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Central and Central Coast
Located just off the coast from Hervey Bay, World Heritage listed Fraser Island will leave you feeling charmed and captivated. Spanning 124 kilometres and covering an area of 163 000 hectares, Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and the only place on the planet where rainforest grows from sand. Australia's whale watching capital from August to November, Hervey Bay also offers 20km of sweeping golden beaches and a beautiful, safe aquatic playground. Hervey Bay is one of Queensland's best natural holiday destinations offering convenient access to World Heritage listed Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the world, and Lady Elliot Island - the first coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef. Maryborough City is strategically placed in the centre of the Wide Bay Burnett Region. Rich in history and culture, Maryborough is one of Queensland's oldest and largest provincial cities. The City is a comfortable 3 hour drive from Brisbane via the Bruce Highway and is serviced daily by air and electric train. Hervey Bay Accommodation options range from budget motels, caravan and camping and tourist parks to bed and breakfast accomodation, hotels, self-contained holiday apartments to luxury resort accommodation.
Come explore the picturesque coastal and hinterland regions, we're certain you'll be tempted to stay a little longer. Towns include Childers, Woodgate, Bundaberg and Bargara and further north, the Town of 1770 and Agnes Water. Childers is the southern most township of Central Queensland and only a short three and a half hour car journey from Brisbane. This historical town is positioned on a ridge with magnificent views overlooking thousands of hectares of vivid green sugarcane and avocado farms. Bundaberg is an ideal holiday centre with excellent Bundaberg holiday accommodation, attractions and entertainment. Coastal resorts provide excellent seaside holidays. For visitors eager to explore the wondrous Great Barrier Reef, day trips and overnight stays to the reef leave from Bundaberg. There is an abundance of wildlife in this region, you can witness the annual turtle nesting and hatching at Mon Repos, the largest mainland concentration of turtles in the South Pacific Ocean region. Accommodation options range from budget motels, affordable caravan and camping parks to bnb accomodation, hotels, self-contained holiday apartments to luxury resort accommodation.
Discover the unspoilt beauty of this welcoming region including Rockhampton and Gladstone. With a relaxed ambiance, friendly locals and beautiful places to visit ... it's easy to see why the Capricorn region is so popular. Taking its name from the Tropic of Capricorn, this region is home to many remarkable towns and natural wonders like Rockhampton and the Great Barrier Reef. Rockhampton is the region's largest city and fondly known as "Australia's Beef Capital". As you venture north of Rockhampton, you'll come to the Capricorn Coast, which boasts 13 beaches along the scenic coastline from Yeppoon to Emu Park. And be sure to leave a little time to visit Emerald or to fossick in the Sapphire Gemfields, the largest in the southern hemisphere. Centre of the Southern Reef - the Gladstone region is a unique area of Queensland. At the heart of the region, the city of Gladstone overlooks its natural deep water harbour. To the south lie the shires of Calliope and Miriam Vale with idyllic, secluded beaches and scenic national parks. The Town of 1770 is the first place in Queensland that Captain James Cook stepped ashore. Boyne Island is renowned for its beautiful foreshore parks, while its sister city of Tannum Sands offers long sandy beaches for safe coastal recreation. Accommodation options range from budget motels, affordable caravan and camping parks to bnb accomodation, hotels, self-contained holiday apartments to luxury resort accommodation and family holiday accommodation.
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