Eromanga Natural History Museum
Highlights
- Explore Australia's largest dinosaur, Australotitan cooperensis, and uncover the wonders of prehistoric life.
- Join guided tours four times daily to delve into the fascinating history of outback Australia.
- Savour delicious refreshments at the new café, perfect for recharging after your adventure.
- Discover ancient megafauna and microfauna fossils, some dating back 50,000 to 100,000 years, in Eromanga.
The Eromanga Natural History Museum (ENHM) nestled in the Australian Outback is home to Australia’s largest dinosaur, a 95-98 million-year-old titanosaur called ‘Cooper’. He is one of many significant fossil discoveries in the heart of the South West Queensland Channel Country.
Not only does the museum have dinosaurs but some of the world’s largest megafauna and a variety of micro fauna which were discovered nearby in Eulo and are thought to be 50,000 to 100,000 years old.
Stage 2 is now finished boasting and new cafe and shop and located three kilometres outside of Eromanga, and approximately one hours’ drive west from Quilpie. ENHM is dedicated to celebrating the prehistoric history and the amazing diversity of life of outback Australia – from the tiniest fossils the size of a sugar grain to the mightiest dinosaurs Australia has ever seen.
Be amazed by the; Australian dinosaurs, megafauna, microfauna and plants. With these amazing finds and there is plenty to see and learn. ENHM offers a range of tours and experiences, learn to prep fossils and join fossil digs. The guided tour, The Australian Giants Tour runs four times a day.
So come along and see what you can learn about prehistoric time.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Outback Queensland Tourism
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Current offers
1 Night Dinosaur Insiders
Join a guided tour of the workshop, laboratory and collection centre. It’s not every day you get to see a 95 million year old dinosaur bone up close! Take your seat in the multi-media Theatre that brings our ancient giants to life. Stay overnight in our beautiful 4 star accommodation, toast marshmallows around the fire pit and star gaze under a spectacular night sky.
2 Night Dinosaur Insiders
Uncover Outback Queensland’s fossil mysteries and delve into its ancient past on this exclusive package. Stay two nights at our beautiful onsite accommodation and join a selection of tailored dinosaur experiences. See a 95-million-year old dinosaur bone up close and meet ‘Cooper’ Australia’s largest dinosaur. Learn about the incredible mega beasts that came after the dinosaur’s extinction. Work side-by-side with our senior technicians, identifying and preparing fossils.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Information in large print is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Staff are trained in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss).
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
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