A great location for a day trip to Carnarvon gorge and other quaint town like Surat and Mitchell. If you are in Roma on a weekday there a good array of op' shops for those who want to pick up a bargain that only a country town can provide. If you get time checkout the local gallery, they get some good touring shows. Also you need to check out Ace drapers this shop has everything and I mean everything.

I didnt visit the town much as we were busy in a conference...but we had good meals in the two pubs we frequented. We checked out the Roma Saddlery that has handmade leather goods ...beautidul saddles if you are in the market! Had a quick trip to the medical clinic...and excellent service from the pharmacy that delivered to the Inn. Wish I had time to explore more! Restauraunt and pub food is a bit more expensive than I am used to paying in Victoria.

Roma looks as though its suffering from the loss of jobs in the mining industry with some empty shops. Having said that the people we met were really friendly and there is an amazing "drapers" shop that sells every type of fabric stacked floor to ceiling!

We had a lovely morning at the Roma sale yards with their great volunteers. This was a long time dream for my husband. The sale was very well run. We loved the beautiful bottle trees which are a monument to the World War One soldiers. The St Pauls Church coloured windows were beautiful. Lovely volunteer showed us through.Town is very clean and well loved. We had breakfast and milk shakes in the afternoon at the bakery and cafe on the corner. Best bacon and egg roll ever and the thick shake was so thick you needed a spoon.

I have secured a position in a company at Roma. Prior to my arrival to check out the town I had many reservations about living there. This worry has been totally eased by speaking to a lot of the locals. Being brought up in Sydney and moving later on in life to Brisbane you become desensitized to the real people of country towns.The towns folk actually will give you a nod in recognition as you pass them by, and will actually speak to you. The town is going through a transition due to the demise of the gas and oil industries and need the tourists to keep coming and enjoy what they have to offer (this is generally called friendliness) Take your family there to explore, the kids will love it.

We did all the recommended sights of Roma - the Big Rig, Avenue of Heroes etc. And in spite of the heat we really enjoyed seeing the town and chatting with the locals. Good meal in McGanns Hotel and also at The Steakhouse. Good place to stay for travelling on to the Carnarvon Gorge, just a half day's drive away.