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Yeppoon
Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and retirees settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is from Yeppoon. In the , the locality of Yeppoon had a population of 7,037 people; this does not include any neighbouring suburbs. Geography Yeppoon is located on Keppel Bay which opens to the Coral Sea, around north of the state capital, Brisbane, and from Rockhampton City. It is located within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone in Central Queensland. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Island, which in turn takes its name from the Tropic of Capricorn (approx ) which passes through roughly through the cape. The Tropic also passes through Capricorn Coast. The Capricorn Coast is officially defined as "the coastal area between the mouth of Water Park Creek and the mouth of the Fitzroy River", which establishes its boundaries as and , i.e. from Farnborough to Thompson Point. The Capricorn Coast is approximately from end to end yet comparatively small in population, with dozens of towns and islands scattered along its length. The region has a rich history going back to the 1850s. The Capricorn Coast offers a wide variety of luxury and budget holiday accommodation as well as bush and rainforest retreats. Plentiful beaches a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barmaryee, Queensland
Barmaryee is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Barmaryee had a population of 878 people. Geography The land use is a mix of rural residential and grazing land in the west of the locality, suburban residential development in the east of the locality, with the south of the locality containing the racecourse and the landfill. The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs along part of the southern boundary. History In the , Barmaryee had a population of 878 people. 86.9% of people were born in Australia and 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 32.9%, Anglican 20.2% and No Religion 18.6%. Education There are no schools in Barmaryee. The nearest government primary school is Yeppoon State School in neighbouring Yeppoon to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School, also in Yeppoon. Facilities Yeppoon Landfill is at 2745 Yeppoon Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meikleville Hill, Queensland
Meikleville Hill is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Meikleville Hill had a population of 464 people. References {{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Park
Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In the the locality of Emu Park had a population of 2,130 people. Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was explored by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay, including Great Keppel Island. Emu Park is a popular tourist spot, and has won several tourism awards, and features fishing, surfing, boating, and unspoiled beaches. Geography Emu Park is part of the Capricorn Coast in Central Queensland. Off-shore to the north is Shoal Bay (). Emu Park has the following coast features (from north to south): * Tanby Point () *Fishermans Beach () *Emu Point () The northern part of the locality is mostly undeveloped wetlands around Shoal Water Creek () which flows into Shoal Bay, while the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooee Bay, Queensland
Cooee Bay is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people. Geography Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, two kilometres south of Yeppoon, and north of Emu Park. Like its neighbouring suburb Taranganba, Cooee Bay is separated from Yeppoon by Ross Creek, a popular fishing location. Cooee Bay has the following headlands (from north to south): * Wave Point () * Keppel Outlook () * Wreck Point () These headlands create a number of small bays (from north to south): * Yeppoon Inlet at the mouth of Ross Creek () * Fishermans Bay () south of the mount of Ross Creek * Brumms Cove () between Wave Point and Keppel Outlook * Cooee Bay () south of Keppel Outlook Matthew Flinders Drive is an alternative tourist deviation from the Scenic Highway, which travels up to Wreck Point. From the lookout, the visitor can enjoy views to Byfield, Great Keppel I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Livingstone
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal town of Yeppoon, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. The Shire was re-established on 1 January 2014 following a successful de-amalgamation referendum in 2013. Industry within the shire is diverse. Timber is harvested from extensive pine plantations near Byfield in the north. Significant pineapple production takes place within the shire, as well as other agricultural crops. Tourism is increasingly becoming a mainstay of the area, with Keppel Bay and the nearby islands a major drawcard, and more than half of the Shire's population lives in the coastal area centred on Yeppoon and Emu Park. The coastal strip within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taranganba, Queensland
Taranganba is a town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,276 people. Geography Taranganba is set back from ''Keppel Bay'' on a low broad hill that overlooks Cooee Bay and Yeppoon. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, south of Yeppoon, and north of Emu Park. Taranganba is often regarded as a suburb of the town of Yeppoon. Like its neighbouring suburb Cooee Bay, Taranganba is separated from Yeppoon by '' Ross Creek''. The Scenic Highway (State Route 4) runs along the eastern boundary. Taranganba is largely residential with most homes being built since the 1970s. Cedar Park at Taranganba is the central shopping district for the area, and travelling from Yeppoon, it is the last significant shopping precinct until Emu Park. History Taranganba State School opened on 1 February 1993. In the , Taranganba had a population of 1,882 people. Prior to the 2008 local government amalgamations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnborough, Queensland
Farnborough is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Farnborough had a population of 476 people. Geography Farnborough is the northernmost extent of the Capricorn Coast. Farnborough's eastern boundary is a 17 km long beachfront onto the Coral Sea. However, the principal access to the beach is via Bangalee, a small beachside locality within Farnborough. In the southern part of Farnborough, there are a number of large rural residential blocks. Most of the northern part of Farnborough is occupied by the Capricorn International Resort which includes a golf course. The northernmost tip of Farnborough is a mixture of Crown land and the Byfield National Park. History Yeppoon Sugar Mill The short-lived sugar industry on the Capricorn Coast commenced in Farnborough. William Broome who had property a few kilometres north of Yeppoon established the Yeppoon Sugar Company in 1883. Having attracted investors, he built a sugar crushi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Heights, Queensland
Pacific Heights is a semi-rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pacific Heights had a population of 926 people. Geography Pacific Heights is in the hinterland of the Capricorn Coast. Farnborough Road is the eastern border of the locality with suburban development connecting via that road. Behind the suburban development, there is a land corridor for Panorama Drive to be developed through to the Farnborough Road roundabout. There is some farmland and some undeveloped bushland in Pacific Heights. History St Benedict's Catholic Primary School opened in 2009. In the , Pacific Heights had a population of 926 people. Education St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Laceys Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 272 students with 23 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Pacific Heights. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Valley, Queensland
Hidden Valley is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hidden Valley had a population of 421 people. Geography The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs along the northern boundary. History Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of Central Queensland. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Etheridge Shire Council The Shire of Etheridge is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia in what is known as the Savannah Gulf region. Its economy is based on cattle grazing and mining. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government .... References {{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlows Hill, Queensland
Barlows Hill is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the Barlows Hill had a population of 777 people. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 18 February 2000. In the Barlows Hill had a population of 777 people. References Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the cities of South East Queensland, and the 22nd-largest city in Australia. Today, Rockhampton is an industrial and agricultural centre of the north, and is the regional centre of Central Queensland. Rockhampton is one of the oldest cities in Queensland and in Northern Australia. In 1853, Charles and William Archer came across the Toonooba river, which is now also known as the Fitzroy River, which they claimed in honour of Sir Charles FitzRoy. The Archer brothers took up a run near Gracemere in 1855, and more settlers arrived soon after, enticed by the fertile valleys. The town of Rockhampton was proclaimed in 1858, and surveyed by William Henry Standish, Arthur F Wood and Francis Clarke, the chosen street design closely resembled the Hod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
