Yeppoon

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Yeppoon

Yeppoon
Attractive holiday resort town east of Rockhampton.
Located 681 km north of Brisbane and 40 km east of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is a holiday resort which has grown in popularity due to the extraordinarily successful advertising campaign associated with Great Keppel Island and the growing awareness that Yeppoon is surrounded by attractive beaches where, for most of the year, the swimming is good and the living is easy. It is basically a series of flat, firm sand, well developed beaches with access via good roads.

In spite of this apparent holiday orientation there is also a real sense that Yeppoon is a commuter belt for Rockhampton. With 8000 permanent residents it is obviously much more than a holiday resort and the traffic which heads out of town each morning and returns each evening indicates clearly that for many people living in Yeppoon and driving to Rockhampton every day is a desirable option.

It is hard to imagine that the Ross family, the first settlers, arrived in 1865 and that the area, for over 100 years, was really nothing more than a fruit growing (pineapples), timber and cattle area. The town of Yeppoon was surveyed in 1867 but the road from Rockhampton was completed until the 1870s. The Yeppoon Sugar Company was established in 1883 and by 1910 the railway had arrived.

The holiday homes in the area were built by Rockhampton people eager to escape the city or by people from the south who found the peace and quiet of the area refreshing.


Things to see:

Wreck Point Lookout
It is worth driving south from Yeppoon to Emu Park because the road passes through a number of delightful, and very unspoilt, beach resorts.

On the road south of the town there is a turnoff to Wreck Point Lookout which affords magnificent views over all the major islands, including Great Keppel and North Keppel islands, which lie off the coast from Yeppoon.

Coo-ee Beach
After crossing the Ross Creek estuary, and leaving Yeppoon beach behind, there is Coo-ee Beach (where, each year, there is a coo-ee ing competition. This rather extraordinary event also includes such all Australian activities as gum leaf blowing, husband calling, bottle-top flicking and a myriad of other equally unusual activities), Statue Bay, Kinka Bay, Rosslyn Bay (which is the departure point for Great Keppel Island), Mulabin Beach and Emu Point. Each area has its own charm and is ideal for quiet holidays focussing on fishing, swimming and just lazing around.

Stingers
However for all the apparent appeal of the area it is worth remembering that this is an area prone to the dangers of the tropics. A sign on the Yeppoon beaches declares: 'WARNING. Swimmers are warned that potentially deadly marine stingers may be present in these waters particularly between November and March.'

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Tourist Information

Capricorn Coast Tourist Organisation
Ross Creek Roundabout
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 4888
Facsimile: (07) 4939 1696


Motels

Bayview Tower International
Cnr Adelaide & Normanby Sts
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 4500
Facsimile: (07) 4939 3915
Rating: ***

Capricorn International Resort
Farnborough Rd
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 5111
Facsimile: (07) 49395 666
Rating: ****

Driftwood Motel
7 Todd Ave
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 2446
Rating: ***

Sail­Inn Motel
19 James St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1130
Rating: **

Seven Dwarfs Motel
James St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1888
Rating: **

Tropical Nights
34 Anzac Pde
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1914
Rating: *


Hotels

Railway Hotel
78 James St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 3300

Strand Hotel/Motel
Normanby St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1301
Rating: **


Apartments

Bay Vacationer Holiday Apartments
16 Anzac Pde
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1213
Rating: ***

Blue Anchor Motel & Holiday Apartments
76 Whitman St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 4288
Facsimile: (07) 4939 4600
Rating: ****

Como Holiday Apartments
32 Anzac Pde
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1594
Rating: ***

Seaspray Beachfront Holiday Apartments
45 Wattle Gr Cooee Bay
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1421
Rating: **

Tidewater Motel & Holiday Apartments
7 Normandy St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1632
Rating: **


Cottages & Cabins

Gum Nut Glen Cottages
Tanby Rd
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 3988
Rating: ***


Caravan Parks

Beachside Caravan Park
Farnborough Rd
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 3738
Rating: **

Blue Dolphin Caravan Park
74 Whitman St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 3140
Rating: **

Capricorn Palms Holiday Village
Wildin Way Mulambin Beach
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4933 6144
Rating: ****


Restaurants

Footlights Theatre Restaurant
123 Rockhampton Rd
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 2399

Happy Sun Restaurant
34 James St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 3323

Yeppoon Galaxy Chinese Restaurant
26 James St
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1205


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