8 Morgan Ryan Street

The property is in the town of Taroom, Queensland, which sits on the Dawson River in the Shire of Banana. Taroom is about 380 km north‑west of Brisbane and is served by the Leichhardt Highway.

The Taroom Library is roughly 0.6 km away, and the historic Leichhardt Tree is also about 0.6 km from the house. The local post office is within 0.7 km, providing convenient access to mail services.

The town is on the Leichhardt Highway and the Roma‑Taroom Road, giving road access to nearby centres. Greyhound Australia runs a long‑distance coach linking Taroom with Toowoomba and Rockhampton, and the Taroom Airport lies about 20 km south‑east for private and charter flights.

Taroom experiences occasional flooding from the Dawson River, with major events recorded in 1890, 1956, 1983, 2010 and 2011. A flood‑marker pole near the historic steel‑wing windmill records historic flood heights for residents and visitors.

Within a kilometre you’ll find the rare Steel‑Wing windmill on the Dawson River, the Leichhardt Tree, and Gilbert’s Lookout on Kelman Street, which offers panoramic views of the town. The Taroom Town Hall and Museum also showcase local history and the legacy of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt.

Taroom hosts a variety of annual events such as the New Year Races in January, the St Patrick’s Day campdraft in March, the Agricultural Show in May, a fishing competition at Glebe Weir in June, and the Leichhardt Festival and Spring Races each September.