Rockhampton Travel and Tourism Guide

Rockhampton, or Rocky as the locals call it, is a city that was established in 1858. The current population is approximately 69.000. It is one of the largest cities between Brisbane and Cairns, located about 630 kilometers north of Brisbane and about 42 kilometers inland.

The city is seperated in two parts by the Fitzroy River which was originally used for shipping supplies to the city. The Fitzroy River Barrage now acts as an important water supply to the city. There are some nice old buildings left in the city, the oldest being the Supreme Court House which was built in 1888.

Rockhampton has it's own airport for internal flights in Australia. Once a year divisions of the Singapore army fly into Rockhampton (the runway s long enough for larger planes) for their training in Shoalwater Bay.