Mackay Region

The Mackay Region boasts spectacular rainforests and national parks, secluded islands and beaches, pristine coral reefs, genuine country hospitality and historic townships. Relatively undiscovered, the Mackay Region offers a unique holiday experience that is an affordable and diverse escape from the crowds. Located midway between Brisbane and Cairns, the Mackay Region coastline stretches 200 kilometres north from St Lawrence to Laguna Whitsundays, and inland to the town of Clermont. The region’s rich and colourful past is economically founded upon sugar cane, mining, beef and agriculture. The Mackay Region is becoming popular as a holiday destination for travellers seeking an unspoilt,

Mackay Language College English Study Tour

Study English in the heart of Queensland at Mackay Language College. With their experienced teachers you will study in a fun atmosphere and develop the skills to achieve your outcomes, whether they are career goals, government requirements or making friends in Australia. They can also help you write your English resume for work. The Mackay region has world heritage listed rainforests and is on the coast of the Great Barrier Reef. You can make the most of your free time by choosing activities that you love, like environment volunteer work, beach volleyball or relaxing in the lagoon water.

Plantation Beach

With sensational views of neighbouring Shaw Island, this walk is mainly over grasslands, broken by the scattered pointed outlines of pandanus palms. The track winds down into rainforest and emerges at a rocky foreshore. Follow it to the other side of the valley where you will find a sandy beach with mangrove forest and beach shrubs. At high tide you will need to cross a small creek. Check the tide times before departure.

Kinchant Dam

Kinchant Dam is located in the picturesque Pioneer Valley and is 41 kilometres west of Mackay. The Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation and town water in 1977, it holds 62 800 mega litres of water at an average depth of 6.8 metres and has a surface area of 920 hectares when full. The dam is stocked by local fish stocking association MAFSA which includes Sooty Grunter, Sleepy Cod and since 2000, Barramundi. There are also breeding populations of Fork Tailed Catfish, Eel Tailed Catfish, Spangled Perch and Mouth Almighty. There is no boating or speed limit

Keswick Underwater Adventures Dive Operator

At Keswick Underwater Adventures they offer safe, simple easily accessible diving within minutes of the boat ramp to the dive site. The diving is within secluded bays which houses wrecks with Maurie Wrasse and Queensland Groper, to drift diving on a 24 metre high wall of coral. The shallow depths, marine life, soft and hard corals are a photographers dream. Simply enter the water, drift with the current and get picked up at the other end. Because they launch the dive vessel between Keswick and St Bees island they can guarantee they will go diving. Each season hold different delights,

Bluewater Lagoon

Comprising of three tiered lagoons, the Bluewater Lagoon is a free family-friendly leisure facility overlooking the picturesque Pioneer River in the heart of Mackay''s City Centre. Covering an area equivalent to three 50 metre swimming pools, the Bluewater Lagoon provides a safe all-round stinger-free swimming environment. Facilities include a waterfall which connects the two main lagoon areas which vary in depth up to 1.8 metres, a 19.5 metre water slide from the top lagoon to the middle lagoon, and an interactive children''s water playground and drop-bucket. The lagoon also provides disabled and elderly access with handrails and suitable water levels.