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The Cooloola Coast - An Australian Holiday To Remember
Gympie is one of the historical towns in Queensland. In fact Gympie has the reputation of being the town that saved Queensland from going bankrupt. What saved Queensland - why of course the one thing that sparked a boom in many nations during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries - Gold. In 1867 James Nash was prospecting in the area when he found 2.7kg of gold in six days. Nash’s discovery began a gold rush which quickly led to the development of Gympie. Discovered in Gympie, the famous Curtis Nugget, which weighed 37kg, was the largest ever single nugget found in Queensland. The area was profitable for many years, and although the gold fields peaked in 1903 reef-mining continued until the 1920s. Gold is still being mined today although on a greatly reduced basis. Gympie is completely surrounded by the Cooloola Coast region, so it is also the turn off point for Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and the Cooloola National Park. Gympie is also famous for the Mary River which is one of the few rivers in Australia to actually flow to the north. Almost all rivers in Australia flow in a generally southerly direction. The Mary River travels through Gympie and heads north to Maryborough where it then head down towards the ocean. Located approximately 2 hours drive north of Brisbane and approximately 40 minutes drive from the coastal township of Tin Can Bay. Tin Can Bay Tin Can Bay is actually a taken from the Aboriginal word, Tuncanbar, which means Sea Cow (there once where an abundance of dugongs in the waterways). Also known as a fishing and boating paradise, Tin Can Bay is also renown for the rare indo-pacific dolphins which frequent the area. Tin Can Bay is one of only three places in Australia where hand feeding of dolphins in their natural state is allowed. Tin Can Bay is a very sheltered area just south east of Fraser Island. Fraser Island provides a degree of protection to the area from some of the storms that hit the east coast. Having only a small population, Tin Can Bay's population quadruples during the peak holiday periods, particularly those with boats who are looking to do a spot of fishing. One of the feature attractions each year is the Sea Food Festival. Rainbow Beach To south of Tin Can Bay lies the busy seaside town of Rainbow Beach. Where Tin Can Bay is fairly quite and relaxed, Rainbow Beach is busy and full of tourists. Rainbow Beach has several claims to fame. First, it is named for the colored sand cliffs that line the beach. Rainbow Beach is also one of the access point for those visiting Fraser Island. Rainbow Beach is also novel as it is one of the few places in the world where the beach itself is actually a declared road. The beach road connects Rainbow Beach with the Noosa district on the Sunshine Coast. Between Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach lies Cooloola Cove. A beatiful almost untouched stretch of coastline and beaches. Cooloola Cove is only now starting to grow as a popular residential area being only 30 minutes from Gympie, 10 minutes from Tin Can Bay and 20 minutes from Rainbow Beach - the best of all worlds. |
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