Visitor Information Centre

The Winton Visitor Information Centre is located at the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Elderslie Street. Our Visitor Information Centre has all the information you will need for your stay in Winton and our surrounding regions.

Let the friendly staff introduce you to our wonderful town and our amazingly diverse landscape. Available are town maps and our self drive route maps (there are six to choose from or combine several for a great day, over night or week trip). There is also a Winton service directory so you will know where our local businesses are located including accommodation and eateries and hours of trade. All information at the VIC is available free of charge.

Grab a 'What's on in Winton' brochure and find out what there is to see and do for the month in our amazing town (available from April to September).

Check road reports before embarking on your journey. Staff are also able to ring ahead for accommodation and tour availabilities for you.

Contact us before you embark on your adventure and we can post you one of our Winton Information Packs or use our online request form. Our information pack provides you with our accommodation directory, service directory, mud maps and general Winton Shire information.

The Visitor Information Centre is open seven days a week, 9.00am to 5.00pm, with restricted hours on public holidays, and weekends from October through to March. The Centre is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Contact Phone Number:- 07 4657 1466 or 1300 665 115
Email:-

Winton Snippets
Palaeontology

Winton, part of Queensland's Dinosaur Country, is a rich collecting area for palaeontologists. During the 1970s, a small number of sauropod dinosaurs were collected north-west and south-west of town and in the 1980s more dinosaur bones were found in Bladensburg National Park. Specimens of sharks, lungfish and dinosaurs have also come to light. Several localities in the Winton region contain well-preserved fossil plants, which have provided information about vegetation during the time of the dinosaurs. Younger fossils, the remains of fresh water crocodiles and giant marsupials less than a million years old, have been found in some dam excavations.
- Dr Alex Cook, Queensland Museum