Beautiful Thallon Silo Campground Set to Receive Upgrades

Thallon’s McGeever Recreational Campsite, at the base of the beautiful GrainCorp painted silos, are receiving a major overhaul in line with the Thallon Campground Masterplan to create a more user-friendly and attractive facility for residents and visitors. 

The $220,000 of upgrades will include a more functional and user-friendly layout, construction of picnic shelters, a Communal Camp Kitchen open to the community and visitors, as well as improved accessibility with a footpath connecting amenities and the kitchen.

Balonne Shire Mayor Samantha O’Toole said these upgrades give tourists a great opportunity to enjoy all the beauty that Thallon has to offer. 

“There is no question that camping in the foreground of the beautifully painted Thallon GrainCorp silos is an unrivalled and wondrous experience,” Mayor O’Toole said.

“The fact that we are increasing capacity and facilities is testament to the popularity of this unique location. 

“I’m looking forward to seeing the grounds at capacity this camping season,” she said.

The construction works will also see upgrades to the existing power mushroom heads and an additional twelve mushroom head powered campsites will be added to the campground. 

Landscaping will be undertaken, including installing an irrigation system, green scaping and tree planting to beautify the area. 

These works commenced onsite at the end of January and are expected to be finalised by June 2023.

As part of the upgrades, nightly camping rates for powered sites will increase from $5.50 to $10, unpowered sites will remain free. 

These works are proudly funded by the Australian Government and Queensland’s Fishing Infrastructure Grants Program.