Posts by Boulia Camel Races
Gunna Wins Australia’s Melbourne Cup of Camel Races in an emotional race for jockey Matt Anderson
Gunna won Australia’s longest camel race with a strong finish today, witnessed by over 3,100 travellers flooding the tiny town of Boulia in Outback Queensland. Touted the Melbourne Cup of Camel Races, it was an ecstatic victory for jockey Matt Anderson, camel Gunna and trainer Wayne Morris with a strong leading win in the 1200m…
Read MoreBoulia Camel Races on the home stretch to July!
Amidst a tough time for events around the country with many recent announcements of cancellations, the tiny town of Boulia in Outback Queensland is racing down the track to the Boulia Camel Races in July! Boulia Camel Races are held annually in July, with this year’s event set to take place from 12 –…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about the Boulia Camel Races
Here in the land of the legendary Min Min Light, thousands gather annually at the Boulia Camel Races to see camels hurtle down through a plume of red dust over two days of professional camel racing. Beyond camel racing, we’ve got your outback adventure covered with live entertainment and novelty fun too, where you’re sure…
Read MoreABC BACK ROADS “Boulia” Episode Airs 24 Jan 2022
Back Roads Screens on Monday 24 January, 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview Episode 4 Boulia, Queensland “Pitta Pitta Country” What is it that draws people to the Western Queensland town of Boulia on the edge of the Simpson Desert and keeps them there? Young doctors and nurses are getting a taste of outback…
Read MoreVISITORS HUMP-IT OUTBACK FOR RETURN OF AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST CAMEL RACING
Professional camel racing is galloping back stronger than ever onto the events scene this year, with the iconic Boulia Camel Races next weekend set to welcome one of its biggest crowds as tourists ‘hump it’ to the tiny Queensland Outback town for the event. Cameleers too are eager to get back onto the sand of…
Read MoreHUMP IN THE ROAD SPURS BOULIA CAMEL RACING TOWARDS 2021
With travel to many Outback Queensland communities off limits this winter due COVID-19, Boulia Camel Races may have hit a ‘hump’ in the road for the 2020 races, but this has only spurred them on towards a big welcome back to Boulia and Outback Queensland for their ‘Melbourne Cup of Camel Races’ in July…
Read MoreNew Min Min Light Sighting!
Sightings of the mysterious Min Min Light phenomena are reported every year in Boulia. The most recent was reported to the Boulia Visitor Information Centre in May 2019… “So staying in our caravan on a property at Macsland, on our third night sitting up chatting, we saw a light heading directly towards us. Thinking it was…
Read MoreNew Glamping Experience at Boulia Camel Races!
New to the Boulia Camel Races in July 2019 are glamping tents available onsite during the races! Stay in a luxurious bell style tent, set up with bedding and all the extra comforts and luxuries. This luxury accomodation is provided by Outback Tents & Events and available in 2019 for a special introductory price of…
Read MoreTravellers Hump-it to Boulia for Melbourne Cup of Camel Racing
The tiny Outback Queensland town of Boulia is bursting at the seams, as the town’s 300 residents are joined by thousands more arriving to witness the iconic Boulia Camel Races this weekend, 20-22 July. It’s hailed as the Melbourne Cup of Camel Racing and attracts both racing competitors and tourists from interstate, to the very…
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