According to Bruce Robinson "The area was 'station' country known as 'The Bland' or 'The Levels' and was famous for its prime grazing and fattening pastures..." The villages of Morangarell to west, and Bimbi to the east, developed along creeks and pre-dated Quandialla.

[6] In 2010 the village still retained its general store, The Bland Hotel, the central school, a public swimming pool and a bowling club.

The Quandialla area today is in the heart of the wheat belt, as well as producing other grains - canola, oats and barley.

He then moved on to cinematography, filming a wide range of well known movies such as Breaker Morant, Moulin Rouge, My Brilliant Career, Predator, Mrs Doubtfire, Romeo and Juliet, Patriot Games and The Getting of Wisdom.

[7] '1915', a television mini-series about two young Australian soldiers during World War I was partly filmed in Quandialla and Bimbi.