Situated along the Warrego Hwy, west of Toowoomba, is the town of Chinchilla. Chinchilla is renowned for its watermelons, rockmelons and honeydew melons, producing 25% of Australia’s supply.
Each year the Chinchilla Melon Festival is held featuring unique events such as Melon Skiing, Melon Bungee, Melon Bullseye, a pip spitting competition, melon eating races and many more competitions.