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The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Capricornia is a traditionally a Labor-voting electorate, having been Labor-held for 72 years of the 100 years since 1922. However, Capricornia has recently trended towards the Coalition since 2013.
The islands and reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker Group are situated astride the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 80 kilometres east of Gladstone, which is situated on the central coast of the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
The Queensland Police Service have stations that service the Capricorn Coast at Emu Park, Yeppoon, and Lakes Creek (suburb of North Rockhampton). [67] Queensland Fire and Rescue has permanently staffed stations in Emu Park and Yeppoon. [68] The Royal Flying Doctor Service is based at Rockhampton Airport and services all of Central Queensland. [69]
Central Queensland includes the Bowen Basin which is rich in high quality coking coal, the Port of Gladstone produces 40% of the state's export earnings, the Fitzroy River is the second-largest river system in Australia and commands significant water resources such as Fairbairn Dam. Gladstone has a significant aluminium smelter.
Capricornia, Queensland, a region of the coast located around Rockhampton, Queensland; Division of Capricornia, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives based around the region; Capricornia, a proposed new Australian State based in northern Queensland
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North West Island is a coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 75 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland.North West Island forms part of Capricornia Cays National Park and with an area of 1.05 km 2, the island is the second largest coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef.
Wilson Island is an island in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is one of eight vegetated coral cays in the Capricornia Cays National Park. [3] It is located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, [4] approximately 72 kilometres (45 miles) north east off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland and 15 kilometres from nearby Heron Island. [5]