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Gladstone
KNOWLEDGE OF Gladstone
Gladstone is an industrial city on the coast of Central Queensland, Australia. It has around 40 000 inhabitants, mostly of European descent. Being a port city, its local commerce is primarily industrial-based and include large-scale industrial plants include alumina refineries, aluminium smelting, heavy chemicals and shale oil.
It has several primary schools (Clinton State School, Kin Kora State School, South State School, West State School, Central State School, St Johns, Star of the Sea, Trinity College and St Stevens), three high schools (Gladstone State High, Toolooa State High and Chanel College), and one university, Central Queensland University. It is also home to award winning CQIT (TAFE) Gladstone Campus. It was once branded "Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef" as it has access to Heron Island and other islands from the marina.
Gladstone has much to offer both tourists and locals alike. Gladstone attained the title of "Tidy Town of 2003". Some of the local attractions include Gladstone Marina where people can relax and enjoy a picnic or make use of the barbecues. Spinnaker Park provides a small netted swimming area, shelters, and barbecues, and some great walking paths. At certain times of the day you may spot the pods of dolphins which frequent the harbour. From Auckland Point lookout you can view the harbour and get a look at the workings of a major wharf.
Barney Point provides barbecues, shelters and walking areas and a local park. Lake Callemondah is a very quiet, has several walking paths around the lake and a few nice spots to stop, relax, and watch the birdlife.
Boyne Island and Tannum Sands have grown in popularity because of their beautiful beaches and relaxed lifestyle. The Millenium Esplanade is a big attraction where there are lots of shelters, barbecues and walking paths, and long stretches of beach.
A little further afield (25km south of Gladstone) is Lake Awoonga. The recreation area continues to draw visitors from all over Australia, with free barbecues, swimming, landscaped walking trails, as well as a cafe and caravan park. The lake has been stocked with several fish species since 1996, and over 2 million barramundi have been released, with the largest caught at the end of 2004 weighing in at a hefty 29.8kg. In addition to the fishing, Lake Awoonga has many wonderful natural attractions, especially the wildlife. With around 200 species of birds (or 25% of Australia's bird species) found in the region. Lake Awonga is also the primary source of Gladstone's water supply.
While Gladstone at present it has a small number of shopping precincts, this is improving. The main shopping malls/centres are Stockland Gladstone (formerly the Kin Kora Centre/Mall which has a number of major national retailers such as Woolworths, Big W, Kmart, Target Country, Coles and Best and Less); Centro Gladstone (Woolworths and The Warehouse are the two biggest retailers) and Gladstone Central (that includes the Night Owl Centre, with a number of franchises including Dominos Pizza, The Cheesecake Shop, Subway, Nightowl, Civic Video, Sports Scene and Toyworld. IGA Express has recently been constructed and a news site for the Gladstone Cinemas is currently being constructed). There are also many smaller shops located along the "main" street of town in the CBD (Goondoon Street).
It has several primary schools (Clinton State School, Kin Kora State School, South State School, West State School, Central State School, St Johns, Star of the Sea, Trinity College and St Stevens), three high schools (Gladstone State High, Toolooa State High and Chanel College), and one university, Central Queensland University. It is also home to award winning CQIT (TAFE) Gladstone Campus. It was once branded "Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef" as it has access to Heron Island and other islands from the marina.
Gladstone has much to offer both tourists and locals alike. Gladstone attained the title of "Tidy Town of 2003". Some of the local attractions include Gladstone Marina where people can relax and enjoy a picnic or make use of the barbecues. Spinnaker Park provides a small netted swimming area, shelters, and barbecues, and some great walking paths. At certain times of the day you may spot the pods of dolphins which frequent the harbour. From Auckland Point lookout you can view the harbour and get a look at the workings of a major wharf.
Barney Point provides barbecues, shelters and walking areas and a local park. Lake Callemondah is a very quiet, has several walking paths around the lake and a few nice spots to stop, relax, and watch the birdlife.
Boyne Island and Tannum Sands have grown in popularity because of their beautiful beaches and relaxed lifestyle. The Millenium Esplanade is a big attraction where there are lots of shelters, barbecues and walking paths, and long stretches of beach.
A little further afield (25km south of Gladstone) is Lake Awoonga. The recreation area continues to draw visitors from all over Australia, with free barbecues, swimming, landscaped walking trails, as well as a cafe and caravan park. The lake has been stocked with several fish species since 1996, and over 2 million barramundi have been released, with the largest caught at the end of 2004 weighing in at a hefty 29.8kg. In addition to the fishing, Lake Awoonga has many wonderful natural attractions, especially the wildlife. With around 200 species of birds (or 25% of Australia's bird species) found in the region. Lake Awonga is also the primary source of Gladstone's water supply.
While Gladstone at present it has a small number of shopping precincts, this is improving. The main shopping malls/centres are Stockland Gladstone (formerly the Kin Kora Centre/Mall which has a number of major national retailers such as Woolworths, Big W, Kmart, Target Country, Coles and Best and Less); Centro Gladstone (Woolworths and The Warehouse are the two biggest retailers) and Gladstone Central (that includes the Night Owl Centre, with a number of franchises including Dominos Pizza, The Cheesecake Shop, Subway, Nightowl, Civic Video, Sports Scene and Toyworld. IGA Express has recently been constructed and a news site for the Gladstone Cinemas is currently being constructed). There are also many smaller shops located along the "main" street of town in the CBD (Goondoon Street).
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