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Central QLD Southern Great Barrier Reef - Gladstone Region
When you visit the
Gladstone Region
you’ll know you made a great choice!
With beautiful scenery all year round, pristine beaches and islands, FREE Industry Tours, fun and adventure - you’ll be surprised at what the Gladstone Region has to offer! For more information, contact one of our six Visitor Information Centres below to request your copy of ‘Be Surprised’ Gladstone Regional Guide today
www.gladstoneregion.info
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GLADSTONE Information Centre 07 4972 9000 | TANNUM SANDS Information Centre 07 4973 8062 MIRIAM VALE Information Centre 07 4974 5248 | AGNES WATER Information Centre 07 4902 1533 BILOELA Information Centre 07 4992 2405 | QUEENSLAND HERITAGE PARK 07 4992 2400
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Gladstone Boyne Island
Tannum Sands Benaraby
Calliope
Lake Awoonga
Round Hill Head
Town Of 1770
Bororen
1 Jacaranda Drive, Boyne Island Gladstone, Qld 4680
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Miriamvale
Biloela
BOAT RAMP CABINS VILLAS
Kroombit To BUNDABERG
Boyne Island
This map is designed only to show approximate location of towns in relation to others in the area. Not to scale. Some of the many events and festivals you may like to enjoy in the Gladstone Region in 2012 …
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50th Gladstone Harbour Festival (Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race) QAL’s Jazz’n Shiraz
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JUNE
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JULY
Ubobo Mountain Challenge & Family Fun Run, Boyne Valley 77th Annual Callide Valley Show - Biloela Captain Cook 1770 Festival
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QUEENSLAND CARAVAN, CAMPING & TOURING HOLIDAY SHOW RNA SHOWGROUNDS BRISBANE 10AM - 6PM DAILY Mount Larcom Show
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Heron Island Dive Festival
SEPTEMBER
Park Features ● Dogs on leads ● Boat Ramp* *Reef/River Fishing ● Salt Pool, Playgr'nd ● Cab. TV Slab Sites ● LPG Refills, UC BBQ
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BOYNE ISLAND CARAVAN PARK BENARABY
Lake Awoonga
PETS, ON APPLICATION
CQ Caravans and Campers
TANNUM SANDS
TO BUNDABERG
GARRY & JAN BOSWOOD Mobile: 0417 748 193 Phone/Fax: (07) 4921 1600
BEST RANGE • BEST QUALITY • BEST SERVICE • BEST PRICE All your Caravan & Accessories Requirements Fully Equipped Workshop & Spare Parts Roll-Out Awnings & Walls Fitted
Gladstone Seafood Festival
For more information on these and other events call Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Ltd Ph: 07 4972 4000 or Capricorn Tourism Ph: 1800 676 701.
DON’T FORGET THIS IMPORTANT CONTACT — Country Way Promotions
Ph: 07 4632 1988
Hwys 15 & 17 Tamworth to Rockhampton & Capricorn Coast. Call for your Free brochure on all the towns and what to see along The Country Way.
12 Queen Elizabeth Drive, NORTH ROCKHAMPTON (opp. KFC)
Email: garrybos1@bigpond.com
Tannum Sands
Web: www.cqcaravans.com.au
SOLE QLD DEALER
Tannum Beach Caravan Village
Millenium Esplanade, Tannum Sands 4680 P: 07 4973 7201 admin@tannumvillage.com.au www.tannumvillage.com.au
Paradise - 12ac of bushland setting, shady & sunny sites. Sit around your own campfire at night & be lulled to sleep by the sea, wake to the sounds of kookaburras & kangaroos. Great fishing, close patrolled beach, boat ramp & walking/cycleways. ● Tourist ● Dump Point
Park Features ● Top Tourist Member ● Resort Pool ● Laundromat ● Shady (TV cabled) ● Baby Bathroom ● Camp kitchen
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Per night 2 Adults From $40 $35 $50 $180 $140 $120
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NEED REPAIRS, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS as you travel in Queensland? Then check out the list of “Trade Products & Services” on pages 124 to 127
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Per night 2 Adults From $30 $20 $95 $85 $28 $105
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Come & relax at our 12ac park on banks of the Boyne Rvr. Enjoy variety of birds/wildlife our bushland surrounds. Laze around the pool, soak up the sun. If enjoy fishing & crabbing GLADSTONE FACING bring along your takle. Boat launching ramp. Gladstone City 20 min. ISLAND
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Boyne Island Caravan Park
1 Jacaranda Dve, Boyne Island, Gladstone 4680 P: 07 4973 8888
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• Fully Self Contained Ensuite Cabins & Villas • Ensuite Sites • Powered Sites • Camp Sites • Camp Kitchen • TV Cable Connections • FREE Gas BBQs • Tennis • Playground • Resort Pool & Spa • Disabled & Childrens Bathrooms • Boating & Fishing • Wireless Internet • Bait, LP Gas & Ice • 500 metres from Beach Latitude: 23’57’18”S Longitude: 151’22’38”E The Millenium Esplanade, Tannum Sands QLD 4680 www.tannumvillage.com.au email: admin@tannumvillage.com.au
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Park Features ● Kiosk ● Modern cabins ● Camp Kitchen ● Barramundi fishing ● Bait & Tackle Shop ● Bush & wildlife
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TANNUM BEACH C A R AVA N V I L L A G E PH: (07) 49736 7201 FAX: (07) 4973 7777
