Our McGinness’ Restaurant lunch specials for this week are: Â Tuesday 26 Feb – Grill Salmon – $15.95 Â Wed 27 Feb – Salt and Pepper Calamari – $12.95 Â Thurs 28 Feb – Farmers Delight (Steak and Eggs) – $17.95 Â Fri 1 March – Chicken Katsu – $17.95 Â Sat 2 March – […]
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Please see below our daily lunch specials at McGinnessâ Restaurant for this week: Tues 19 Feb 2019 – Salt and Pepper Calamari – $12.95 Wed 20 Feb 2019 – Lamb Loin Chops with Mushroom Sauce – $15.95 Thurs 21 Feb 2019 – Meat Lovers Pizza with BBQ Sauce – $20.00 Friday 22 Feb 2019 […]
To our valued customers Please be advised that on 2nd and 3rd of February 2019, Queensland Rail will be undertaking maintenance on the rail line at the Longreach Airport/ Qantas Founders Museum Rail crossing. This work will require the crossing to be closed from 6am on Saturday 2 February 2019 to 1pm on Sunday 3 […]
This photo is one of the many iconic Qantas photos. The young boy in the photo is Peter Ashley. Peter is a member of the Qantas Foundation Memorial (parent company of Qantas Founders Museum) and so we asked him what the story behind the photo was and this is what he told us:Â âMy father, […]
To our valued customers please be aware that there will be a number of road closures in Longreach on Saturday 10 March 2018 between 3pm and 6pm for the Queen’s Baton Relay. The Relay will be passing through the car park of Qantas Founders Museum from 4.49pm to 5.15pm which may affect access to and […]
9 January 2018 Â MEDIA RELEASE: QAGOMAâS KIDS ON TOUR BRINGS âME, MYSELFIE AND Iâ TO QANTAS FOUNDERS MUSEUM A program of exciting free hands-on activities encouraging children to explore ideas around self and identity will tour to 90 venues across Queensland and the Torres Strait from January to […]
Thursday 16 November 2017 will be the 15th anniversary of arrival of the Qantas Founders Museumâs Boeing 747â 200 VH-EBQ in Longreach. To remember this exciting event, Museum member and former Qantas Senior Production Engineer, Bob Sprague, shared this story of the lead up to arrival of the Boeing 747 in Longreach. “The reason for […]
Please be advised that from tomorrow (Wednesday 1 November) the Qantas Founders Museumâs Jet Tour times will be at 09.30am, 11am and 1.30pm for the Summer period from 1 November 2017 to  31 March 2018. From Wednesday 1 November 2017 to 31 March 2018 the museumâs McGinnessâ Restaurant kitchen will be serving cooked meals from […]
With the Easter holidays just around the corner we just wanted to let everyone know that Qantas Founders Museum is open everyday from 9am-5pm throughout the Easter long weekend. All our guided tours will also be operating as normal. If you require any further information, please call on 07 4658 3737 or email info@qfom.com.au. Have a […]
MUSEUM VISITORS!!! Want to learn more about our museumâs artefacts? Want to know which one is the oldest, the weirdest or the staff favourite? From 3 April 2017, Qantas Founders Museum will offer a 45 minute guided museum tour which is included in your museum admission. The Museum Guided Tour will operate on weekdays at […]