Birdwatching at the Sapphire Gemfields. Images kindly donated by Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Art Gallery & 19 Holes MiNi Putt GOLF
Art Gallery & MiNi Putt GOLF in Sapphire Central
Opening hours: Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun 8am to 5pm
ART GALLERY: Ben Styles' love of art developed from a young age, and he continues to enjoy painting and creating mixed media. Themes are wide-ranging, from the Australian landscape and wildlife to fantasy and otherwordly creatures, to figurative art, and some of his mixed media includes natural sapphires and gemstones. Any of Ben's unique pieces could enhance or spruce up your home decor or be the answer to finding that difficult gift.
19-HOLES MINI PUTT GOLF: Adults $10 per person and discretionary discounts for children, depending on age and participation. It's a fun and challenging 19-hole mini putt golf course and Ben assures me that he has attained a hole-in-one at least once at each hole! Are you up for the challenge?
Location: 29 Sunrise Road, Sapphire Central
Phone: 0402 631 591
Email: ben19styles@gmail.com
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Bobby Dazzler
Takeaway food in Rubyvale, Underground sapphire mine tours, wash for sale, learn to fossick, sapphire for sale
Opening hours for shop and tours: Tues to Sunday 8am to 3pm (closed Monday)
Opening hours for takeaway: 7 days, 7am to 7pm
Cut-off for ordering takeaway is 6:30pm
Bobby Dazzler is now open under new management.
You can buy bags and buckets of wash. Take them with or use the fossicking tables and be guided through the process of fossicking and identifying sapphire and zircon. Found some gemstones? They can be weighed and you can have a value estimate before you leave.
Are you looking for that special gemstone for a bespoke piece? Local sapphire rough and cut, is available for purchase.
Experience this region's rich history. Take an underground tour of the Bobby Dazzler sapphire mine. Discover how the Sapphire Gemfields' pioneers worked and lived.
Opening hours for takeaway: 7 days, 7am to 7pm
Cut-off for ordering takeaway is 6:30pm
A huge range of takeaway options including hamburgers, chicken and seafood, and hand-cut chips cooked in tallow. Just like the grands had it!
Location: 1688 Rubyvale Rd, Rubyvale 4702
Phone: 0419 232 898
Email: jmey3108@gmail.com
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Larrikins & Legends Historical Tours
A Private Driven (Historical) Tour of The Gemfields
Opening Hours: by appointment, 7 days a week
A private driven tour of the Gemfields across Anakie, Sapphire and Rubyvale talking about the Larrikins and the Legends of the Gemfields as well as the history of the fields.
Call now to book on 0419 252 036
Email: grantsmith1967@mail.com
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Miners Common Museum
Museum, Arts & Cultural Centre at Rubyvale
Opening Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm until September
Miners Common Museum displays a collection of artefacts, artworks, documents, maps, and any other objects considered significant to the cultural heritage and/or history of the Sapphire Gemfields of Central Queensland and in particular the Rubyvale, Sapphire, Scrub Lead Miners Common.
We also support and host programs, initiatives, and events that discover, interpret, and celebrate the lifestyle and the people of the Rubyvale, Sapphire, Scrub Lead Miners Common.
For upcoming festivals, visit the What's On page.
Location: 1605 Rubyvale Road, Rubyvale 4702 - on the left, directly after the "Rubyvale Welcomes You" sign coming in from Sapphire Central.
Phone: 0407760001
Email: minerscommonrubyvale@gmail.com
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Miners Heritage
Fossicking Park, Underground Sapphire Mine Tours, Jewellery, Museum, Self-Sufficient Camping in Rubyvale
Opening hours: Thursday to Sunday 9am to 1pm, *tours every second week
*Guided underground tours, *underground museum, fossicking park, jewellery and gift shop showcasing Richardson's Sapphires, self-sufficient camping.
Tours for the underground sapphire mine run every second week, hourly on the quarter past. First tour is 9.15. Minimum of 2 people.
We take you down 48 stairs and 15 metres underground, through 440 metres of the world's largest sapphire walk-in underground mine. We show you the history of sapphires. Memorabilia and artefacts on display. Experience living history at the Sapphire Gemfields.
97 Heritage Road Rubyvale Q 4702
Phone: 07 4985 4444
See our events on WHAT'S ON
Email: admin@minersheritage.com.au
Website: www.minersheritage.com.au
FaceBook: Miners Heritage,Rubyvale
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*May close early if not busy
THE MINER'S CAFE IS AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
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Explore More of Central Queensland Highlands
Explore More of Central Queensland Highlands and the Sapphire Gemfields. Find out where to get fossicking licences, camping permits, where to buy or hire mining and fossicking equipment. Sapphire Gemfields Interpretive Trail and Sapphire Gemfields Wetland Reserve.
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Explore More of Sapphire Gemfields in Central Queensland Highlands.