Julia Creek (At the Creek) Visitor Information Centre
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The Centre promotes local, Townsville Magnetic Island Tennant Creek Ayr Hook Island Bowling Green Bay NP Burdekin Julia Creek was part of McKinlay Shire regional and interstate tourism products,C amooweal Home Hill Daydream Island Charters Towers Council’s vision to enhance community providing a range of brochures and maps Bowen South Molle Island Cloncurry White Mountains NP Airlie Beach amenities and raise the profile of local for the local area, Outback Queensland Richmond Proserpine Hamilton Island Cape Hillsborough NP Conway NP Long Island and regional tourism. The Council and Gulf district towns. Mount Isa Julia Creek Northern Hughenden Eungella NP Lindeman Island wanted to encourage a thriving tourism Mackay Brampton Island Marian P The Centre also providesTer residentsritory and A Sarina Keswick Island industry to diversify from the region’s Moranbah C I tourists with a high quality, safe, Tobermorey F I core industries of beef and mining and C Winton Queensland D H interactive, and educational venue. The ON generate additional economic, social and O Boulia W XXXX Island HU Y story of life in Julia Creek and the E HW Clermont Yeppoon cultural benefits back to the region. WY Y Great Keppel NTY H McKinlay Shire is broughtPLE to life through TROPIC OF Barcaldine Emerald Rockhampton Island Wilson Island TROPIC OF Blackwater CAPRICORN Heron Island CAPRICORN At the Creek is a combined tourist the threeAlice Sthemesprings of water, country and Diamantina NP Longreach Gladstone Miriam Vale Tannum Sands attraction and visitor information centre people. Agnes Water Seventeen Seventy Bedourie Kroombit Tops NP Lady Musgrave Island that has been created through a funding Blackall Lady Elliot Island Biloela Bundaberg McKinlay Shire Council, Queensland Carnarvon NP Expedition partnership between McKinlay Shire, the Simpson Welford NP Idalia NP Monto Fraser Island ParksTR AandVELL WildlifeING DIS ServiceTANCES and (KM) Southern Desert NP Windorah NP Gin Gin Queensland State Government and the Eidsvold Childers Hervey Bay Gulf Catchment are currently developing Maryborough private sector, including support from MAJOR CITIES INTO BRISBANE Birdsville Injune Gayndah the Julia Creek Dunnart Recovery and Tiaro BHP Billiton. Sydney to Brisbane Captive Breeding Program as part of Charleville Roma Noosa via Pacific Highway ......................................928 Kingaroy Maroochydore Julia Creek’s At the Creek facility in Stage 2 development of the Centre. The South Mitchell Miles Chinchilla Sydney to Brisbane Australia Quilpie Caloundra northwest Queensland is located along Dunnartvia Ne wwill En gbelan thed Hi gfocushway ..................... of future.973 Dalby Moreton Island the Overlander’s Way, a tourist drive commercialSydney to Bproductrisbane and educational Innamincka BRISBANE St George Moonie Toowoomba North & South between Tennant Creek and Townsville. opportunitiesvia Newell H igath wtheay ................................... VIC. .1254 Stradbroke Islands Warwick Melbourne to Brisbane Thargomindah Cunnamulla Inglewood Gold Coast Goondiwindi At the Creek opened in 2009 and is now via Newell Highway .....................................1674 Stanthorpe Springbrook NP Currawinya NP Lamington NP Adelaide to Brisbane Y an accredited Visitor Information Centre W Main Range NP H via Barrier Highway/ L Mt Barney NP L Moree Newell Highway ............................................2100 Marree New South Wales E Glen Innes Grafton W E Bourke N Y Gympie Mossman MAJOR QUEENSLAND Narrabri W H Coffs Harbour Testimonial Murgon Noosa Port Douglas D DESTINATIONS TO Kybong N Coolum Kuranda A QUEENSLAND REGIONS Wondai Nambour L Maroochydore Mareeba G CAIRNS Tamworth Y Montville Mooloolaba Atherton N “Stage 2 of ‘At the Creek’ is a world classBr itouristsbane to Tattraction.oowoomba ........................... This newly.123 constructed infrastructureKingaroy explores E W Cobar H Maleny Herberton NBabindayngan Port Macquarie Kawana W Brisbane to Warwick .....................................154 Nanango C Malanda E the relationship between above and below ground within the Mitchell