Tourists are flocking to Queensland's southern Darling Downs where vast, golden fields of sunflowers are proving the perfect subject for amateur and professional photographers.
The crops have been in full bloom for several weeks, luring hundreds of visitors many keen to get selfies with the flowers to the region near the small town of Allora.
Patinya, a tourist from Thailand, said she had never seen fields like them before.
"I thought Thailand had the most beautiful sunflowers I have ever seen, but this is so beautiful," she said.
The fields are most popular with tourists in the morning and late afternoon, when dozens of cars line the side of the road.
Information centres in the area have been receiving up to 100 calls a day from visitors wanting to know where they can find the famous fields.
The strong interest has been a welcome boost for small businesses in Allora.
K.J.
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Some of the sunflower fields are now well and truly passed it. Went out and had a look a couple weeks back. Hubby and I took a photo of each other (not on phones) so no selfie pout. Do we qualify as "old farts". LOL.
On our first trip down the Newell in around 2000, we stopped to cut a few off the plants growing beside the road. Made good cut flowers for a few days.
The paddocks of sunflowers are spectacular. Just like those covered in Patterson's Curse or even Canola blooms.
Much later we had a vase of wild Arum? Lilies picked from the dunes at the Prevelly CP south of Perth.
