Turkey Beach is a coastal town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people.

Geography

Turkey Beach is a coastal town that sits on a peninsula jutting into Rodds Bay (). Turkey Beach Road connects the town to the

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at Foreshores.

History

The town was gazetted on 1 November 1968. The name Turkey relates directly back to the bustard or bush turkey shot by

Captain Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...

's crew back in 1770 when they discovered the area aboard . Nearby Turkey Station existed since at latest 1875. Turkey Beach was within the

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until the shire was amalgamated into the Gladstone Region in 2008. Turkey Beach Cenotaph was officially unveiled in April 2012 and used later that month for its first

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memorial services.

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veteran Ron Jenson worked toward establishing the cenotaph for 12 years.

Demographics

At the , Turkey Beach had a population of 133. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 183 people. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people.

Education

There are no schools in Turkey Beach. The nearest government primary school is Bororen State School in Bororen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in

Miriam Vale Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Miriam Vale had a population of 512 people. Geography The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, north of Brisbane, the state capital, and south ...

to the south-west and

Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Each grade has an average of about 213 students. It is the first and only secondary school est ...

(to Year 12) in

Tannum Sands Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The locality is bounded to north-east by the Coral Sea, to the north-west and west by the Boyne River, and to the south-west by Station Cr ...

to the north-west.

Amenities

The town of Turkey Beach has good amenities. Accommodation is available, but there is no camping in the township. Turkey Beach has good links with the towns of 1770 and

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, the tourist hubs of the Discovery Coast. There is boat ramp and floating walkway at Hancock Street into Rodds Harbour (). It is managed by the

Gladstone Regional Council Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Reg ...

. There is a swimming enclosure to the north of the boat ramp.

Attractions

Turkey Beach Cenotaph is a war memorial on the Esplanade at the northern tip of the peninsula ().

References

External links

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Turkey Beach

Town of Bororen

Discovery Coast Tourism Commission

Town of 1770
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