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Rockhampton (Australia)

Description: A large city in Queensland, Australia boasting many tourist attractions.

Newest Review: ... Art Gallery: free entry. Holds permanent and temporary exhibitions, and showcases a range of Australian artists. Botanic Gardens: free entry. Includes a Japanese garden, lagoons and a small koala sanctuary. Kershaw Gardens: a large botanical park area, with some pretty waterfalls and a scented garden. There is also a good play area, which I thought looked fun (even at 25 I still enjoy ... more

... them, but unfortunately have to give priority to kids). My friend and I got a bit lost on the way back through the park, and didn't realised that they locked the gates at a certain time, so we had to climb over the fence to get out! Dreamtime Cultural C...more

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Rockhampton (Australia): Queensland's Beef Capital! (374 words)
by - written on 24/07/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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Location: East coast of Australia, sits right on the Tropic of Capricorn. Getting there: Easily accessible by car from the Bruce Highway. Can also be reached by bus, train and plane. ************************************************************ Things to do: Eat a steak: Rockhampton is the beef capital of Queensland. They like to remind you of this by placing lots of random cow statues around the city. I had a nice one at O'Dowd's, an Irish pub on William Street. Rockhampton Art Gallery: free entry. Holds permanent and temporary exhibitions, and showcases a range of Australian artists. Botanic ... Read the complete review

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