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Maryborough - Sleep

<b>Maryborough</b><br><b>Gracious and attractive city on the Mary River.</b><br>Maryborough calls itself'Heritage City'and while it doesn't compare in grandeur and graciousness to Queensland's two premier'Heritage Cities'- Rockhampton and Charters Towers - it can claim to predate them both by some decades. The city does have a large number of beautiful buildings and the original Maryborough site - now nothing more than a series of plaques set in lush tropical surroundings - is a model of how to recreate imaginatively a bygone era.

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Maryborough - Culture and History

<b>Maryborough</b><br><b>Gracious and attractive city on the Mary River.</b><br>Maryborough calls itself'Heritage City'and while it doesn't compare in grandeur and graciousness to Queensland's two premier'Heritage Cities'- Rockhampton and Charters Towers - it can claim to predate them both by some decades. The city does have a large number of beautiful buildings and the original Maryborough site - now nothing more than a series of plaques set in lush tropical surroundings - is a model of how to recreate imaginatively a bygone era.

Tin Can Bay - Fast Facts

<b>Tin Can Bay</b><br><b>Tranquil Coastal Getaway near Fraser Island</b><br>Tin Can Bay,245 km north of Brisbane,is a small centre of over 2000 people,on the mainland,opposite the southern end of Fraser Island. It is situated in a sheltered position within a deep but narrow inlet which is further protected from the ocean's raw force by a peninsula that juts out from the mainland near Rainbow Beach (see below),on the other side of the inlet. Tin Can Bay is a tranquil and picturesque getaway for those who want relaxation and simple pleasures rather than cultural activity.

Tin Can Bay - Culture and History

<b>Tin Can Bay</b><br><b>Tranquil Coastal Getaway near Fraser Island</b><br>Tin Can Bay,245 km north of Brisbane,is a small centre of over 2000 people,on the mainland,opposite the southern end of Fraser Island. It is situated in a sheltered position within a deep but narrow inlet which is further protected from the ocean's raw force by a peninsula that juts out from the mainland near Rainbow Beach (see below),on the other side of the inlet. Tin Can Bay is a tranquil and picturesque getaway for those who want relaxation and simple pleasures rather than cultural activity.

Tin Can Bay - Places to See

<b>Tin Can Bay</b><br><b>Tranquil Coastal Getaway near Fraser Island</b><br>Tin Can Bay,245 km north of Brisbane,is a small centre of over 2000 people,on the mainland,opposite the southern end of Fraser Island. It is situated in a sheltered position within a deep but narrow inlet which is further protected from the ocean's raw force by a peninsula that juts out from the mainland near Rainbow Beach (see below),on the other side of the inlet. Tin Can Bay is a tranquil and picturesque getaway for those who want relaxation and simple pleasures rather than cultural activity.

Rainbow Beach - Sleep

<b>Rainbow Beach</b><br><b>Pleasant quiet holiday spot which also serves as a gateway to Fraser Island and Cooloola National Park</b><br>Originally known as Back Beach,Rainbow Beach was renamed after the coloured sands located near the town which lies to the south of<a href="QLDFraserIsland.shtml">Fraser Island</a>. It was gazetted as late as 1969 when it was established to service the local sandmining industry. Until that time there was no road to Rainbow Beach,with the only access being via boat from<a href="QLDTinCanBay.shtml">Tin Can Bay</a>.

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Rainbow Beach - Places to See

<b>Rainbow Beach</b><br><b>Pleasant quiet holiday spot which also serves as a gateway to Fraser Island and Cooloola National Park</b><br>Originally known as Back Beach,Rainbow Beach was renamed after the coloured sands located near the town which lies to the south of<a href="QLDFraserIsland.shtml">Fraser Island</a>. It was gazetted as late as 1969 when it was established to service the local sandmining industry. Until that time there was no road to Rainbow Beach,with the only access being via boat from<a href="QLDTinCanBay.shtml">Tin Can Bay</a>.

Rainbow Beach - Culture and History

<b>Rainbow Beach</b><br><b>Pleasant quiet holiday spot which also serves as a gateway to Fraser Island and Cooloola National Park</b><br>Originally known as Back Beach,Rainbow Beach was renamed after the coloured sands located near the town which lies to the south of<a href="QLDFraserIsland.shtml">Fraser Island</a>. It was gazetted as late as 1969 when it was established to service the local sandmining industry. Until that time there was no road to Rainbow Beach,with the only access being via boat from<a href="QLDTinCanBay.shtml">Tin Can Bay</a>.

Rainbow Beach - Fast Facts

<b>Rainbow Beach</b><br><b>Pleasant quiet holiday spot which also serves as a gateway to Fraser Island and Cooloola National Park</b><br>Originally known as Back Beach,Rainbow Beach was renamed after the coloured sands located near the town which lies to the south of<a href="QLDFraserIsland.shtml">Fraser Island</a>. It was gazetted as late as 1969 when it was established to service the local sandmining industry. Until that time there was no road to Rainbow Beach,with the only access being via boat from<a href="QLDTinCanBay.shtml">Tin Can Bay</a>.

Howard - Fast Facts

<b>Howard (including Burrum Heads,Toogoom and Torbanlea)</b><br><b>A service centre for the surrounding mixed agricultural area.</b><br>Located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay,Howard is a small service centre for an area of sugar plantations and citrus orchards.

Howard - Eat

<b>Howard (including Burrum Heads,Toogoom and Torbanlea)</b><br><b>A service centre for the surrounding mixed agricultural area.</b><br>Located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay,Howard is a small service centre for an area of sugar plantations and citrus orchards.