Lonely Planet Queensland

by Bindloss, Joseph; Daly, Kate; Lane, Matthew; Mathers, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780864427120
• ISBN10: 0864427123
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Table of Contents

The Authors	7	(2)
This Book	9	(1)
Acknowledgments	10	(2)
Foreword	12	(1)
Introduction	13	(2)
Facts about Queensland	15	(35)
History	15	(10)
Geography	25	(1)
Climate	25	(1)
Ecology & Environment	26	(1)
Flora	26	(2)
Fauna	28	(3)
National Parks & State Forests	31	(1)
Government & Politics	32	(9)
Economy	41	(1)
Population & People	42	(1)
Arts & Culture	42	(5)
Religion	47	(1)
Aboriginal Culture	47	(3)
Facts for the Visitor	50	(38)
Highlights	50	(1)
Planning	51	(1)
Tourist Offices	52	(1)
Visas & Documents	53	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	55	(1)
Customs	56	(1)
Money	56	(2)
Post & Communications	58	(2)
Internet Resources	60	(1)
Books	60	(2)
Newspapers & Magazines	62	(1)
Radio & TV	62	(1)
Video Systems	63	(1)
Photography & Video	63	(1)
Time	63	(1)
Electricity	63	(1)
Weights & Measures	63	(1)
Health	64	(3)
Women Travellers	67	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	67	(1)
Senior Travellers	67	(1)
Disabled Travellers	67	(1)
Travel with Children	68	(1)
Useful Organisations	69	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	70	(4)
Business Hours	74	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	74	(1)
Activities	75	(3)
Work	78	(1)
Accommodation	79	(3)
Food	82	(1)
Drinks	83	(1)
Entertainment	84	(1)
Spectator Sports	85	(1)
Shopping	86	(2)
Getting There & Away	88	(8)
Air	88	(3)
Land	91	(3)
Sea	94	(2)
Getting Around	96	(12)
Air	96	(1)
Bus	96	(1)
Train	97	(2)
Car	99	(5)
Motorcycle	104	(1)
Bicycle	105	(1)
Hitching	106	(1)
Boat	106	(1)
Local Transport	107	(1)
Organised Tours	107	(1)
Brisbane	108	(46)
Orientation	110	(6)
City Centre	116	(1)
Museums	117	(1)
Galleries	117	(2)
South Bank	119	(3)
Inner Suburbs	122	(1)
Newstead House	123	(1)
University of Queensland	123	(1)
Mt Coot-tha Reserve	124	(1)
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	124	(1)
Activities	124	(1)
Organised Tours	125	(1)
Special Events	126	(1)
Work	127	(1)
Places to Stay	127	(4)
Places to Eat	131	(5)
Entertainment	136	(4)
Spectator Sports	140	(1)
Shopping	140	(1)
Getting There & Away	141	(2)
Getting Around	143	(3)
Around Brisbane	146	(1)
Australian Woolshed	146	(1)
Alma Park Zoo	146	(1)
Brisbane Forest Park	146	(1)
Moreton Bay	147	(1)
North Stradbroke Island	147	(4)
Moreton Island	151	(1)
St Helena Island	152	(1)
Coochiemudlo Island	153	(1)
Bribie Island	153	(1)
Gold Coast	154	(20)
Southport & Main Beach	158	(1)
South Stradbroke Island	159	(1)
Surfers Paradise	159	(6)
Broadbeach	165	(1)
Burleigh Heads	166	(2)
Coolangatta	168	(2)
Gold Coast Hinterland	170	(1)
Tamborine Mountain	170	(1)
Springbrook Plateau	170	(2)
Canungra	172	(1)
Lamington National Park	172	(1)
Mt Lindesay Highway	173	(1)
Darling Downs	174	(19)
Ipswich to Warwick	176	(1)
Warwick	176	(2)
Queen Mary Falls National Park	178	(1)
Stanthorpe	178	(2)
South of Stanthorpe	180	(2)
Goondiwindi	182	(1)
West of Goondiwindi	182	(1)
Toowoomba	183	(3)
Toowoomba to Nanango	186	(1)
Toowoomba to Miles	186	(1)
Miles	187	(1)
North of Miles	188	(1)
Roma	188	(1)
Roma to Charleville	189	(1)
South Burnett Region	189	(1)
Bunya Mountains National Park	189	(1)
Kingaroy	190	(1)
Kingaroy to Monto	191	(1)
