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Emerald
Emerald is a large modern country town that was established in as a base for the building of the western railway The town is named after emerald Downs Hill a lush emerald green hill located just north of town Emerald ...
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Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island in Central Queensland boasts pristine beaches The island is mostly composed of natural bushland with several walking tracks and lookouts for you to enjoy But it acirc s the beaches that really set Great Keppel apart from ...
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Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan is an historical mining town nestled on the Dee River a short kilometre drive from Rockhampton The town is rich in nineteenth century Queensland colonial history and has artefacts and relics from the gold rush days that visitors ...
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Blackwater
Blackwater is known as the Coal Capital of Queensland and the soon to be built nine million dollar Blackwater International Coal Centre will interpret the Central Highlands Coal Industry for the world Located on the Capricorn Highway Blackwater also boasts ...
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Yeppoon
Yeppoon is the gateway to the Capricorn Coast The township has retained its village style appeal yet offers a variety of wonderful restaurants accommodation shops and galleries A charming esplanade with grassy knoll palms and a covered picnic and play ...
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Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast is exciting diverse and breathtakingly beautiful Visitors to the Coast enjoy golden days and balmy moonlit evenings with the brilliant sunsets and scents of the tropics as well as the crispness of a temperate climate The Coast ...
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Capella
The spectacular Peak Range creates a dramatic backdrop to Capella Make Capella your base while exploring the Central Highlands The Peak Downs Homestead is Australia s largest restored shingle roofed station homestead Built in from local pit sawn spotted gum ...
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Emu Park
Emu Park is situated along the Capricorn Coast kilometres east of Rockhampton Emu Park is host to the Singing Ship a monument overlooking the coast line You can take a scenic drive of Yeppoon before arriving in Emu park or ...
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Rubyvale
Rubyvale is set right amidst the Sapphire Gemfields and offers comfortable accommodation within a hotel or cabin as well as holiday units and a van park Enjoy a leisurely stroll around the gem and jewellery shops and refresh at one ...
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Anakie
Anakie is positioned at the Sapphire Gemfields crossroads along the Capricorn Highway and hosts Australia s largest sapphire exhibition the Gemfest - Festival of Gems over four days each August Visit the historic Anakie Hotel which had to be partially ...
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Willows Gemfields
Willows Gemfields is kilometres off the Capricorn Highway The turn is kilometres pass the Anakie Sapphire crossroads and about a minute drive west of Emerald The willows Gemfields is a popular fossicking spot as very little machinery and no corporate ...
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Alpha
Alpha the Town of Murals was established in and is part of Jericho Shire one of Queensland s largest cattle producing Shires Located on the Capricorn Highway its streets are named after poets the main street Shakespeare Street The town ...
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Springsure
Springsure is located on the Gregory Highway section of the Great Inland Way kilometres south of Emerald and is the main centre for Bauhinia Shire The town derived its name from the permanent springs in the creek and gullies at ...
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Rolleston
Rolleston is located in the Bauhinia Shire of Queensland s Central Highlands and is the nearest town to the world renowned Carnarvon Gorge and Carnarvon National Park Rolleston is kilometres east of Springsure and can be reached by travelling along ...
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Stanage Bay
Snuggled on the Queensland coast just kilometres north east of Rockhampton is the tranquil town of Stanage Bay Once you turn off the Bruce Highway you will travel through endless cattle properties which can be abundant with wildlife especially after ...
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Marlborough
Marlborough is situated kilometres north of Rockhampton in the Livingston Shire along the Capricorn Coast it can be reached along the Bruce Highway and is the site of the chrysoprase mine There is Motel and caravan park style accommodation and ...
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Gracemere
Gracemere is located nine kilometres west of Rockhampton in the Fitzroy Shire The town is home to the largest saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere each week thousands of cattle horses and livestock go under the auctioneers hammer There is accommodation ...
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Duaringa
Duaringa is located kilometres west of Rockhampton along the Capricorn Highway The small town is the essence of a small rural community Duaringa is the oldest township in Duaringa Shire with buildings dating back to the s and a corner ...
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Dingo
Dingo is a small town located just across the railway line from the Capricorn Highway The origin of the town s name is shrouded in mystery - some say a railway surveyor saw a dingo on the creek bank and ...
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Bluff
Bluff is located in the Central Highlands kilometres east of Emerald on the Capricorn Highway A must see for rail enthusiasts Bluff is the major interchange station for coal trains Many trains are over two kilometres long In Bluff became ...
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Comet
Comet is located in the Emerald Shire part of Queensland s Central Highlands Comet was established in association with the westward development of the railway line from Rockhampton The town is kilometres east of Emerald and sits on the Capricorn ...
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Capricorn Region
The Tropic of Capricorn is a unique address and the Capricorn Region is home to many unique places experiences and people There are a multitude of things that you ll never find anywhere else The diversity of the region promises ...
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Sapphire
With a name like that you can only guess what can be found - Sapphires There is a sense of fun and adventure in Sapphire fossick for your own sapphires and absorb the history of this fascinating area Mined since ...
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Jericho
Located along the Capricorn Highway between Emerald and Barcaldine Jericho s streets are named after scientists The town is renowned for the Crystal Trumpeters a striking sculpture constructed in memory of the Biblical Jericho which was said to be destroyed ...
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Zilzie
Located just to the south of Emu Park and Yeppoon along the Capricorn Coast Zilzie is gaining high prominence as one of Australia s booming destinations with significant new tourism and residential developments underway With beautiful beaches and magnificent views ...
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Byfield
A mere minutes drive north of Yeppoon enter the fragrant green world of the Byfield State Forest and National Park where you can relax and soak up the cool seclusion of a rainforest village environment Byfield National Park covers over ...
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The Caves
The Caves minutes on the Bruce Highway travelling north of Rockhampton sounds a rather fascinating place to visit and it is This is the home of the Capricorn Caves They are above ground and with wheelchair access they are popular ...
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Keppel Sands
Once Keppel Sands went by the name of The Sandhills Sandhills along the beach front were about all there was until a sleepy town midst sugar cane plantations started to emerge That s all changing these days particularly since real ...
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