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On the Reef:
The reef islands within the
Gladstone Region are true coral cays. On the islands guests can
enjoy diving, snorkelling, fishing, reef walking or exploring the
flora and fauna. Heron Island is a sanctuary for an extraordinary
array of birds and offers quality accommodation, but is not open
to day trippers.
For a day trip, Lady Musgrave Island can be visited by luxury
catamaran. Visitors can also charter a boat and explore over 20
different reefs off the region’s coastline.
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Talk to the animals:
Year round there is a festival of
nature’s delights. From October through to March turtles lay
their eggs and the hatchlings scamper their way to the water.
Throughout the year several species of seabirds make their
rookeries. The magnificent sight of the humpback whales breaching
can be seen playing close to the fringing reef during August and
September.
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National Parks:
The region has several impressive
National Parks which add camping and 4 wheel driving to the
adventures you can experience in the area. The spectacular cliffs
of the Kroombit Tops are cloaked in diverse flora and fauna. Mount
Castletower National Park lies at the base of Lake Awoonga with
its impressive, yet rugged terrain. Deepwater and Eurimbula
National Parks provide the contrast of open eucalypt and paperback
forests with lush rainforests and quiet beaches .
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Arts and Gardens:
Gladstone’s Tondoon Botanic
Gardens are one of Australia’s few totally native botanic
gardens. The display areas specialise in the plants of the
surrounding and Tropical North Queensland regions. Gladstone
Entertainment Centre, a modern Performing Arts Complex, forms the
focal point of the city’s cultural activities. The Gladstone
Regional Art Gallery and Museum is a handsome colonial Georgian
structure which houses three exhibition areas.
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Gladstone Harbour:
The port of Gladstone is
impressive - even by world standards. Barbecue facilities,
restaurants and broadwater shops make the Gladstone Marina an
ideal family recreational facility. Sample the best of fresh local
seafood with Australian, Mexican and Italian style foods on offer.
Or if you prefer to catch your own lunch, estuary and reef fishing
is available from one of the many local operators. Every Easter
the Marina takes on all the fun of the annual Harbour Festival.
Timed to coincide with the finish of the Brisbane to Gladstone
Yacht Classic, the festival spans ten action packed days.
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Calliope River Historical
Village
- Location at Calliope River,
Bruce Highway, Calliope, Qld,
4680 |
Cedar Galleries
- Location at Bruce Highway, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
Gladstone Marina
- Location at Bryan Jordan Drive, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery
and Museum
- Location at Goondoon Street, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
Gladstone Tondoon Botanic
Gardens
- Location at Glenlyon Road, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
Lake Awoonga
- Location at Via Benaraby, Qld, 4680
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NRG Gladstone Power Station
- Location at Port Curtis Way, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
Potters Place
- Location at 35 Dawson Road, Gladstone, Qld, 4680 |
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