre by a covered ramp giving easy access in all weathers to able and disabled individuals. It contains not only male and female ablution areas but also has provision for visitors with disability. Included in this facility is a laundry with washing machine, laundry basket, pegs and clothesline for drying.
A covered eating and food preparation area also joins the accommodation centre. It contains undercover gas barbeques, a kitchen with refrigerator, microwave and kettle,urn, cooking materials, hot water and washing up facilities. Tables and chairs are provided for 36 individuals.
A wood fired barbeque area with wood is available for outdoor cooking, garden tables and seats for 36 with a bonfire place (usage depends on bushfire ratings).
Meet & Greet areas:-The eating area can easily become a meeting area with seating at tables for 36. In addition there is a large shade-covered deck with disabled access and an adjoining activities room with power, lighting, a TV/DVD and whiteboard screen. A small library of Australiana reference books and adult fiction is also available for your enjoyment.
There is large grassed oval for camping, games and other outdoor activities.
Satellite broadband internet – Basic wireless internet access (upgrade by request) is available through the satellite connection for those with their own laptops. A TV with DVD player is available. Also available, computer/printer use for group leaders with output to TV if required.
Catering
Self catering is the preferred option at the moment with a Food Safety Supervisor available on request. The centre is run by volunteers but easy options catering may be able to be organised on request.
We buy/you cook is another option that may be negotiated. On request, menus can be planned and the food bought from the local store by the Centre and made ready for you on your arrival. Please discuss options prior to booking.
Things to do
The Boyne River, the living heart of the valley, supports a diversity of flora and fauna. Look carefully and find an amazing array of wild life from dancing brolgas to shy platypus. Travel through fertile farming and cattle country and visit the townships of Nagoorin, Ubobo, Builyan and Many Peaks.
Explore the history of the valley at the Historical Cottage in Ubobo.
Walk or cycle along country lanes.
Relax on the southern shores of Lake Awoonga. Take in its magnificent water views,fishing and canoeing opportunities.
Visit the numerous National Parks and State Forests nestled in the blue ranges that form the Boyne Valley.
Arrange a visit to Harmony Farm for wilderness adventures, farm experiences,environmental studies, team work and leadership training.
Make use of the flood lit multi purpose courts at Ubobo State School and enjoy a game of tennis, basketball, netball, volley ball or badminton.
Organise to use the Ubobo Memorial Hall for dancing, indoor activities or meetings.
Gaze in awe at the beauty of the starlit skies at night.
Or simply, choose a novel from our library, find a shady tree, laze back, read and relax.
Who has used the centre?
The centre has been accepting visitors in limited numbers for the past few years but was officially opened by member for Hinkler, Paul Neville, in October 2010 when all facilities became fully operational. Some of the visiting groups to date are listed below. All have been full of praise for the site and its facilities…
Individuals escaping from the hustle and bustle of city living.
Families having family reunions and enjoying school holiday camping.
Clubs undertaking a range of weekend activities.
Sunfest offering an Arts and Crafts workshop.
Church group undertaking youth leadership training.
School camp accessing Gladstone highlights, Cania Gorge and Harmony Farm.
Gladstone Area Apprentices accommodation only.
School staff group undertaking community building activities.
About the Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre
The Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre Incorporated is a not for profit community organisation with a self-help ethos. Our community came together in August 2001 and formed the Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre Inc. One of our major goals is to create employment opportunities to encourage population and general economic growth.
We have implemented a number of strategies to progress our goals, including this website, signage leading to the Valley from the major highways, and signage within the Valley. We funded and were involved in the production of promotional pamphlets and posters for the district.
Constructing an accommodation centre has been our major project. The Centre opened in October 2010. Many people, groups, clubs & businesses and all levels of Government have contributed to the Centre. Our sincere thanks to them all.
