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ROCKHAMPTON

Introduction

Known as the Beef Capital of Australia. There are reminders to be found on the Bruce Highway at the city's exit and entrance and within the city where there are statues of Santa Gertrudis, Brahman, Braford and Droughtmaster bulls.

Attractions

• One of the best ways to re-live the Rockhampton of yesteryear is to discover it via the Heritage Walk. Both routes take in the grand old architecture, lovingly preserved or restored, which graces many areas of Rockhampton.

• The city's lifeline in the easy days of its settlement was the Fitzroy River. 

• Quay Street, which runs by the river and is easily accessible as part of the Central Business District, is part of the Heritage Route. 

• If history is a particular passion of yours, why not visit the headquarters of the Rockhampton Historical Society at Old Borough Chambers? Here you will discover a cornucopia of delights associated with the establishment of the Capricorn region. 

• Just 40km south-west of Rockhampton, Mt Morgan is an integral part of our region's history. The open cut gold mine is part of an historical tour of the town which includes man-made caves. In 1954 formations of the ceiling of these caves were analysed, and found to be 150 million year of dinosaur footprints. Certainly something worth seeing.

Activities

• Rockhampton House Boats are a great way to spend a holiday on the water or you can do any number of activities including water skiing, boating, trying your luck with a rod or just reading a book as the river travels by. 

• The city has a world class theatre venue in the Pilbeam Theatre and associated theatres. 

• Many art galleries such as the Rockhampton City Art Gallery stocked with works from well-known national and international artists, and the Walter Reid Art Centre which houses porters, actors, weavers, sewers, musicians and artists. 

• The city's botanic gardens have been lauded for containing some of the most extensive examples of indigenous flora and fauna in Australia. 

• The zoo, located in the South Rockhampton Botanic Gardens' grounds, has chimpanzees, koalas, several bird species, and much, much more. 

• The Cliff Kershaw Gardens has an impressive waterfall, lit at night, on the main road through Rockhampton. 

• Still on the nature hunt, the Mount Archer Lookout not only gives you the chance to test your bush-walking skills on some easy and not-so-easy tracks, but also to l00k over Rockhampton from its lofty heights, picnic tables, barbeques and walk-ways have been constructed to make it yet another great place to visit during your time in Rockhampton.