About 150 km west of Brisbane lies this charming Queensland country town. It is named after the Oak trees along the side of its creek. The Jagera Aboriginal peoples are the traditional custodians of the area.
It has a typical Country Queensland Pub. Everything looks neat, tidy and well looked after.
In 1939 it was the home of one of Queensland's best race horses, "Bernborough". This life size bronzed statue is located at their Civic Centre.
The Railway Station, first opened in 1868.
In the early 1900s coal mining started in the surrounding areas and is still a part of Queensland's economy. This area is also a strong farming and agriculture area.
And, of course, they have a parkrun :)
Here's a parkrun running collage full of photos taken by a parkrun voluntary photographer.
All parkruns are always 5 km but the courses themselves all vary. This one is a 3 lap course that runs beside the Oakey Creek in Arthur Shooter Memorial Park.
parkrun tourism is such a good way for us to visit places we normally just would not go. It's so much easier to meet a few of the locals and find out what else there is to do in the area. We meet a truckie here who drives across the country for work but always stops at a parkrun on Saturdays to get some exercise.
Usually this part of the creek is pretty much empty, but after a fair bit of rain over the past 2 weeks it was flowing fairly fast.
On the way home we tried to hike up Gowrie Mountain and check out Vikki's Leap at Charlton. However, we soon discovered there the was no track. The grass and scrubs were so long and we did not have the right clothes or footwear, so it will have to be left for next time.