Visitor Attractions
The large 18m2 clay mural was created by local Roma artists, John and Maureen Morrison as a Bi-Centennial project...
The Roma Community Arts Centre located at 38-44 Hawthorne Street is home to the Roma Library; the Roma on Bungil Regional Gallery; the Walk of Art Gallery; Studio spaces for various Art and Craft Groups; the community Radio Station 4RRR and the historic Hibernian Hall.
A must see for all visitors to Roma. This 7 million dollar living memorial to the pioneers of Australia's oil and gas industry, has two main areas...
Considered to the oldest winery in Queensland and the oldest building in Roma, the Romavilla Winery was built in 1878 from local timber...
The Roma Saleyards is almost a national icon having held the mantle of Australia's largest selling centre for a number of years, with throughputs of over 12,000 head per sale. Visitors can witness the first hand the excitement of the auction with Store (unfattened) cattle sold each Tuesday from 9.00am and Prime (fattened) cattle each Thursday from 8.00am. Special and bull sales are also held at different times throughout the year, and this impressive facility can be inspected at any time.
St Paul's Anglican Church has outstanding examples of Stained Glass and Leadlight windows. There are many styles in the 50 window panels to be viewed. ..
The heritage-listed Heroe's Avenue, featuring over 100 bottle trees, is a touching tribute to the fallen soilders from the Roma District who lost their lives in the First World War...
Roma’s largest bottle tree, which has a girth of an incredible 8.9 metres, was transplanted by Roma Town Council to its present location from a local property in 1927...
Well, the year was 1873, against all the odds, Harry Redford walked a free man with a “not guilty” verdict after a cattle doffing charge where everything was stacked against him.
Roma is known as the cradle of the oil and gas industry and this intriguing 2 kilometre walk takes in 12 of the most historically significant sites. Clearly marked by descriptive plaques, highlights include site of the first discovery of natural gas in Australia, the site of nation’s first petroleum well disaster and the site of the absorption plant where petrol was manufactured. A brochure can be collected from the Roma Visitor Information Centre.
Wander back through time on Roma’s Historic Walk. Informative plaques at landmarks along the way detail their contribution to Roma’s exciting and colourful history. Highlights include the White Bull Tavern, so-named for the infamous white bull mentioned in Harry Redford’s famous 1873 cattle stealing trial immortalized in the novel “Robbery Under Arms”; St Pauls Anglican Church which features stain glassed windows shipped from England in the 1870s; and the classical School of Arts building which was used as a lookout for enemy aircraft in World War II. A brochure can be collected from the Roma Visitor Information Centre.
The recently restored Roma Court House is an impressive building which was opened in 1901...
Built in 1893, this well constructed and preserved slab hut was completely hand built from local timber to house a family of 12...
Discover Roma's first settlement on a guided tour of the heritage listed its picturesque surroundings. Built in 1860, the Mt Abundance homestead features Roma's first post office, an undergound cellar and has important links to early explorers such as Thomas Mitchell and Ludwig Leichhardt. Visitation is organised by appointment only...
Situated on the Warrego Highway 12 kms west of Roma...
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