Monto	191	(1)
Cania Gorge National Park	192	(1)
Monto to Rockhampton	192	(1)
Sunshine Coast	193	(21)
Caboolture	195	(1)
Glass House Mountains	195	(1)
Australia Zoo	196	(1)
Caloundra	196	(1)
Maroochy	197	(3)
Coolum Beach & Peregian Beach	200	(1)
Noosa	201	(6)
Cooloola Coast	207	(3)
Eumundi	210	(1)
Sunshine Coast Hinterland	211	(1)
Nambour & Yandina	211	(1)
Maleny	212	(1)
Montville	213	(1)
Mapleton	213	(1)
Fraser Coast	214	(24)
Gympie	214	(2)
Rainbow Beach	216	(1)
Tin Can Bay	217	(1)
Maryborough	217	(2)
Hervey Bay	219	(6)
Fraser Island	225	(6)
Childers	231	(1)
Burrum Coast National Park	232	(1)
Bundaberg	233	(4)
Around Bundaberg	237	(1)
Capricorn Coast	238	(28)
Gladstone Area	240	(1)
Miriam Vale	240	(1)
Agnes Water & Town of 1770	240	(2)
Eurimbula & Deepwater National Parks	242	(1)
Gladstone	242	(2)
Around Gladstone	244	(1)
Southern Reef Islands	244	(2)
Rockhampton Area	246	(1)
Rockhampton	246	(4)
Around Rockhampton	250	(1)
Mt Morgan	251	(1)
Rockhampton to Baralaba	252	(1)
Yeppoon	252	(1)
Yeppoon to Byfield	253	(1)
Yeppoon to Emu Park	254	(1)
Great Keppel Island	254	(3)
Other Keppel Bay Islands	257	(1)
Capricorn Hinterland	258	(1)
Rockhampton to Emerald	258	(1)
Emerald	258	(1)
Around Emerald	259	(1)
Clermont	259	(1)
Gemfields	260	(2)
Springsure	262	(1)
Rolleston	262	(1)
Carnarvon National Park	262	(2)
Injune	264	(1)
Rolleston to Banana	264	(1)
Banana to Miles	264	(1)
Biloela	265	(1)
Whitsunday Coast	266	(37)
Mackay Area	266	(1)
Sarina	266	(2)
Sarina Beach	268	(1)
Sarina to Mackay	268	(1)
Mackay	269	(5)
Mackay's Northern Beaches	274	(1)
Brampton Island	275	(1)
Carlisle Island	276	(1)
Other Cumberland Islands	276	(1)
Cape Hillsborough National Park	276	(1)
Newry Island Group	276	(1)
Mackay to Eungella	277	(1)
Eungella	277	(1)
Eungella National Park	278	(1)
Whitsundays Area	279	(7)
Laguna Quays	286	(1)
Proserpine	286	(1)
Airlie Beach	286	(7)
Conway National Park	293	(1)
Long Island	293	(1)
Hook Island	294	(1)
Daydream Island	295	(1)
South Molle Island	296	(1)
Hamilton Island	296	(3)
Hayman Island	299	(1)
Lindeman Island	300	(1)
Whitsunday Island	300	(1)
Northern Whitsunday Islands	300	(1)
Other Whitsunday Islands	301	(1)
Earlando	301	(1)
Dingo Beach	301	(1)
Bowen	301	(2)
North Coast	303	(41)
Ayr to Townsville	305	(1)
Townsville	306	(10)
Magnetic Island	316	(7)
Townsville to Charters Towers	323	(1)
Ravenswood	323	(1)
Charters Towers	324	(3)
Townsville to Mission Beach	327	(1)
Paluma Range National Park	327	(1)
Paluma	328	(1)
Ingham	328	(1)
Around Ingham	329	(1)
Orpheus Island	329	(1)
Other Palm Islands	330	(1)
Cardwell	330	(2)
Around Cardwell	332	(1)
Hinchinbrook Island	332	(3)
Islands Near Hinchinbrook	335	(1)
Tully	335	(2)
Around Tully	337	(1)
Mission Beach	337	(3)
Dunk Island	340	(1)
Bedarra Island	341	(1)
Other Family Islands	342	(1)
Mission Beach to Innisfail	342	(2)
Far North Queensland	344	(74)
Innisfail to Cairns	348	(1)
Innisfail	348	(2)
Around Innisfail	350	(1)
West of Innisfail	350	(1)
Josephine Falls	351	(1)
Bramston Beach & Eubenangee Swamp National Park	351	(1)
Babinda	352	(1)
Babinda Boulders & The Goldfield Track	352	(1)
Gordonvale	352	(1)
Gordonvale to Yungaburra	353	(1)
Yarrabah Aboriginal Community & Around	353	(1)
Cairns	353	(2)
History	355	(1)
Orientation	355	(1)
Information	355	(3)
Things to See & Do	358	(3)
Activities	361	(1)
Diving Courses	362	(1)
