Curtis Island NP Gladstone (Evan)

Hi Evan

The Curtis Island NP is on the NE corner of Curtis, up near the Cape Capricorn lighthouse, and that area isn't accessible by vehicle without special ferries from The Narrows or Port Alma. But there is a campground down at the southern end of Curtis just out of Southend, which is accessible by regular ferry to Gladstone. Bookings for that are through the local council. Is this what you had in mind?

Cheers, John

If you are wanting info,

Call the Calliope office of the Gladstone Regional Council on 07 4975 8100 and ask to speak with Deanne. She is the Parks and Gardens Admin Officer and can provide you with all the info you require (Well should anyway).

I would visit Curtis Island as soon as possible as it is where they want to put a couple of LNG Plants in the very near future ;)


Cheers Kev

Forty years ago, a friend's uncle had a shack at South End on Curtis Island. I went there a couple of times with my friend's family. There was no barge then. Some people who owned shacks there had old cars that had been taken across the narrows at times when the channels were silted up and the tide was really low. My friend's uncle had a very old Whippet utility that was started with a crank handle and had about a half-turn of play in the steering wheel. Someone else had an Austin Champ that would go just about anywhere.

I don't necessarily remember Curtis as being a beautiful place, but it was largely untouched and the fishing was good. I remember a few of us taking a 4 litre ice cream container of large oysters from one spot on the ocean side of the island, and there were still thousands more left to continue growing.

I agree that it's a shame that a major industrial complex is about to be built there. Hopefully it will occupy only a small part of the island.

Peter.