Ballendean is a small rural town on the Queensland border with New South Wales……autumn is a gorgeous time to visit, with all the vineyards and the leaves changing colour……even if you don’t drink (like me!) it’s worth going. We stayed at Just Red Wines in a lovely modern cabin with fireplace and a gate behind it leading to a walk through granite boulders, tiny colourful wildflowers and nobody else around. We were on a mission to shoot some cowgirl inspired portraits so we borrowed some amazing boots, a vintage suitcase, and some cowgirl gear and off we went to visit the Ballendean train platform (disused but with old timber boards and colourful flowers surrounding).
Queensland is full of beautiful old train platforms and stations….nearby we visited The Summit, one of the coldest places in Queensland, and home to the highest railway station in Australia! I really liked the Ballendean one the most, with pretty flowers right next to the platform, and trees in the background.
And of course, no trip down that way is complete without a visit to Girraween National Park….what a gorgeous park with granite boulders, meandering walks around creeks, crunchy leaves, wallabies and king parrots and beautiful nature all around!
