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Southern Great Barrier Reef Where Great Begins Bundaberg | Bargara | Agnes Water | Gladstone | Rockhampton | Yeppoon Lady Elliot Island | Lady Musgrave Island | Heron Island | Great Keppel Island North Burnett | Cania Gorge | Carnarvon Gorge | Sapphire Gemfields | Emerald Welcome to the Southern Great Barrier Reef The Southern Great Barrier Reef – a bucket list destination unlike any other; millions of years in the making and built on the very best the Sunshine State has to offer. Your journey starts just four hours north of Brisbane, with flavour country and never- ending seasonal produce; stretches inland to the sapphire-rich gemfields and sandstone wilderness; linked to the stunning coast by a chain of tropical islands atop Australia’s greatest natural wonder. Put simply, we’re sun, sand and surf. We’re paddock to plate, from fifth generation farmers to the new-age millennial tastemakers. We’re history rediscovered. We’re open spaces and endless possibilities. We are the Southern Great Barrier Reef… and we’re waiting for you! #southerngreatbarrierreef Edition 1 - Published January 2017 Di d you know? For information on advertising in this tourist guide contact The Southern Great Barrier Reef Capricorn Enterprise on 07 4927 2055. is easily accessible from Brisbane Photo credit: Thank you to Tourism and Events Queensland, Emily Szilveszter, and the Gold Coast. Nathan White Images, Aynat Designs and the many contributors and advertisers who supplied editorial material and photographs for this publication. Bundaberg in the south is only Disclaimer: This free guide is published by Capricorn Enterprise, Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited and Bundaberg North Burnett Tourism on behalf of four hours’ drive from the state’s the Southern Great Barrier Reef destination. Information is provided in good faith based capital, and Rockhampton and on information supplied by various other parties and is subject to change without notice. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied, Gladstone in the north are just no responsibility can be accepted for loss, damage, inconvenience, delay or injury due to negligence, errors, changes or omissions. Always check the latest information for any over an hour’s flight, plus there are changes. All material contained in this publication is subject to copyright and may not charter flights available directly to be reproduced, copied or transmitted in any form without the prior written consent of Capricorn Enterprise. the reef islands! Snorkelling off Heron Island 2 southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au 3 Where Great Begins... Keppel Islands off the Capricorn Coast 4 southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au 5 G R E DARWIN A T B A R R I E R R E E CAIRNS F A U S T RAL I A BRISBANE CANBERRA PERTH ADELAIDE SYDNEY MELBOURNE HOBART G R E DARWIN A T B A R COMBO WATERHOLE R Experience the Waltzing Matilda Centre where Australia’s famous anthem I E R CONSERVATION PARK R was written. Visit the ancient footprints at Lark Quarry where evidence of Domestic Airports E E dinosaur footprints dating back around 95 million years can be found. CAIRNSCAIRNS F Winton Train Route (The Spirit of the Outback G Queensland Rail Journey) LA N A USTRALI A BRISBANE D Bowen S BLAIR ATHOL B Muttaburra R BLADENSBURG NP O Downs R PERTH O U E SYDNEY G Clermont Marlborough ADELAIDE H M A LEGEND BYFIELD NP MELBOURNE A T I CoIslands .............................................................................................. nt e nts 8 L T D Aramac Byfield HOBART A LARK QUARRY Capella KEPPEL BAY ISLANDS NP H CONSERVATION PARK IG Beaches ...........................................................................................12 Yeppoon Pumpkin Island H W D The Caves Great Keppel Island North West Island A GOODEDULLA Y Turtles ................................................................................................14 Sapphire Emu Park I NP Longreach Gemfields Keppel Sands V Rubyvale Masthead Heron Island Opalton Local Flavours .............................................................................16 TAUNTON NP Rockhampton G Island Sapphire R Barcaldine Emerald E Ilfracombe I Blackwater A Fishing & Boating....................................................................20Drummond Anakie Mt Hay Curtis Island T Fitzroy Reef CAPRICORN D B Mt Morgan CURTIS ISLAND NP A Llewellyn Reef Barcaldine Downs Alpha Willows LAKE BLACKDOWN R I MARABOON R Drive – Pacific Coast Way ..............................................24 TABLELAND NP Gladstone I Experience Australia’s pioneering heritage, Willows Dululu Mt Larcom Facing Island E witness a magical outback sunset onboard N R Lady Musgrave Island Childers & Woodgate .....................................................26 Gemfields Boyne Island a cruise along the Thomson River and walk R along the wing of a 747. Tannum Sands G Calliope E Bundaberg ............................................................................28 Benaraby E LOCHERN NP Springsure F Lady Elliot Island EURIMBULA NP Bargara & Coral Coast ..................................................30 Woorabinda LAKE AWOONGA Town of 1770 R Baralaba Callide Agnes Water Stonehenge Isisford Agnes Water & Discovery Coast ............................32 Miriam Vale DEEPWATER NP Blackall A Biloela Gladstone & Surrounds................................................ 