Organised Tours	363	(6)
Entertainment	369	(2)
Getting There & Away	371	(1)
Getting Around	372	(1)
Islands Off Cairns	373	(1)
Green Island National Park	373	(1)
Fitzroy Island National Park	373	(1)
Frankland Islands	374	(1)
Atherton Tableland	374	(1)
Kuranda	375	(2)
Kuranda to Mareeba	377	(1)
Mareeba	378	(1)
Mareeba to Chillagoe	378	(2)
Chillagoe	380	(1)
Tolga	381	(1)
Atherton	381	(1)
Lake Tinaroo	382	(1)
Yungaburra	383	(1)
Crater Lakes National Park & Around	384	(1)
Peeramon	384	(1)
Malanda	384	(1)
Around Malanda	385	(1)
Millaa Millaa	385	(1)
Waterfalls Circuit	386	(1)
Mt Hypipamee National Park	386	(1)
Herberton	386	(1)
Ravenshoe	387	(1)
Ravenshoe to Undara or Charters Towers	388	(1)
Cairns to Port Douglas	388	(1)
Northern Beaches	388	(3)
Ellis Beach to Port Douglas	391	(1)
Port Douglas to Cape Tribulation	392	(1)
Port Douglas	392	(6)
Mossman	398	(1)
Mossman to Mt Molloy	399	(1)
Mossman to Daintree	399	(1)
Daintree Village	400	(2)
Cape Tribulation Area	402	(6)
North to Cooktown	408	(1)
Cape Tribulation to Cooktown	408	(1)
Cairns to Cooktown	409	(2)
Cooktown	411	(4)
Lizard Island	415	(2)
Islands Around Lizard Island	417	(1)
Cape York Peninsula	418	(26)
Cooktown to Musgrave Via Lakefield National Park	426	(2)
Lakeland to Musgrave	428	(2)
Musgrave	430	(1)
Musgrave to Coen	430	(1)
Coen	430	(1)
Coen to Archer River	431	(1)
Archer River	431	(1)
Archer River to Iron Range National Park	432	(1)
Archer River to Weipa	432	(1)
Weipa	432	(2)
Archer River to Wenlock River	434	(1)
Wenlock River to Jardine River	434	(2)
Jardine River	436	(1)
Jardine River to Cape York	436	(2)
Thursday Island & Torres Strait	438	(1)
Thursday Island	439	(3)
Horn Island	442	(1)
Other Torres Strait Islands	442	(2)
Gulf Savannah	444	(17)
Eastern Gulf Region	448	(1)
Undara Volcanic National Park	448	(1)
Mt Surprise	448	(1)
Einasleigh & Forsayth	449	(1)
Cobbold Gorge	450	(1)
Mt Surprise to Georgetown	450	(1)
Georgetown	450	(1)
Croydon	450	(1)
The Gulflander	451	(1)
Normanton	451	(1)
Normanton to Karumba	452	(1)
Karumba	452	(2)
Western Gulf Region	454	(1)
Northern Territory Border to Burketown	454	(1)
Burketown	455	(1)
Burketown to Normanton	456	(1)
Burketown to Camooweal	457	(1)
Lawn Hill National Park	458	(1)
Cloncurry to Normanton	459	(1)
Wellesley Islands	459	(2)
Outback Queensland	461	(35)
Charters Towers to Camooweal	464	(1)
Charters Towers to Hughenden	464	(1)
Hughenden	464	(1)
Porcupine Gorge National Park	465	(1)
Richmond	465	(1)
Julia Creek	466	(1)
Cloncurry	466	(1)
Cloncurry to Mt Isa	467	(1)
Mt Isa	467	(4)
Camooweal	471	(1)
Camooweal Caves National Park	471	(1)
Camooweal to Threeways	472	(1)
Cloncurry to Cunnamulla	472	(1)
Cloncurry to Winton	472	(1)
Winton	473	(2)
South of Winton	475	(1)
Longreach	476	(3)
Longreach to Windorah	479	(1)
Longreach to Barcaldine	480	(1)
Barcaldine	480	(2)
Barcaldine to Hughenden	482	(1)
Barcaldine to Alpha	482	(1)
Alpha	482	(1)
Blackall	483	(1)
Isisford	484	(1)
Idalia National Park	484	(1)
Blackall to Charleville	484	(1)
Charleville	485	(3)
Cunnamulla	488	(1)
The Channel Country	489	(1)
Boulia	489	(1)
Boulia to Winton	490	(1)
Bedourie	490	(1)
Birdsville	490	(2)
Around Birdsville	492	(1)
Betoota (pop 1)	493	(1)
Windorah	493	(1)
Quilpie	493	(1)
Quilpie to Charleville	494	(1)
Cunnamulla to Innamincka	494	(2)
Glossary	496	(9)
Index	505	(10)
Text	505	(10)
Boxed Text	515