Coming 2 Qld

[zed200]

hey team,iv got a couple of weeks work in dalby and just wanted to know what sort of place it is,places 2 stay etc? any info would be tops cause all iv heard is nagative things thanks again.

[Space Ninja]

Its a smallish country town mate - not sure where you're coming from but don't expect much, it will have a Coles and a Woolies and that will be about it for major shops (some other chains may be there) but yeah its a pretty tiny place in the Darling Downs, about 2 and a half hours from Brisbane I'd estimate.

I personally used to live in Warwick (about 30 minutes away from Dalby) same sort of deal, but yeah, dont expect much!

[zed200]

yeah im coming from sydney,so i guess it'll b a bit different,thanks for the info

[Reggi34dr]

very different if your coming from sydney.

it's just over 2 hours west of Brisbane and very dry at the moment so hope your prepared for some warm weather.

I used to live in Chinchilla another 45 mins west of Dalby.

[The Dan]

Dalby is small, hot, dry and quiet.

[dangerous_daveo]

hey team,iv got a couple of weeks work in dalby and just wanted to know what sort of place it is,places 2 stay etc? any info would be tops cause all iv heard is nagative things thanks again.

One place of interest in Dalby is their tourist center. In this tourist center they advertise the area is a wheat growing area (as you have just spent the past 2 hours driving past nothing BUT wheat). One of the attractions listed to go visit at the tourist center, is in fact the tourist center. May I sugest you buy a playstation and a number of games before you get there. Maybe take a power generator as well, and some telegraph cabling... Just to be safe.

[Revhead]

Dalby has some nice straight long flat roads leading out to some of the smaller, more western towns...

I lived there for a few months (was sent out for work) - had to service the hospitals in Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Taroom, Tara, Jandowae while based in Dalby with regular trips to Roma, Warwick and Charleville districts. Driving from one place to another is incredibly boring, so get cruise control if you don't want to get booked. After a while you'll probably notice that a 2 hour trip is nothing, and a drive from Toowoomba to Ipswich is actually pretty good (and feels like about 10 minutes) because there's more than dirt and wheat to look at.

Although it is a growing town, don't be surprised if you're bored out of your brain as there's not much to do. It's been a couple of years since I've been there, but at the time the centre of town was OK with at least one nice cafe, and there were a number of pubs that have cheap counter meals with HUGE steaks! The Bunya Mountains are fairly close by too so a drive up there might be on the cards.

May I sugest you buy a playstation and a number of games before you get there

Damn fine advice... a PS2 was the only thing that stopped me from going completely insane... and I wasn't there for that long!

[zed200]

fark i think im screwed then,i got no car and im staying in a 1/2 star hotel so im guessing no tv for ps2.although i do have ipod!.do most people go to toowoomba on the weekends?....damn im gunna miss these sydney mocccachinos and latte's! (at least i know dalby has a hospital thanks revhead!)

Edited March 1, 2006 by zed200

[85URK]

fark i think im screwed then,i got no car and im staying in a 1/2 star hotel so im guessing no tv for ps2.although i do have ipod!.do most people go to toowoomba on the weekends?....damn im gunna miss these sydney mocccachinos and latte's! (at least i know dalby has a hospital thanks revhead!)

ppl cruise in toowoomba but there isnt heaps of cars like in the more populated ares, and thereis more bogans there aswell. that whole area in my opinion is very boring,i wouldnt like to live there but if i had to go for work id deal with it.... just tune sum local talent, that will kepp u interested, how long are u there for anyway???

[zed200]

ppl cruise in toowoomba but there isnt heaps of cars like in the more populated ares, and thereis more bogans there aswell. that whole area in my opinion is very boring,i wouldnt like to live there but if i had to go for work id deal with it.... just tune sum local talent, that will kepp u interested, how long are u there for anyway???

lol...i prayin for local talent if any,but im only there for 2 weeks but could turn into permanent(not likley)

[gts25t4door]

Dalby=No Talent, well that depends how much you drink , My grandparents live at the Bunya Mts which is an hour from Dalby and I have stopped in and had many a few beers in a few of the pubs in Dalby. Just stay clear of drunken big-hats, cuase they pick on anything that moves. Also there are a few tourist things to do if you like history.

Chris