Explore Emu Park
Just a scenic 20km drive along the coast from Yeppoon, Emu Park is a peaceful coastal village with shady parks and picturesque beaches.
Emu Park is also home to the famous Singing Ship sculpture. Set against a spectacular coastal vista, the majestic Monument commemorates the area’s legacy with the historical explorations of Captain James Cook. A gentle sea breeze produces a musical sound through fluted pipes that will be long remembered.
Once an exclusive beach resort at the turn of the 20th century, Emu Park is now appreciated as an idyllic seaside village with plenty of character. Hosting events like ‘Oktoberfest’ and the ‘Festival of the Wind’, as well as monthly markets, Emu Park has plenty on offer.
Located just to the south of Emu Park and Yeppoon, along the Capricorn Coast, is the village of Zilzie. Zilzie is gaining high prominence as one of Australia's booming destinations, with significant new tourism and residential developments underway.
Opened in December 2008, Seaspray Resort and Spa is a new addition to the Capricorn Coast and boasts ‘funky’ resort style accommodation and modern Rec centre. Not far from Seaspray Resort is Zilzie Bay. One of Queensland’s most sought-after lifestyle projects, Zilzie Bay offers stylish dining and the worlds first Synthetic Golf Course and Putt-Putt.
From Zilzie, the scenic touring loop heads back to Rockhampton, on the way passing the Koorana Crocodile Farm where you’ll see Australia’s own living dinosaurs in the flesh. At Koorana you can take a tour of the farm, hold a baby ‘croc’ and watch the big ’salties’ at feeding time. |
