Lace up your boots, grab your camera or binoculars and head outside for some wildlife spotting in Somerset. Somerset is a wildlife watcher’s paradise with regular glimpses of koalas snoozing in the trees and kangaroos grazing in grasslands. Make sure to keep an eye out for elusive echidnas meandering along our trails or the shy […]
Top spots to take the kids camping this Easter
Get back to basics with a camping trip to remember this Easter school holidays. Somerset boasts caravanning and camping spaces galore to suit families of all shapes and sizes. NRMA LAKE SOMERSET HOLIDAY PARK NRMA Lake Somerset Holiday Park offers the perfect family getaway with family friendly facilities including a large playground, basketball court, sporting […]
Reel Somerset Classic 2019
The inaugural Reel Somerset Classic is a family friendly, non-professional fishing competition held at Somerset Park Campground, Esk Kilcoy Road, Somerset Dam, from Friday, 29 March 2019 to Sunday, 31 March 2019. Come along for a great weekend at Lake Somerset, spend the day fishing and relax with live music each evening. Food will be […]
Colours of Somerset Arts and Culture Festival
The Colours of Somerset Arts and Culture Festival is on Saturday, 16 March 2019 from 10am to 3pm, giving you the opportunity to indulge and enliven the senses. Feel like you need to add some flavour, unique experiences or perhaps a bit of colour to your life? At this art and cultural festival, you will […]
Experience Somerset Visitor Guide
Pick up a copy of the new Somerset visitor guide to experience a real country adventure. The Somerset Visitor Guide, hit the shelves in February and is now available at our visitor information centres in Esk, Fernvale, Kilcoy and Toogoolawah. Flip pages to discover information about Australia’s longest recreational rail trail – the Brisbane Valley […]
Dan’s ‘One Tree’ philosophy
For Dan Owbridge, owner of the One Tree Canoe Company, trees are more than bark and leaves. Trees are a symbol of everything that he holds dear; his tree change to Somerset, his family tree and his ‘One Tree’ philosophy. DESCRIBE ONE TREE CANOE COMPANY To put it simply, One Tree Canoe Company create classic […]
Fernvale Junction Feast and Trade Village – March 2019
Enjoy an event for the whole family at the Fernvale Junction Feast and Trade Village on Saturday, 2 March 2019. This event is held at the Fernvale Showground, Banks Creek Road from 4pm to 9pm. Held quarterly to coincide with the changing seasons, you have a great opportunity to enjoy delicious food, live entertainment, children’s […]
Experience Somerset from past to present
What do you remember about your first holiday? The smell of sausages sizzling on the barbie? Gripping the slippery scales of the first fish you ever caught? Unzipping the tent and seeing a sunrise over the lake for the first time? Relive these unforgettable moments by taking a trip down memory lane with Experience Somerset, […]