Weather information:
For up to date information on current weather in the area please click on the link below for Willy's Weather:
Activities:
Fishing, crabbing, 4wd, beach 4wd, beach walks, bird watching, sailing and other general boating.
Boat ramps close by:
Greenhill Beach Launch
Carmila
Launch off beach at Cape Palmerston National Park near Temple Islet, Cape Creek camping area or upstream Cape Creek on inland road
Rocky Dam Creek Boat Ramp
Short drives:
Notch Point for fishing and crabbing, Gum Gully Art Gallery, Famous Icecream Palour at Flaggy Rock, BrandyBottle Golf Course
Day Trips:
Cape Palmerston National Park
West Hill National Park
Eungella National Park
Crediton State Forest
Finch Hatton Gorge
Middle Creek Dam west of Sarina
Eungella Dam
Teemburra Dam
Kinchant Dam
Orchid House, Queen’s Park, Mackay
Sarina and Mackay Golf courses
Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay - the largest coal exporting facility in The Southern Hemisphere
Special Events:
Anzac Day Dawn Service on Greenhill Beach
For the Twitchers (a birdwatcher who will go to extreme lengths to spot rare birds) or just those who love birdwatching as a hobby, there are a variety of birds to be spotted in this area.
Some of the birds sighted (by an absolute beginner):
Radjah Shelduck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Wood Ducks
Black Swan
Magpie Goose
Jabiru
Brolga
Egret
Black Bittern
Spoonbills
Sandpiper
White Chested Sea Eagle
Wedged Tail Eagle
Brahminy Kite
Falcons
Osprey
Pelican
Blue Winged Kookaburra
Kingfishers
Purple Swamphen
Australian Brush-Turkey
Quails
Buff Banded Rail
Spangled Drongo
Masked Booby
Channel Bill Cuckoo
Pheasant Coucal
Common Koel
Curlew
Spangled Drongo
Pale Headed Rosella
Rainbow Lorikeet
Bar Shouldered Dove
Turtledoves
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Lewins Honeyeater
Blue Laced Honeyeater
Red Lugged Honeyeater
Yellow Bellied Sunbird
Red Backed Fairy Wren
Pardalote
Swallows
Swifts
Tawny Frogmouth
Dollar Bird
Magpies
Butcher Bird
Blue Jay
Crow
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Red Tailed Black Cockatoo