Posted by lessca | Posted in Cooloola Coast, Gympie, Travel & Tourism | Posted on 28-11-2007
About CoolAyla
I live in a smallish town in South East Queensland (Australia) called Gympie, the main center of the Cooloola Coast. My eldest daughters name is Ayla. Put the two together and you get a very Cool Ayla – or CoolAlya.
About Cooloola
Gympie is one of the historical towns in Queensland. In fact Gympie has the reputation of being the town that saved Queensland from going bankrupt. What saved Queensland – why of course the one thing that sparked a boom in many nations during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries – Gold.
In 1867 James Nash was prospecting in the area when he found 2.7kg of gold in six days. Nash’s discovery began a gold rush which quickly led to the development of Gympie.
Discovered in Gympie, the famous Curtis Nugget, which weighed 37kg, was the largest ever single nugget found in Queensland. The area was profitable for many years, and although the gold fields peaked in 1903 reef-mining continued until the 1920s. Gold is still being mined today although on a greatly reduced basis.
Gympie is completely surrounded by the Cooloola Coast region, so it is also the turn off point for Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and the Cooloola National Park. I will write more about the surrounding areas in future posts.
Gympie is also famous for the Mary River which is one of the few rivers in Australia to actually flow to the north. Almost all rivers in Australia flow in a generally southerly direction. The Mary River travels through Gympie and heads north to Maryborough where it then head down towards the ocean.
Gympie is approximately 2 hours drive north of Brisbane and approximately 40 minutes drive from the coastal township of Tin Can Bay. If you ever get the chance to visit Queensland then take the time to visit the Cooloola Coast – it is a friendly place with heaps to see and do.
I love the artwork in you opener. My blog among other things, shows all about Arizona and the things I think are beautiful here.
I don’t believe I will ever be able to go the Australia, so keep including info about down under. I would certainly be interested to learn.
Happy Day! Earthshines
What interesting information about your area. I have always wanted to visit Australia it is on my top 10 places to see before I die.
I did not know there was gold mining going on anymore, well I guess that makes since because we do have gold products. Not sure what I was thinking.
I studied in Canberra during my undergrad days from 1990 – 1992. Then, I went back to Malaysia before moving to Sydney for about 3 years back in 2001. Now, I’m in Hong Kong. While in Australia, I have visited Noosa, which I think it’s such a beautiful place. Went horse-riding there. I have also gone to the more commercialised Surfer’s Paradise and the theme parks there. But I still like Noosa best.
hello there…. seems like a wonderful place to live… would love to know more about the place…all the best to your new blog=)
I like this design! Have fun with the new blog – let it take you along…
Your hometown sounds like a lot of fun. Adding it my list of places to visit!