Bonus Downs

Tours

Billy Tea & Damper Genuine Billy Tea and Damper with lunch are

cooked on site for you in the Ooline Forest with

the full tour.

Guests can relax and sit

around the fire talking

with friends and hearing

more stories about life

in the outback or hike

further afield while the

billy is boiling.

Delicious locally sourced

food is prepared

outback style.

You cant get any better

than this!

Bonus Downs Farmstay 4566 Mitchell-Bollon Rd. Mitchell, QLD

Phone +61 (0)7 4623 1573

Mobile +61 (0)427 231 537

Email bonusdowns@bigpond.com

www.bonusdownsfarmstay.com.au

26 Degrees 42 Minutes South

147 Degrees 41 Minutes East

“Lyle & Madonna’s country

hospitality is second to none.

This is a ‘must do’ holiday”

FARMSTAY

Accommodation

Camping /Caravans

Farm Tours

Catering

Events

The Buffel Padock Hear first hand about farming practices on Bonus

Downs and see the results of 25 years of hard work

on the land. Lyle and Madonna passionately share

the story of their Bonus Downs journey. Located in

the Buffel paddock is

a second stand of

Ooline forest the

Connolleys have

preserved.

Stop to check the cattle on the way through and

enjoy the ride across

the property . In good

seasons you may have

to ford some creeks

Ooline Forest Learn more about the prehistoric Ooline Forest that

has been preserved on Bonus Downs. Brochures are

provided on the tour and are available online.

The Ooline tree with its

rainforest origins dating

back to the Pleistocene

Era (1.6 million to

10,000 years ago) has

been listed as a

‘vulnerable’ species.

This listing is as a result

of the scarcity of the

remnant Ooline trees

with only several stands

of Ooline remaining in

South Western and

Central Queensland.

The Full Tour

Personal guided tour of the

Bonus Downs Historic Homestead

Jackaroo’s Cottage

Buffel Paddock

Ooline Forest

Fully catered with

Billy Tea & Damper Lunch

Adults $60 Children $30

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Bookings essential

THE FULL TOUR Homestead - Ooline Forest - Property

Tour the property with hosts Lyle and

Madonna as your personal guides.

Take a step back in time and visit the historical

Bonus Downs Homestead built in 1911 by Sir

Samuel McCaughey, preserved in wonderful

glory by owners Lyle and Madonna, The tour

also takes in a visit to the Jackaroo’s quarters.

Load up onto the 4WD and travel through the

‘Buffel Padock’ and hear first hand about the

farming history of the property. Arrive at the

famous Ooline Forest just in time for your Billy

T e a a n d D a m p e r .

Here you can walk through the silent forest or

just sit around the campfire waiting for your

delicious meal.

The Homestead

Today Bonus Downs

Farmstay is ranked among

the oldest established

properties of the Maranoa.

Take a step back in time to

explore the historical Bonus

D o w n s H o m e s t e a d .

Painstakingly restored to its

former g lory, the

homestead if filled with

memorabilia of a bygone

era. The tour takes in the Jackaroo’s Quarters, also

restored by the Connolloys. The dining room of the

j a c k a r o o s ’

quarters is a

showcase for a

century’s worth of

rural enterprise

and a source of

fascination to

visitors. Morning Tea is served on the Homestead

Verandah by hosts Lyle and Madonna.

Homestead Tour

Personal guided tour of the

Bonus Downs Historic Homestead

Jackaroo’s Cottage

with Morning Tea

Adults $30 Children $10

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Bookings essential