Rubyvale Travel Guide
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Rubyvale is a tiny town in the heart of Central
Queensland’s famous gemfields, which boast the largest sapphire fields in the Southern Hemisphere. Just a one-hour drive west of
Emerald, Rubyvale attracts both serious and holiday fossickers, and those who just want to explore the area or peruse the galleries.
Renowned for its unique moonscape scenery, bush architecture and multicultural society, the Gemfields becomes a hive of activity every August with thousands attracted to Gemfest,
Australia’s premier gem event. The bi-annual Wheelbarrow Derby is a tribute to one of the Gemfields’ many legendary characters, Darkie Garnet, who came to the Gemfields pushing a wheelbarrow containing all of his worldly possessions.