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The origin of the name Liston is unknown but we do know it has substantial links to the tin mining era. Liston is located just over the state border and technically sits in Tenterfield Shire, though we consider them Granite Belt locals!
Years ago there was a significant Chinese workforce in the area (at Joss house) and the mining industry spread further east to a silver mine at Rivertree. In earlier years there was a dairy and cheese maker at nearby Wylie Creek, today it is mostly beef cattle which is produced at Liston. The Liston Hall is the centre of interaction for the community and since 1999 Aloomba Lavender has begun to draw visitors to appreciate another facet of the country side.
Aloomba Lavender is accessed via The Mt Lindesay Road which brings people from Warwick, Boonah, Beaudesert, Killarney, Gold Coast and Northern NSW as another pathway to Stanthorpe and Tenterfield. From Liston there are good roads to Bald rock, Girraween Nation Park, Sugarloaf Road to Eukey Road and so to Ballandean, Mt Tully Road.
Liston Accommodation
The peaceful little village of Liston offers country life and country hospitality at the local B & B which you can find by searching for your Granite Belt accommodation.
Getting to Liston
Liston is 20 minutes east of Stanthorpe, an 18 km drive along Amosfield Road taking you accross the Queensland/New South Wales border. Click for a Google map.
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