Grass Downs Bio-region of the McKinlay I Caloundra Innisfail F Blackbutt Beerwah Ravenshoe N I Brisbane to Kingaroy .....................................211 Broken Hill Mission Beach C Shire. The aim of this display is to broaden visitor’s knowledge of the Julia Creek Dunnart and to raise A Brisbane to Stanthorpe .............................P.o2rt1 4Augusta Tully Dubbo P Esk Caboolture Muswellbrook awareness of this endangered animal within Australia. Hampton Brisbane to Hervey Bay ..............................291 Fernvale Bribie Island Cardwell Newcastle Brisbane to Goondiwindi .........................349 Strathpine Redcliffe Gatton The newly completed project will stimulateBris beconomicane to Bund adevelopmentberg .............................3 6in2 the region by increasing touristIpswich numbers.Wynnum Manly Y Forbes Toowoomba W Lockyer Dunwich H Brisbane to Roma ...........................................475 L Australian This will create opportunity for growth for existing and new business within the McKinlay Shire.”Valley Cleveland L BRISBANE E SYDNEY Brisbane to Gladstone ................................532 W Capital Beenleigh E Brisbane to Rockhampton ......................634 Boonah N Shane Cagney Mt Tamborine Territory Warwick Yass Brisbane to Charleville .................................741 Beaudesert Harbourtown Wagga Narrandera Wagga Chief Executive Officer ADELAIDE Canungra Surfers LEGEND Brisbane to Mackay ......................................967 Rathdowney Paradise McKinlay Shire Council Coolangatta International Airports Brisbane to Airlie Beach ..........................1150 CANBERRA Brisbane to Longreach ...........................1309 Domestic Airports Brisbane to Townsville .............................1356 Train Routes Albury Accredited Visitor Brisbane to Cairns ........................................1701 Shepparton 14 Julia Creek VIC Case Study Bega Information Centres Victoria Touring Routes Stanthorpe to Kingaroy ...........................306 Seymour Pacific Coast Touring Route Rockhampton to Barcaldine ................580 (Bruce Highway) St George to Emerald ..................................598 Mount Gambier MELBOURNE Matilda Highway (A2) Tennant Creek to Mount Isa ..................662 Geelong Adventure Way Rockhampton to Longreach ................686 Portland Overlanders Way (A2 & A6) Goondiwindi to Rockhampton Great Inland Way (A7 & A55) (Leichhardt Hwy).............................................696 Savannah Way Cairns to Karumba ........................................758 Australia’s Country Way (A3) Townsville to Mount Isa ...........................903 Capricorn Highway (A4) Charleville to Mount Isa ...........................1164 Warrego Highway (A2) Leichhardt Highway George Town Great Tropical Drive The Gore Highway Tourism Queensland has compiled and produced this guide in the interest of promoting Tourism in Queensland. Devonport The information contained within this publication has been assembled and included with all due care. Launceston The Cunningham Highway Tourism Queensland makes no warranty or assurance as to the correctness, completeness or suitability of purpose of the Information. In no event will Tourism Queensland be liable to any person in contract, tort or otherwise if any Tasmania Published by Tourism Queensland, (March 2012) information in the publication is incomplete, inaccurate or not suitable for the purpose you use the Information for. © Tourism Queensland 2012 HOBART Conn_Dest_VIC.indd 1 9/07/12 3:05 PM Spectators at the races, Julia Creek Council is also developing a walking trail percentage increases in revenue are Julia Creek VIC’s economic and caravan park in Julia Creek to estimated at between 4.5 and 5 percent contribution encourage the self-drive market to stay per annum over the next ten years. This longer and engage with the environment is indicative of the forward planning and At the Creek has a strong commercial through At the Creek. performance expectations following focus in support of Council’s aim to completion of Stage 2. increase economic diversity and reduce At the Creek and the immediate precinct the reliance on any one industry for the will continue to be progressed