Yaraka's character revealed in photo mural

Sally Gall
Updated August 24 2016 - 7:28am, first published 6:00am
Heavy lifters: Visiting tourists were roped in to help lift the mural panels into place at the Yaraka Hotel on the weekend. Pictures: Sally Cripps.
Heavy lifters: Visiting tourists were roped in to help lift the mural panels into place at the Yaraka Hotel on the weekend. Pictures: Sally Cripps.

To a first-time casual visitor, the tiny township of Yaraka nestled in the shadow of the Yang Yang Range south west of Blackall offers only a quaint pub and a beautiful view atop the nearby Mt Slocombe, but a new mural is set to change all that.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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