If you've been driving past the Chinchilla Botanic Parklands, you may have seen the new water feature that's been installed. 🍉💦 The best part about the new Watermelon Water Play Area is that it's specially-designed to use treated and recycled water. That means each day of operation will only use the equivalent of a small Chinchilla household's daily water consumption. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram pages to see more updates! 🍉 #chinchilla #parklands #watermelon Read More

Congrats to our 2019 Apprentices and Trainees! We can’t wait to see the fantastic things these young people will get up to while with us at Council 👏👏👏 Read More

W E S T E R N D O W N S = Wide open spaces, flawless big skies, experiences like no other #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

Our juicy Chinchilla watermelon is nothing short of the best! Who sunk their teeth into a slice at the Melon Fest on the weekend? #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

Wondering what’s behind the construction fence at the Chinchilla Botanic Parklands? We’re putting our title of #theHomeoftheDrones to good use with this exclusive birds eye view. Five stars if you can spot the beginning of some of our signature spaces, including the sandstone scarp, granite rise and watermelon water play area 🍉💦 Read More

🍉🎉IT’S HERE! 🎉🍉 The Chinchilla Melon Festival kicks off today and we can’t wait to sink our teeth into a weekend of fruity fun. There’s a sweet selection of events happening in Chinchilla over the next few days so make sure you check out the program online at www.melonfest.com.au Read More

1 DAY TO GO- We are losing out RINDS over the fact that the Chinchilla Melon Festival kicks off tomorrow! We know you’re going to be busy with all the Melon-themed activities over the weekend but leave room for one more; you can’t leave Chinchilla without getting a photo with the Big Melon! Visit Australia’s newest Big Thing and take home a photo to remember the festival by📸✨ Read More

2 DAYS TO GO- The Melon Procession is one of the many highlights of the Chinchilla Melon Festival and we can’t wait to see what the 25th anniversary will bring! The Procession starts at 10.30am on Saturday, so grab a slice of watermelon and a hat and take in the Melon madness for an hour or two 🍉💃🏻 Read More

3 DAYS TO GO- if you think you have what it takes to slip and slide your way into the Chinchilla Melon Festival history books, register for the Melon Dash for Cash. The rules are simple: the first person to cross the finish line with whole watermelon intact wins! This sticky sport is anyone’s game, so register this Saturday 🍉🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

How stunning is Jimbour House? Don’t miss your chance to tour this historic mansion at Big Skies, tickets are selling fast! #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

We're 'bursting' with excitement for the Chinchilla Melon Festival! If you were walking through the main street of Chinchilla today, you may have seen an interesting sight ... Western Downs Regional Council Mayor Paul McVeigh and Chinchilla Melon Festival Committee Vice-President Darryl O'Leary were well and truly getting into the melon spirit! With just over a week to go until the Chinchilla Melon Festival kicks off, Councillor McVeigh and Mr O'Leary were testing their skills at melon-smashing and seed-spitting. Don't forget to grab your tickets and get in on the sweet, juicy fun yourselves 🍉🍉🍉 Read More

Put on your thongs, grab a snag from the barbie, and come celebrate Australia Day on the Western Downs this Saturday! #lovewesterndowns #g’daymate #australiaday Read More

What a wonderful world 🎼 how breathtaking are the sunsets at Wandoan? #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns #windmillsinwandoan Read More

Beautiful winding roads make the trip worth it 🌳🌲 #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

There are so many things to see and do on the Western Downs, why not spend the next day of blue skies discovering some of them? #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

The flora and fauna of the Western Downs is unbe-leaf-able! We love seeing how unique the greenery is in our region 🌿🌱🌾 #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

Take me home, country roads 🎶 Aren’t we lucky to belong to a view like this! #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

We can’t help but smile when we look at this beautiful field of sorghum 🌾🌾 #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns #cantbeglumwithallthissorghum Read More

Now that’s what we call a view! With so many things to do around the Western Downs on a weekend we’d love to hear about your favourite spots #lovewesterndowns #experiencewesterndowns Read More

Big thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated the @redbullholden launch in Dalby! It was great to see @craiglowndes888 and the Red Bull Holden Racing Team get back to their regional roots in the Western Downs. 📸: Andy Green/ Red Bull Content Pool #lovewesterndowns #redbullholden Read More