| Great Keppel Island is
one of those undiscovered treasures sitting amidst a group of National
Park islands off the Capricorn Coast. It lies 15
kilometres across Keppel Bay from the town of
Yeppoon; 45 kilometres from Rockhampton, the closest major city - halfway
between Fraser Island in Hervey Bay and the Whitsunday Islands near
Airlie Beach. Visitors to the island will step ashore to unspoilt bushland surrounded by 17 pristine, white sand beaches, private coves, and pockets of fringing reef excellent for snorkelling and diving. Ninety percent of the Island is bushland. Sometimes referred to as "Woppaburra" after the Aboriginal people who originally lived on the island, the name translates as "resting place". Guests have a choice of enough activities to keep them busy or can simply relax and enjoy the peacefulness of the bushland and beaches away from the main activity on Fisherman's Beach. Great Keppel is the largest island (43 kilometres in circumference; about 1400 hectares) of the Keppel Group, which consists of 14 islands offering excellent marine life and great spots for snorkelling and diving. Because of the central location of the Island, we enjoy a warm, sunny climate year-round. |
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The birdlife on the Island is varied from White-breasted Sea Eagles, Brahminy Kites, Ospreys to Pied Oystercatchers and Beach Curlews, to the Honeyeaters, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Pheasant Coucals, Friarbirds, and of, course, the lovely and very noisy Kookaburras and Rainbow Lorikeets! Brushtail Possums are quite numerous and the occasional Blue-tongue lizards and Goannas.
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