Chinchilla Showground
Chinchilla Showground
About this campsite
Known as the āMelon Capitalā of Australia, Chinchilla produces a quarter of Australiaās melons and celebrates the fact biennially in February. Each odd year, the Melon Festival is held in February. Join with the locals for some hilarious fun and festivities as events, such as melon skiing, melon iron man, melon bungee, melon bullseye, pip spitting and melon tossing, get into full throw.
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