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Bringing together the regions of Capricorn and Gladstone, Central Queensland offers you a lovely blend of laidback country charm amongst diverse natural beauty. With a combination of coastal cities, islands, rainforest and Gemfields, you couldn’t ask for anything more. Visit Rockhampton and hold Australia’s heritage on a self-drive tour of the old-fashioned country towns and uncover rainforest studded gorges, stunning lakes, and long unbroken sandy white beaches stretching out to the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Relax in the sun at beaches along the Capricorn Coast and experience a true unspoiled paradise full of relaxation, adventure and discovery at Great Keppel Island. As you travel north of Rockhampton, you’ll come to the Capricorn Coast, which has 13 beaches along the scenic coastline from Yeppoon to Emu Park.
Blackdown Tableland National Park has a 600 metre sandstone plateau with lookouts and picturesque Rainbow Falls. Don’t forget the Capricorn Caves, where tours of Bat Cleft are available at Mount Etna in summer. There is also Kroombit Tops National Park and Mount Scoria, the mountain that rings like a bell and Byfield National Park where you can see beautiful rainforest. Hire a canoe on the Byfield River or go fossicking in the Sapphire Gemfields, the largest in the southern hemisphere.
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| Queens Beach Motor Hotel |
 101 Golf Links Road, Queens Beach, Bowen
Featuring 50 well appointed rooms with air conditioning, ceiling fan, in-house movies, tea and coffee making facilities. Facilities include: swimming pool, guest laundry, licensed restaurant, conference and meeting facilities.
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| Clarion Hotel Mackay Marina |
 Mulhern Drive, Mackay
Showcasing stunning ocean views with a choice of spa suites, family suites or deluxe studios with private balconies.
Rooms feature: •air conditioning •private balcony •tea and coffee making facilities •mini bar •opening windows •Broadband internet access •direct dial phones •some rooms with spa bath.
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| Ocean International Hotel |
 1 Bridge Road, Mackay
Beachfront hotel with restaurant and cocktail bar, 24 room service, parking space, saltwater swimming pool, spa, sauna, guest laundry.
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| Seabreeze Resort Hotel |
 72 Pacific Esplanade, Lamberts Beach, Mackay
Situated right on Lamberts Beach, Mackay, the ideal place for those looking to escape the traffic noise and relax after a long drive and listen to the sounds of the rolling surf.
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| Rockhampton Plaza Hotel |
 161-17 George Street, Rockhampton
Situated just a short walk to the city centre and business district, the hotel's well appointed rooms offer pleasant views overlooking Central Park. Guest facilities include: licensed restaurant and bar/lounge...
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Rising abruptly above the surrounding dry plains, Blackdown Tableland protects spectacular sandstone scenery at the north-eastern edge of the Central Queensland sandstone belt. Due to its elevation this sandstone plateau (900m above sea level) is much cooler and moister than the surrounding area. This has created an isolated habitat that supports a number of endemic animal and plant species.
The park has vertical sandstone cliffs rising 60-350metres above the flat scrub below and deep gorges filled with cabbage palms and tree ferns. The Rainbow Falls walk is classed as a hard walk. It begins with a pleasant walk through open forest, then there is a sudden change of scenery, with views into the luxuriant gorge and out to distant plains and hills. The track continues to Rainbow Falls, with steep steps leading to the bottom of the waterfall and a series of rocky pools and platforms. |
 
The Central Region of Queensland is where the names of the towns and villages reflect their character as in the Central Highlands and Gemfields, for example, Emerald, Rubyvale, and Sapphire. Emerald is located some 263km west of Rockhampton and is the heart of the Central Highlands. It has great shopping, first class accommodation and restaurants as well as activities.
Choose one of the walk-in mine tours available on the gemfields. At Rubyvale's Miners Heritage Walk-in Mine you can tour one of Australia's largest underground sapphire mines and you can watch skilled gemcutters ply their craft or you can hire equipment and try your own luck. Guided tours are also available at the Bobby Dazzler Walk-in Mine and you can take time out to browse through the museum and gem shop - a lot easier than digging your own! You can do more buying at The Miners Cottage Gem and Fossick Park in Rubyvale.
The Capella Pioneer Cottage and Museum in Emerald is an early residence which is brimming with historic memorabilia. It also houses an extensive telecommunications collection which shows how our ancestors communicated over long distances in this vast region. A half an hour drive from Emerald is Lake Maraboon Fairbairn Dam. It is a delightful picnic spot and more than three times the size of Sydney Harbour, a great place to enjoy power boat racing, fishing, sailing or any water sport. |
 
The magnificent Capricorn Caves are a unique system of above-ground caves in a limestone ridge located 23km north of Rockhampton. These ancient caves were discovered by John Olsen in 1882 and have been attracting visitors since then. Today, they are the only privately owned show caves on freehold land in Australia. There are tours ranging from easy walking, wheelchair accessible caves to wild caving adventure tours. A tranquil caravan park and cabins nestle amongst the bush and visitors can enjoy the native flora and fauna. The property has gained advanced level eco-tourism accreditation and is the winner of many major tourism awards. Capricorn Caves are open daily for hourly guided tours but are closed on Christmas Day. |
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