36 Rolleston KROOMBIT Many N Banana Rockhampton Region ...................................................40 Moura TOPS NP Peaks Baffle Moore Park Emmet Creek G Deepdale LAKE CANIA Burnett Heads Yeppoon & Capricorn Coast ......................................42 Ka Ka Mundi Extension CANIA GORGE NP LAKE Mon Repos Yaraka MONDURAN Jundah E Salvator Rosa Section NUGA NUGA NP Keppel Islands .....................................................................44 Bargara Tambo Section CARNARVON NATIONAL PARK LAKE Monto NUGA NUGA PALMGROVE NP Theodore Bundaberg Elliott Heads IDALIA NP Drive – Australia’s Country Way ................................46 Mt Moffatt Carnarvon Gin Gin Section Gorge BURRUM COAST NP WELFORD NP Section ISLA GORGE NP Woodgate Fraser Island Drive – Great Inland Way ................................................52 LAKE WURUMA Mount Perry Moolayember GOODNIGHT Section EXPEDITION NP Childers Drive – Capricorn Way/Dig the Tropic ....................58 SCRUB NP Hervey Bay PRECIPICE NP Eidsvold PARADISE DAM Events Calendar ......................................................................64 Biggenden Mundubbera Maryborough Major Festivals .........................................................................66 Taroom © Tourism Queensland 2010 Gayndah MOUNT AUBURN RIVER NP Advertising Directory ...........................................................68 WALSH NP Visitor Information .................................................................BC LEGEND Domestic Airports Must Do’s Train Routes Turtles Manta Ray Touring Routes Pacific Coast Way Sandstone Wilderness Fossicking Great Inland Way Culinary delights Reef snorkelling and diving Australia’s Country Way Capricorn Way Walking tracks Sea and inland fishing Capricorn Coast Scenic Loop Leichhardt Way Caves Farmstay 6 southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au 7 ShouldIslands you need further proof that the Southern Great Barrier Reef really is ‘where great begins’, you need only to set foot on the warm, white sands of countless tropical islands scattered lovingly along the Central Queensland coastline. Great Keppel Island Just 30 minutes from Yeppoon’s Capricorn Coast, Great Keppel Island is where you quite literally have your pick of seventeen secluded white-sand beaches to snorkel, sail, dive, fish and swim 365 days a year. Great Keppel Island’s rugged interior is brimming with native flora and fauna and presents an interesting adventure for any happy snappers looking for the elusive rainbow bee-eater or olive-backed sunbird. The island is a popular hiking destination and there are a range of treks and trails weaving their way across the entire 240 hectares for those wanting to get up close and personal with our feathered friends. Stay the night or stay forever! Great Keppel Island offers a range of accommodation from tents, cabins and bungalows through to private waterfront beach houses. Ferries depart every day from Rosslyn Bay Harbour and a number of charters including full day cruises, sailing adventures and extended tour options are also available. Long Beach, Great Keppel Island 8 southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au 9 Scuba diving with Manta Rays at Lady Elliot Island Heron Island Snorkelling at Lady Musgrave Island Heron Island Lady Musgrave Island It’s here that the Southern Great Barrier Reef’s well-earned If sleeping out under stars is more your style, then Lady Di d you know? reputation as one of Australia’s premier dive destinations truly Musgrave must be your next port of call. It is one of the few The Southern Great Barrier comes to the fore. islands anywhere along the entire Great Barrier Reef where you can swim, snorkel and dive by day and camp out by night. Reef is home to eight iconic sea Heron Island Resort welcomes guests all year round, with regular creatures for you to encounter! transfers available by ferry and seaplane. Fringed with white The island is set on 3000 acres of living reef with a protected sand and aqua water, the island offers some of the world’s best lagoon, making it a perfect spot for snorkelling, with
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