PLACES TO VISIT
Pineapple plantations. The Capricorn Coast produces 250,000 tonnes of pineapples each season.
Quay Street, along the riverfront where the backdrop is an historic streetscape.
The buildings include Customs House, the Post Office, cathedrals and spectacular homes.
The Pilbeam Theatre and the Rockhampton Music Bowl stage major productions.
The Walter Reid Arts Centre provides a home for various cultural groups.
Slab Hut features the Australian bush and is constructed from local timber.
Kershaw Gardens were opened as part of the 1988 Australian Bicentenary. These superb gardens, typifying the Australian bush more than the traditional Botanical garden, stretch for 1km.
The Scented Garden harbours the scents of lavender. A visit here is a soul cleansing experience.
The Rainforest offers walkers to view magnificent flora and is home to the Golden Orb Weaver, the largest orb weaving spider in the world. The web of this spider is beauty to behold.