Continuing south in Winter 2019 we headed to Millmerran to stay a few nights in the caravan park.
We stayed at Millerran on the way north and noticed that the lake within the caravan park was so much lower.
On the way back in October the lake had so much less water in it due to the drought,  even the caravan parks grass was dry and not green like before.  I believe it has rained since.

Millmerran is a rural town, population of about 1,600 people.

Firstly a photo of farmland as we travelled towards Millmerran in Queensland.





Once green and many caravans but this time hardly anyone travelling in the drought in October 2019.



In past years I can remember the water being to the top of that mound of soil. The photo below can remember the water being to that ridge.

We stopped in Millmerran, Q'land for about 3 days after travelling all that way, and finally we had arrived in the State of Queensland.  Had all the washing from when we left home and it was time to put a little lighter clothing on, though not warm it was warmer than what we had been through.
Caught up on my washing, 4 loads costing just $12.00, could have done it in my own washing machine but it would have taken too long as my machine is very small and great when you wash everyday or second day.

I found the lake at the caravan park to be rather low, much lower than it was in previous years when we stayed.  The grass around the caravan site was not that green, there also were not many people in the caravan park either.  A glimpse of Millmerran in 2017 here. This link will show better the water level in the lake.

There is a bushfire near Millmerran, the evacuation centre being the Showground..


The photos are from the internet supplied by the Fire Brigade of the fire near Millmerran, Queensland.  It appears some  houses are lost.

Can't recall ever showing many photos of a caravan park, know I've shown just a couple here and there, this time I'm going to show more because I think this park is different, but then they all are.

How do we find Caravan Parks that are the good to stay in - well there is an App for the mobile phone or iPad, iPhone's called 'Wikicamps Australia', it's the bible for travellers cost is small.
Can lookup caravan parks or free camps in the area you are in and read what is available such as, TV, mobile phone, wifi, and ever so much more with the users putting input which comes in extremely handy.  Wikicamps even has a map of the town or city to show you how to get to the caravan park.
Millmerran has two caravan parks and I chose the Millmerran Village Caravan Park.

Photos of some of the park.








Most caravan parks have a Camp Kitchen which has a Fridge, Kettle, Hotplates, Frypan, Toaster and so on so one can cook a meal, some have a TV they are all different.  Many people who tent go to the camp kitchen, some people don't like to cook in their caravans or outside of their vans.  We have never cooked in a camp kitchen as yet.

Another small town we have never been to.  The Caravan Park was excellent with a view of a Lake.

Millmerran is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland.  The town has a population of 1,570 people.  208 klms West of Brisbane.

Millmerran is near a lookout commonly used by the local Aboriginal population prior to European settlement and the town's name is believed to be derived from two words - "meel" meaning 'eye' and 'merran' meaning 'to look out'.  European settlement in the Millmerran area began in 1841 when the Gore brothers established the vast Yandilla Station.  Yandilla station covered and estimated 1,780 square kilometers (890 sq mile) and hosted it's own school with 20 to 30 students, telegraph station and store.  Closer settlement began after the passing of the Crown Lands Alienation Act in 1876, which allowed Edward Walpole to select a portion of Yandilla station.  In 1881, Walpole established a general store on the site of what was known at the time as Back Creek, and a receiving office was opened with that name on July 8, 1883.  It was elevated to the status of a post office, and the name changed to Domville, on June 1, 1889.  The name was again changed to Millmerran on November 16, 1894.