Capricorn Coast Attractions

Alpha Murals (Attraction)
1 Shakespear Street, Alpha, Queensland 4724, Australia

Alpha is branded the 'Town of Murals' due to the 27 colourful murals painted on buildings throughout the town. Each mural depicts a different aspect of pioneering and contemporary rural life. Two local artists Alice McLaughin and Benny Fuentes members of the Alpha Cultural Group decided to brighten up the town with their artistic skills after a devastating flood in the 1990s. The Murals pay tribut ...

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Alpha Native Flower Garden (Attraction)
16 Hooper Street, Alpha, Queensland 4724, Australia

Australian and South African natives plus varieties of Stattis grow on this two and half acre site, Alpha Native Flower Garden, beside Alpha Creek. Feel free to stroll amongst the endemic plant species keeping a look out for the many native birds and wildlife that also utilize the flower garden. Remember to take your camera for the perfect photo opportunity. ...

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Alpha Petrified Wood (Attraction)
45 Shakespeare Street, Alpha, Queensland 4724, Australia

The volunteers at the Rowley Roberts Tourist Information Centre can show you examples of petrified wood and direct you to where you might see this in its natural setting. Petrified wood is a type of fossil, in which the tissues of a dead plant are replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz). The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood or woody materials sudden ...

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Armstrong Beach (Attraction)
Armstrong Beach, Armstrong Beach, Sarina, Queensland 4737, Australia

Armstrong Beach is renowned for fishing and prawning, these activities are best attempted from the beach, a Four Wheel Drive is required to launch a boat from the beach. From Armstrong Beach head to freshwater point, which is where Captain Cook first landed in 1770 looking for freshwater, hence its name. Armstrong Beach facilities including a picnic area and caravan park accommodation. ...

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Beautiful Betsy Walk (Attraction)
Kroombit Tops National Park and Forest Reserve, Gladstone, Queensland 4680, Australia

Creeks, waterfalls and a variety of vegetation types are protected in Kroombit Tops National Park and Forest Reserve on the 800-900 metre high Kroombit Tops Plateau. This large protected area is the headwaters for many creeks and a refuge for wildlife including tropical and subtropical rainforest species and animals close to the limit of their usual range. The Beautiful Betsy Walk travels ...

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Bedford Weir (Attraction)
664 Capricorn Highway, Blackwater, Queensland 4717, Australia

The Bedford Weir is a man-made impoundment on the Mackenzie River, situated 25 kilometres north of Blackwater. The area is suitable for overnight stays and water, toilets and showers are available free of charge. Wood fired barbecues and a children's playground are set in shaded areas by the river, making it an ideal picnic spot. The area is popular boating, skiing and fishing destination and has ...

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Beta Railway Station Museum (Attraction)
23 Dryden Street, Alpha, Queensland 4724, Australia

The Beta Railway Station Museum houses railway equipment relevant to the steam train era 1880s, as well as historical photos of the local railway establishment. The museum is tribute to the pioneers and settlers who established the township over 100 years ago. A must see for any rail enthusiasts who is traveling to the Central Highlands. ...

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Blackdown Tableland National Park (Attraction)
Capricorn Highway, Dingo, Queensland 4702, Australia

Blackdown Tableland National Park protects a sandstone plateau rising abruptly above Central Queensland's flat plains. Bordered by high rugged cliffs, this is the traditional home of the Ghungalu people. Rock art across the park reminds us of their connection with this country. Dissected by deep gorges, the park offers spectacular lookouts and scenic waterfalls. Unique plant communities thrive in ...

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Blackwater International Coal Centre (Attraction)
Capricorn Highway, Blackwater, Queensland 4717, Australia

Incorporating an education and community centre, exhibition space, a theatre cinema, and a cafe, the Blackwater International Coal Centre (BICC) showcases the Australian coal industry, and provides an interactive learning experience for the whole family. See how early settlers lived and worked, wonder at the size of the massive equipment used today, enjoy a guided mine tour, and learn a ...

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Blue Hollow Mine (Attraction)
197 Rifle Range Road, Sapphire, Queensland 4702, Australia

Visit Peter and Debbie Chalmers at the Blue Hollow Mine for the full sapphire fossicking experience. Fossick at the park through original dirt from their own underground mine to learn how to identify and find sapphires using their equipment, or you can hire some gear and they'll set you up in the adjoining 'Big Bessie' fossicking area to find sapphires 'in the wild'. See video and photographs of t ...

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Bluff Rail Station (Attraction)
569 Capricorn Highway, Bluff, Queensland 4702, Australia

Bluff Rail Station is a must see for rail enthusiasts, Bluff is the major interchange station for coal trains. Many trains are over two kilometres long some of the biggest trains in Queensland. The trains are crucial to the mining industry and carry thousands of tones of export coal to the international shipping port of Gladstone 150 kilometres away each day. ...

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Broadwater Conservation Park (Attraction)
Broadwater Conservation Park, Rules Beach, Queensland 4674, Australia

Nestled on the Coral Coast between Baffle and Deepwater creeks, Broadwater National Park is a quiet retreat for self-sufficient campers. Foredunes covered by casuarina woodlands are just one example of the diverse coastal vegetation protected here. Between June and October you may see migrating whales breaching out at sea. Go birdwatching or fishing. Stroll along the beach as soldier crabs skittle ...

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Byfield National Park and Byfield Conservation Park (Attraction)
Byfield National Park, Byfield, Queensland 4703, Australia

Byfield National Park and Byfield Conservation Park extends over 15,000 hectares. Boasting massive parabolic sand dunes (the oldest reaching more than five kilometres inland) and rugged granite pinnacles, the parks offer remote coastal camping opportunities. They also support many rare and endangered plants and animals and are the traditional home of the Darumbal Aboriginal people. These p ...

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Byfield State Forest (Attraction)
Byfield State Forest, Byfield, Queensland 4703, Australia

Byfield State Forest marks the start of the largest undeveloped area on the central Queensland coast. The endemic Byfield fern and Byfield grevillea thrive here. Ancient cycads survive among rugged mountains and beside pine plantations. Waterpark Creek is great for birdwatching. Spy azure kingfishers flitting over the water's surface or listen for the distictive call of the wompoo fruit-dove. Camp ...

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Calliope River Historical Village (Attraction)
Bruce Highway, Calliope, Queensland 4680, Australia

The Calliope Shire Council developed the Historical Village to promote the region of Port Curtis. Calliope's local history museum is right beside the Bruce Highway near the Calliope River crossing. Country Markets are held on site with stall holders from as far away as the Gold Coast selling their wares. Tours are held seven days a week. The museum is open daily and the site is visible from the hi ...

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