The Australian Central Queensland Discovery Coast, named in part because of Captain Cooks first landing on Queensland soil in May 1770. The Discovery Coast Twin Towns Agnes Water - 1770 hold the Annual re-enactment of this historic landing as part of the Annual 1770 Festival.
The 1770 Festival will be held from the May 24th-27th 2007 on the Town of 1770 Foreshore.
Queensland’s Birthday being May 24th, with Film and Wine night
May 25th will hold the 1770 Festival Art Show along with Comedy Night at Kahunas, 1770 Sandcastle Motel & Resort.
May 26th is 1770 Festival Day, starting with street parade along the 1770 Foreshore, followed by a full pack family day with Rides, Bands, Stalls, Food Court & Bar, plus a whole lot more.
May 27th Family Day with market stalls, wine tasting, music & family activities
This is not a Event to be missed with vistors from Australia Wide and Across the World Attending this Historic Event.
The 1770 Festival, From Humble Beginings to Significant Event
The first re-enactment of the landing of Captain Cook on the shore of Bustard Bay in Queensland, on May 24th 1770, was held as part of the bicentennial celebrations in 1970.
In 1993, residents of the Town of 1770 and surrounding areas re-established this event by holding the 1770 festival to celebrate the birthplace of Queensland on the Saturday closest to the 24th May each year.
From humble beginnings, the 1770 festival has grown into a significant regional event attracting thousands of visitors from intrastate and interstate, while still retaining its focus on our history, our families and our community.
Media coverage and promotion of the 1770 festival is extensive throughout the Queensland and Australia, focussing on the Miriam Vale Shire, the Discovery Coast and the Town of Seventeen Seventy as the birthplace of Queensland promoting this beautiful and progressive part of paradise.
The 1770 festival has grown to include an Art Exhibition and Comedy Show on the Friday prior. A colourful street parade and the re-enactment of the landing of Lieutenant James Cook (today known as Captain Cook) and crew are just some of the highlights of a full day of entertainment from local school children to top named bands, culminating to a huge fireworks display over Beautiful Bustard Bay.
Planning for the 2007, 1770 festival are to run over 4 days.
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Agnes Water often called Agnes Waters and it is common for Lady Musgrave Island to be called Lady Musgrove Island and Captain Cook to Captian Cook and Capitan Cook or Captan Cook, with the Town of Seventeen Seventy now known as 1770 that would be hard to misspell for anyone. The correct spelling of Bundaburg Queensland, is Bundaberg.
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef runs along the Australian Queensland Coast, there are many towns from Central Queensland to Far North Queensland that offer Great Barrier Reef tours, such as fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, cruises to Great Barrier Reef Islands, even Reef Walking and Surfing, some Islands on the Great Barrier Reef offer accommodation from Resort Style to Camping. The Southern End of the Great Barrier Reef begins from the Town of 1770 on the Queensland Discovery Coast, and extends North past Cairns, Port Douglas and Cook Town.
You will find places on this site that offer all of the above on The Great Barrier Reef as well as inland Rural areas, such as Mining Towns, Farm Stays and National Parkes, Gorges, Mountian Retreats and Beachside Towns. Use the Navigation links & Directories, if you prefer an other Langauge besides English you can click on your Counties Flag on the top right to translate all pages on Lets Connect to your prferred langauge.
