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Oceania Australia Rockhampton Do & See Great Western Hotel

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Great Western Hotel

The guide was updated: 2024-05-21

This is the only hotel in Australia with its own indoor rodeo ring. The iconic Great Western Hotel is not only a hotel but also an entertainment venue. They offer exciting events like rodeo or bull riding, live music and great food. Watch the amazing rodeo as you dine on the best steak in Australia.

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Address: 39 Stanley Street, Rockhampton
Website: greatwesternhotel.com.au
Phone: +61 7 4922 3888
Email: info@greatwesternhotel.com.au

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Rockhampton Heritage Village

Rockhampton Heritage Village

The Rockhampton Heritage Village is located just off the Bruce Highway, close to the Yeppoon turnoff. It is an active township museum that covers 18 hectares of bushland and gives a taste of Rockhampton's past, with homesteads and other buildings dating back from 1850 until 1950.

Great Western Hotel

Great Western Hotel

This is the only hotel in Australia with its own indoor rodeo ring. The iconic Great Western Hotel is not only a hotel but also an entertainment venue. They offer exciting events like rodeo or bull riding, live music and great food. Watch the amazing rodeo as you dine on the best steak in Australia.

Archer Park Rail Museum

Archer Park Rail Museum

The museum tells the story of the development of railroad transportation in Rockhampton, and is set in the 120-year-old Archer Park Rail Station. The main attraction of the museum is the fully restored Purrey Steam Tram, which still operates every Sunday. The station also features a revolutionary digital soundscape system that provides an audio interpretation for the entire site to create a unique visitor experience.

Koorana Crocodile Farm

Koorana Crocodile Farm

Whether you want to see a crocodile that weighs over three-quarters of a tonne or just to see a baby croc hatch out of its egg, Koorana Crocodile Farm has it all. You can try crocodile meat or buy products made from the highest quality crocodile skin. Koorana Crocodile Farm and Restaurant is approved by the Australian Government and offers two tours a day. Book ahead.

Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo

Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo

With specimens of over 200 palms, cycads and ferns, the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens are regarded as one of the best provincial gardens in Australia. The heritage-listed Botanic Gardens are 130-years-old and perfectly suited to spend a sunny afternoon with the family. Located within the Botanic Gardens, the Rockhampton Zoo is home to a wide range of animals in their natural surroundings.

Kershaw Gardens

Kershaw Gardens

Kershaw Gardens are a peaceful oasis in the heart of Rockhampton with a collection of native plants. Its special features are the combination of natural bush environment and tropical rainforest. Make sure not to miss the impressive waterfall. This is a man-made park and a truly marvellous example of how formerly polluted places can be returned to nature.

Dreamtime Cultural Centre

Dreamtime Cultural Centre

Australia’s largest Aboriginal Cultural Centre set in natural bushland with local indigenous culture exhibited. Get insight into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and history through guided tours, educational visits and hands-on cultural activities. The Centre depicts a remarkable display of the traditional people of the Central Queensland Sandstone Belt and their culture — all displayed in 34 metres of reconstructed sandstone caves.

Rockhampton Museum of Art

Rockhampton Museum of Art

Located next to the Fitzroy River, the new Rockhampton Museum of Art is a major architectural and cultural attraction in the CBD. Originally established as the Rockhampton Art Gallery in the late 1960s, the museum boasts an impressive collection of twentieth-century Australian paintings. The collection spans from mid-twentieth century works to contemporary art, comprising more than 3,000 objects.

Capricorn Caves

Capricorn Caves

Described by explorers in 1882, the Capricorn Caves are a system of aboveground caves in a limestone ridge. Learn about the caves' ancient geological landscape with marine fossils, watch thousands of bats leave the caves to feed on insects or listen to the natural acoustics of the Cathedral Cave.

Mount Morgan Gold Mine

Mount Morgan Gold Mine

This heritage-listed Gold Mine was once the deepest man-made pit in the Southern Hemisphere. Visit this historic township to travel back in time to the gold rush era, learn about the amazing mining history and see Jurassic dinosaur footprints.

Mount Archer National Park

Mount Archer National Park

Mount Archer is the highest peak and provides fantastic views of Rockhampton and surroundings. Watch the sunset over Rockhampton while having a picnic or explore the summit on one of the walks.

Stoney Creek in the Byfield National Park

Stoney Creek in the Byfield National Park

Byfield National Park is a forested recreation area stretched along the coastline with a view out to the Keppel Islands group. Enormous sand dunes and a picturesque coastal scenery dominate the southern part of the park, while in the north you can hike through rainforest and take a bath in Stony Creek, one of the best local fresh-water swimming holes in the area. The park is perfectly suited for a host of outdoor activities like camping, picnicking, walking, four-wheel driving, boating and fishing, cycling, and even horse riding.

Quay Street

Quay Street

Go for a stroll along Quay Street with its heritage-listed sandstone Victorian-era buildings alongside Fitzroy River. You can pick up leaflets that map out walking trails around Rockhampton from the visitor centres.

Pilbeam Theatre

Pilbeam Theatre

With traditional old-fashioned style and character and a great variety of shows, the Pilbeam Theatre is one of the finest theatres in the region. Productions are offered all year round and range from the best local to national and international entertainers.

Walter Reid Cultural Centre

Walter Reid Cultural Centre

Walter Reid Cultural Centre is the place for community activities, arts and leisure. Visitors can join arts and crafts workshops, movie programs, photography, pottery, woodwork or even rail modelling.

Great Keppel Island

Great Keppel Island

Located just 15 km off the Queensland coast and part of the Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, you can’t help but be impressed by the stunning landscape and the relaxed atmosphere on this island. Coral gardens, turquoise waters, pristine, white beaches and native wildlife — Great Keppel Island has it all. The island is perfect for swimming, snorkelling and diving. If you are lucky, you can also observe dolphins, whales or birds.

Rockhampton Post Office

Rockhampton Post Office

The Post Office was built in 1895 during the era of the gold rush. The interior has been modified, but the outside still features the originally constructed street frontages with colonnades on both levels and a central clock tower.

C.Q. Military & Artefacts Museum

C.Q. Military & Artefacts Museum

This museum is definitely worth a visit if you are interested in war history. The museum displays a comprehensive collection ranging from the 1900s to the present. It includes artefacts from the military history of Rockhampton and surroundings like American Army uniforms from World War II, badges and medals, personal collections from Vietnam veterans, diaries and war photographs.

Rockhampton Bull Statues

Rockhampton Bull Statues

In the city of Beef, bulls are displayed proudly in all their glory. Six bull statues that represent the main cattle breeds of the area can be found throughout Rockhampton. They have been set up as a part of the Beef Expo Competition taking place in Rockhampton.

Rockhampton Golf Course

Rockhampton Golf Course

Play a few balls at the Rockhampton Golf Course with a great scenery looking over lagoons next to the zoo. The course is designed with wide and forgiving fairways. The club is open to the general public. Equipment rental, as well as private lessons, are available.

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