25 Gray Street: The Grand Hotel Education Hughenden State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 12 Moran Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 115 students with 15 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). St Francis Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 8 Flinders Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 4 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). Media Hughenden is served by five radio stations. Amenities Hughenden has a visitor information centre, showground, shire hall, and racecourse. The Flinders Shire Council operates the Flinders Shire Public Library at 39 Grey Street. The Hughenden branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 42 Stansfield Street. Hughenden has a large range of sports on offer, including pony clubs, swimming, lawn bowls, golf, netball, tennis, campdrafting, rugby league, and gymnastics. The Hughenden Hawks are the local Rugby League team. Events The town hosts the Hughenden Dinosaur Festival, which attracts tourists and includes entertainment and other events. Other annual events include the Hughenden Show, held the first weekend in June; the Hughenden Country Music Festival, held every Easter week end and the Bullride and Race Day which is held in September. The Matron's Ball is also a popular annual event. The Hughenden Rugby 7's is a popular one day Rugby Union Carnival, run in the town since 2012. Attractions Hughenden has a replica of the Muttaburrasaurus, a dinosaur, whose bones were discovered in 1963 near Muttaburra ( by road from Hughenden) and some teeth and other bones were also discovered around Hughenden. One reason for fossils being discovered must be the dry climate, which means the rocks are usually bare of vegetation. The Historic Coolabah Tree is a tourist attraction (). Two expeditions searching for the lost Burke and Wills expedition left blazes on the tree.. The search expeditions were led by Frederick Walker in 1861 and William Landsborough in 1862. Transport Hughenden Airport Climate Hughenden has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Record temperatures have varied from around in the summer months to as low as in winter, but average maximum temperatures are usually a very hot in summer and a very warm in June and July. Minimum temperatures range from in summer to around in winter. On average, a minimum