Central Region

The central region, with Rockhampton as its principal town, extends from Bundaberg in the south by way of Gladstone to beyond Mackay in the north. Rockhampton lies exactly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the area reaching inland on both sides of the Tropic is known as Capricornia. Off the coast are the Capricorn Islands. One of the southerly islands on the Great Barrier Reef is Heron Island. Within easy reach of Rockhampton is Keppel Island (Great Keppel). North of Mackay are the Newry Islands and Cumberland Islands.