LAURA
Laura is the next town
encounted when heading to Gladstone. A nice heritage town this is.
The wide avenue main
street gives Laura character
and the number of heritage buildings makes the stroll or stopover
quite interesting. CJ Dennis, the famous Australian poet spent his
early days at Laura
and was a
boyhood home of poet C.J. Dennis, whose first poem was published in
the Laura Standard newspaper.The
statue is quite an imposing and visual recognition .
Laura is also
famous as the home of Golden North Ice-cream which has been
manufactured in the town since 1923 (the factory being the biggest
employer in the District), Laura is administered by the Northern Areas
Council, and is in the state electoral district of Stuart and the
federal Division of Grey.
The Laura
Community Development and Tourism Association Incorporated liaises
with the Northern Areas Council in preserving the amenity of the rural
centre, with the support of many volunteers in community projects.
The Laura
Churches
are all century plus classic church buildings, but spread all over the
town.
The Catholic is out of town.
The Laura Hotel
is at the northern approach to the township.
The Laura War
Memorial is located at the southern fringe.
There is no
museum but many old heritage buildings.    
A stopover at
Laura would not disappoint.
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