Things To Do Around Mackay
These are just a few of the activities that you can do in the area while basing yourself here at Oh Deere Farm Stay.
Things to do around Calen
- Friday night burgers at the Bowls Club; watch games being played or have a go yourself
- Post Office
- Butcher (local meat)
- General Store; an iconic store worth the visit while staying with us
- Lastly don’t miss the Calen Hotel; great cold beer, lunch or dinner 7 days a week and a photo with the Big Thongs is a must; live music on weekends, TAB, Pokies
Mackay Area
- Mackay (1 hour South): Lamberts Lookout, Eimeo Pub, Dolphin Heads Resort, Our Blue Lagoon Free Water Park in Mackay, Mackay Harbour
- Cape Hillsborough - Kangaroos on the beach at sunrise
- Zarbys Café - breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks
- Pioneer Valley (45min): Eundegella Ranges & Chalet & National Park
- Broken River - see the Platypus swimming
- Finch Hatton Gorge - swimming & a short walk to the gorge
- Pinnacle Pub - the best pies
- Halliday Bay & Ball Bay - netted beaches
- Seaforth - beach & shops
- Bredl’s Wild Farm (25min North) - cuddle a Koala, snuggle a wombat, pat a Kangaroo, hold a Crocodile, hand feed a Cassowary, wrangle with a reptile, up-close encounters and Crocodile feeding shows - bookings essential
- Airlie Beach (1 hour North) - great beaches, shopping, cafes, Airlie Beach Water Park & free swimming; many other tourist venues
- Sarina Sugar Shed (1 hour South) - this is a great follow up to the Oh Deere Farm Stay tour
- All these are day trips from Oh Deere Farm Stay