Cooee Bay is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people.

Geography

Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the

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. It is centrally located on the

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, two kilometres south of

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 ...

, and north of

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. 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 Cooee-Bay1

Matthew Flinders Drive is an alternative tourist deviation from the

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, which travels up to Wreck Point. From the lookout, the visitor can enjoy views to Byfield,

Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island (''Woppaburra, Wop-Pa, Wapparaburra'') lies from the coast off Yeppoon in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland. The island's traditional owners are the Wopp ...

, and Rosslyn. Cooee Bay is an established but

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community which is reflected in the myriad styles of homes. Much of the back blocks contain weatherboard or fibro homes well over a century old, while facing the bay are palatial award-winning homes.

History

Cooee Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1961 by Don and Edna Schabe who had previously owned the Cooee Bay General Store. There is a memorial to Don Schabe in the park for his contribution to the Cooee Bay Progress Association. Prior to the opening of the post office, a

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had been open from 1894. The post office closed in 1977. During

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Cooee Bay was heavily occupied by the

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. In the , Cooee Bay had a population of 1,275 people. Prior to local government amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by

Livingstone Shire Council 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 to ...

. From 2008 to 2013 it was administered by Rockhampton Region. From 1 January 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was restored and now administers Cooee Bay. In the Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people.

Community

Cooee Bay is a vibrant community with extensive residential developments and investments injecting the area with new growth. The residents of Cooee Bay are a mix of fishermen, miners, retirees, and business professionals, many of whom prefer to commute to

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for work but live on the coast.

References

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Geography

History

Community

See also

References