Quobba Station is one of the states most spectacular coastal stations with 80kms of rugged coastline. This is a fishing mecca, surfing is popular too. At the homestead, accommodation options include Sand Dune Chalets, various cottages (were old farm buildings), shearers quarters, caravan and camping sites. We settle in to our windy patch, partially sheltered by some trees and take a wander down the beach for a couple hours. 400 metres of unspoilt beach front, no fishing, no taking oysters, octypus or any marine life for that matter. 
I've never seen a beach like it actually. It is covered in clam shells, I do a bit of shell fossicking. The waves break over the reef which is covered in oysters. We are the only people to camp tonight. The amenities (ablutions, we not sure where that word come from) are practically brand new and clean. The old farm buildings, now accommodation rooms are rustic and basic, if the walls could talk.........
Check the tin shed in the background this is the camp kitchen, well we call it the camp shelter cause all there is in there is table, chairs and a sink with cold water. Nothing else, zip - we move our cooking gear in there, it's nice to have a shelter out of the wind to cook in. This is a working sheep station, they only run demaras meat sheep now(10000 head). No shearing going on here these days as these sheep are hairy not woolly. The eastern border of the property is Lake McLeod where Rio Tinto are operating a salt mine there and consequently mine access roads run through Quobba Station.
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