Situated one-hour from Toowoomba, two-and-a-half hours west of Brisbane and three hours from the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Dalby sits at the crossroads of the Warrego, Moonie, Condamine and Bunya highways. This network of highways link Australia’s capital cities, making the town accessible by an extensive transport system.

With an estimated population of 11,000, Dalby is a popular regional centre for agriculture, manufacturing, industry, commerce and retail. Serviced by a large modern shopping centre and a range of speciality stores the town delivers a balanced lifestyle where daily conveniences are just minutes away.

Settled alongside the scenic Myall Creek, we take pride in offering a quality lifestyle in a clean and natural environment. Family-oriented leisure and recreational activities are well catered for with several parks, playgrounds, bikeways and walking trails.

To enjoy the benefits of relaxed country living with all the modern conveniences we invite you to discover Dalby. Enjoy Dalby’s welcoming country hospitality, vibrant business community and well-serviced amenities nestled at the centre of Queensland’s beautiful Darling Downs.

With comprehensive business and retail sectors, Dalby is positioned as a regional shopping destination. That appeal was recently boosted with the completion of the $55 million Dalby Shoppingworld complex in the heart of the CBD, adding further choice and variety to the local retail mix. Professional services are also well catered for with established legal, financial and medical practices as well as major banking institutions.

To keep pace with the needs of the region’s growing population, 2008 has seen Dalby Hospital expand its physical facilities and range of services with a $10 million refurbishment. The state-of-the-art upgrade will add to the hospital’s existing child, maternity, medical, surgical, accident and emergency, outpatients, pathology and palliative care facilities.

Adding to this comprehensive range of public services is a selection of private medical practices as well as a range of allied health services including dietetics, occupational therapy, pathology, pharmaceutical, physiotherapy, radiography, speech pathology, social work, mental health, chiropractic, optometry and dental.

In Dalby the education and learning opportunities available locally don’t stop after high school. Dalby has a healthy school sector, with the choice of either state or private education including four primary schools and three secondary schools. And for the little ones, take your pick from over 10 early childhood learning centres and day care centres situated across district.

The Australian Agricultural College Dalby Campus offers tertiary courses specialising in agribusiness, new farming technologies, cutting edge training techniques and the latest agricultural training facilities. The Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Dalby campus provides certificate and diploma courses as well as apprenticeships and traineeships. And for the active elderly who view developing new skills as a lifelong project, the University of the Third Age (U3A) maintains a motto of ‘Friendship and Fulfilment’ delivering a huge range of activities designed to keep retirees fit, active and having fun.

Dalby provides the perfect environment to get active with plenty of open space, facilities close at hand, and a strong community-level sporting culture. For those who enjoy the thrill of competition, each football code has a keen club following and over the years a number of local players have gone on to represent Queensland and Australia.

In summer cricket is keenly contested and tennis is popular all year round with junior tournaments attracting players from across the Downs. Netball is a popular female sport in Dalby with a total of 38 teams drawn from a wide area. The Dalby and District Tennis Association has 14 cushioned hard courts, making it one of the largest hard court tennis facilities in Queensland. The Dalby Golf Club, widely regarded as the best 18 hole golf course west of the range, regularly plays host to touring professionals with events such as the Dalby Senior Pro-am drawing players from as far away as South Africa and New Zealand.

The Dalby PCYC offers a wide range of social outings and sporting activities to suit children and adults alike. Gymnastics has a strong following and experienced instructors provide classes in boxing and karate. Dalby has two well-equipped gyms that open each day and offer a range of fitness classes throughout the week.

Dalby has a proud history of successful and innovative volunteer groups. There are around 300 volunteer groups delivering a wide range of support services across many sectors of the local community including emergency services, community organisations, business & industry groups and social, cultural and sporting committees.

Dalby’s indigenous community is supported by a network of specialist community services including Bungeeba Community Centre, Murrumba Aboriginal Housing Company and Goondir Health Services. Community projects currently being planned include a multimillion dollar Goondir Health Centre as well as a youth centre for the facilitation of indigenous arts and culture.

The Myall Youth and Community Network Centre is a not-for-profit facility available for community activities and home to a number of valuable community programs. The centre is a venue for unlimited community activities with a forum room for up to 80 people, a children’s play area, a chapel, and video conferencing facilities. Downs Industry Schools Co-op (DISCO) is a regular support program that offers free support for teenagers and their parents especially in the area of career choice. Other services operating out of the Community Networking Centre include the Dalby Men’s Group, the St Joseph’s Play Group, the Dalby Seniors and Disabled Bus Service, and the Dalby Community Bus.

Dalby’s Arts Centre is home to fine arts enthusiasts who direct their creative energies into a variety of artistic mediums. The Dalby Art Group meets weekly and enjoys workshops by quest tutors as well as on-site painting trips. Writers, singers, performers and other artists can rest assured their particular outlet is well catered for across the district. Forum and Toastmasters offer opportunities to practise the art of public speaking in friendly and supportive surroundings or broaden your audience, Dalby Community Radio is always looking for talented announcers.

The local art gallery is a place that draws together the regional arts community and showcases a wide array of artistic endeavour. The Dalby Regional Art Gallery hosts year-round exhibitions for local and visiting art collections across many mediums from photography to quilting.

The Dalby region also boasts some unique places of environmental beauty such as the naturally occurring Lake Broadwater – home to an array of native birds and wildlife – and the majestic Bunya Mountains reserve with its cool rainforest walks, waterfalls and world renowned Bunya Pines. The Bunyas is a popular place to escape the summer heat (the temperature averages 10 degrees cooler). While during the winter months there’s no better way to spend the weekend than beside an open fire in a mountain retreat. There’s also a myriad of walking trails with stunning vistas, horse drawn tours, native wallabies and colourful birds.