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Rainbow Beach is situated on Wide Bay,
and can be reached from the beautiful Great
Sandy National Park, or from Gympie. The town is
set on the edge of the rainbow coloured sand cliffs, overlooking
the pretty Rainbow Beach down below. |
Rainbow Beach was originally known as Back Beach and was home
to a large sand mining industry until 1976. The current name comes
from the rainbow coloured cliffs. In an Aboriginal legend the
cliffs were coloured when Yiningie (the spirit of the Gods representing
Rainbow) was killed in a fight, spreading his 'colourful' spirits
across the cliffs.
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It is worth visiting the coloured sand cliffs which gave
Rainbow Beach its name, as well as the Carlo Sand Blow.
Overlooking Rainbow Beach, you will notice a large propeller.
The propeller is from the Cherry Venture, which crashed
onto Teewah Beach.
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There are a number of walking trails
around the area, as well as a 4WD trail south to Noosa
through the Great Sandy National Park. There are also a
number of tours and things
to do around Rainbow Beach, including hang gliding,
para gliding, scenic joy flights and fishing. |
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Heading a little further north is Inskip
Point, an easy access point from where you can get a boat
over to Fraser Island.
The QPWS office is in Rainbow Beach, giving information
about Fraser Island and camping and 4WD permits required.
You can contact the Ranger by calling Ph: (07) 5486 3160. |
There are a couple of backpackers
in Rainbow Beach, as well as a campsite. If you don't have your own transport
then you can get to Rainbow Beach on Polley's Coaches from Gympie, which run
Monday to Friday. If you do have your own transport it is worth driving to Tin
Can Bay, which is just north of Rainbow Beach.
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