Lake Awoonga Caravan Park has something to make every fisherman & their family happy. Set on the banks of beautiful Lake Awoonga in a bush setting. Awoonga
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Lake Awoonga Caravan Park
Awoonga Dam Rd, Benaraby 4680 P: 07 4975 0155
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10 Friend St Barney Beach, Gladstone 4680 P: 07 4972 1366 barneybeachinfo@bigpond.com www.barneybeach.com.au
Caravan & Residential Home Park
Multi award winning "boutique" park situated 80m to beach & charming parklands. Walk to Gladstone's best sports club & restaurants. 2km to city centre & shops. ***THIS PROPERTY Barney Point IS FULLY BOOKED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***
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New modern Amenities Pool A/Con Ensuite Villas Centrally located - walk to Kmart / Big W / Restaurants
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Park Features ● 4 Star accommodation ● Sparkling pool ● Austar ● Sparkling pool ● Heron Island booking ● Internet Access
Biloela
Kin Kora Village Caravan & Residential Home Park
Discovery Holiday Parks - Biloela
Olsen Ave, off Dawson Hwy, Kin Kora 4680 P: 07 4978 5461
1-31 Valentine Plains Rd, Biloela 4715 P: 07 4992 2618
Centrally loc. park. New modern fac. in peaceful surroundings. Lg sparkling pool with wading pool. Set amid 12ac of shady gums bordering golf club. 5min wlk to maj. shopping TO MARINA City Centre ON centres/ restaurants. Friendly helpful owners on site. Run area for pets. DO ON
Walking distance to the CBD with spacious grounds on a 16 acre block. Cabins, ample parking and drive thru sites. All sites are ensuited with laundry available. A large pool and Biloela recreational BBQ area is inviting to all, or dine at our dining hall. CBD
KIN KORA VILLAGE CARAVAN &RESIDENTIAL HOME PARK
$10
Biloela
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Kroombit Tourist Park
"Lochenbar" Valentine Plains, Biloela 4715 P: 07 4992 2186
Located 2 mins to town centre in bushland setting. Fully s/c a/c cabins & villas. No road noise. Large easy access sites. Big Rigs catered for. Barramundi fishing at Lake TO ROCKHAMPTON Callide. Ample parking for boats & trailers. Clean, well equipped amenities.
Farmstay 35kms from Biloela (7kms unsealed road) Farmstay activities - including Horseriding/Goat Muster, Goat Rodeo, Whipcracking, 4WD Station Tour, Quad Bike Tour and ROCKHAMPTON nature walks. Peaceful surroundings, grassed areas. STD Public phone available. LONGREACH
TO MOURA
The Silo
DAWSON HIGHWAY
BILOELA CARAVAN & TOURISTPARK TO MONTO
PETS, ON APPLICATION
Town Centre
TO GLADSTONE
Park Features ● U/C BBQ camp kitchen ● Internet access ● Large pool ● TV cable to sites ● Kiosk. LPG ● Weekly rates
lochenbar@kroombit.com.au www.kroombit.com.au Railway Line
Extra Person From $12 $10 $8
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Cabins villas (ensuite) Cabins (no ensuite) Powered Sites
Per night 2 Adults From $95 $65 $30
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● Tourist & Long Term ● Dump Point
● Tourist
Cabins (no ensuite) Cabins (ensuite) Powered Sites Unpowered Sites Bunkhouse
Per night 2 Adults From $72 $86 $25 $22 $54
Extra Person From $14 $14 $11 $11 $27
Park Features ● Swimming Pool ● 4WD & Quad Tours ● Horse Riding/muster ● Campoven Meals ● Disabled fac amen. ● Lge Mob Home access
For more information on what to do and see in the Gladstone Region, please visit any one of the four Regional Visitor Information Centres. Visitor Information Centres are at: Gladstone - Ph: 07 4972 900 Agnes Water - Ph: 07 4902 1533 Tannum Sands - Ph: 07 4973 8062 Miriam Vale - Ph: 07 4974 5428
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223 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg QLD 4670
Phone: (07) 4152 4877
OF NEW & USED VANS
Fax: (07) 4151 6487 Email: contact@warburtoncaravans.com.au
www.warburtoncaravans.com.au
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TOP 10 MUST DO’s: 1. Check out the Island Wonders... just a stone’s throw from our coastal shoreline are Heron Island, Lady Musgrave Island, Fitzroy Reef and Wilson Island. 2. Fish Lake Awoonga for your biggest barra 3. LARC it at 1770 4. See the Region’s great National Parks 5. Scooteroo on a Chopper Tour in Agnes Water 6. Celebrate Australia Day at Tannum Sands 7. Take a Self Drive tour through the Boyne Valley 8. Learn to surf or kitesurf at Tannum Sands or Agnes Water 9. Goat herd on horseback at Lochenbar Station 10. Take up the challenge and climb Mount Larcom
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98-100 Dawson Hwy, Biloela 4715 P: 07 4992 1211
biloelapark@bigpond.com www.caravantravel.com.au
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Park Features ● Ensuite pwd sites ● Pool & BBQ fac ● Ensuite S/C Cabins ● Single Rms with TV ● Close to CBD ● Pet Friendly
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Extra Person From $6 $6 $6 $6 $6
Golf Course
Powered Sites Unpowered Sites Ensuite Sites Cabins (ensuite) Cabins (no ensuite) Bungalows (1person)
Per night 2 Adults From $35 $32 $40 $92 $68 $46
TO ROCKHAMPTON
● Tourist ● Dump Point
biloela@discoveryparks.com.au www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au
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