Holiday Attractions Capricorn Coast Qld
Rockhampton
Zoo
Located
in the
South
Rockhampton
Botanic
Gardens
the
zoo
has
chimpanzees,
koalas,
several
bird
species
and
much
more.
Rockhampton
Art
Gallery
Includes
works
from
well
known
national
and
international
artists,
and
the
Walter
Ried
Art
Centre
which
houses
potters,
actors,
weavers,
sewers,
musicians
and
artists.
Telephone:
(079)
277
129
Central
Queensland
Salt
Works
At
Bajool,
50km
south
Rockhampton
you
can
watch
the
process
whish
extracts
salt
from
brine.
Dreamtime
Cultural
Centre
Rockhampton
his
centre
pays
homage
to
the
Australian
Aborigines
and
the
Torres
Strait
Islanders
who
have
inhabited
this
land
for
over
40
000
years.
The
Centre's
built
on
the
site
where
elders
of
the
Darambal
tribe
who
once
called
this
region
their
own
made
their
campsite
and
gathered
for
ancient tribal
meetings
and
burial
ceremonies.
Set
on
more
than
10
hectares
of
natural
bushland,
the
Centre
has
a
sandstone
cave
replica,
burial
sites,
rock
art
and
a
timber-lined
billabong.
Tours
are
conducted
daily.
Telephone:
(079)
361
655
Mt
Hay
Gemstone
Park
37km
south
of
Rockhampton
Dig
your
own
thundereggs
and
spherulitic.
Each
thunderegg
is
guaranteed
to
be
120
million
years
old.
Guided
tours
of
the
diggings
and
the
gemstone
processing
are
available.
Capricorn
Caverns
23km
north
of
Rockhampton
these
are
Australia's
largest
privately
owned
limestone
caves.
Guided
tours
and
adventure
night
tours
available.
Telephone
(079)
342
883
Facsimile:
(079)
342
936
Gangalook
Heritage
Village
Located
20km
north
of
Rockhampton
with
examples
of
how
the
pioneers
once
lived.
Tours
are
conducted
daily,
and
the
village
comes
to
life
on
the
last
sunday
of
every
month
with
music,
arts,
and
crafts
stalls,
blacksmithing,
shearing
and
pioneer
displays.
Telephone:
(079)
342
827
Mt
Morgan
An
historical
tour
of
the
town
includes
the
open
cut
gold
mine
and
man-made
caves
with
ceiling
formations
which
are
actually
150
million
year
old
dinosaur
footprints.
The
town
also
has
an
historic
museum
with
an
excellent
collection
of
mining
memorabilia.
Koorana
Crocodile
Farm
Rockhampton
Educational
tours
of
the
farm
give
an
interesting
insight
into
these
deadly
creatures.
Open
daily
11.30am-3.00pm
Telephone:
(079)
344
749
Facsimile:
(079)
344
702
Cooberrie
Park
Located
10
minutes
north
of
Yeppoon
many
animals
are
on
display
in
a
beautiful
bushland
and
rainforest
environs.
You
can
hand
feed
kangaroos
and
wallabies
and
cuddle
a
koala.
Telephone:
(079)
397
590
Wonan
Museum
Located
80km
south-west
of
Rockhampton
the
museum
is
housed
in
the
town's
old
butter
factory
and
highlights
a
time
when
the
area
was
a
hive
of
activity
from
the
many
dairy
farms.
Miners
Cottage,
Gem
and
Fossick
Park
Rubyvale
Visitors
can
experience
a
fun
and
rewarding
of
fossicking
with
gem
cutting
demonstrations
and
sapphire
and
jewellery
sales.
Telephone:
(079)
854
259
Photo courtesy of Tourism Qld
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