Seventeen Seventy, also written as 1770 and also known as the Town of 1770, is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Seventeen Seventy, also written as 1770 and also known as the Town of 1770, is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 69 people.The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland).
History
The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland). Originally known as Round Hill – after the creek it sits on – the name was changed on 24 June 1936 after the town allotments were surveyed in 1935 to recognise the historical importance of the town.At the 2011 census the town of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 76 people.In the 2016 census the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 69 people.
Weather
Things to do
The village is a tourist destination on Queensland's Discovery Coast. The village itself contains holiday accommodation, restaurants, general store, hotel, picnic areas with free barbecues and a small marina where daily trips depart for Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef, and several trips a week to Bustard Head Light Station.
The area's wildlife and vegetation have been preserved as far as possible, and this, together with the area's natural environment, and an outer surf and inner still water beach, is a tourist attraction. There are also day cruises and flights to the outer Great Barrier Reef, to nearby Lady Musgrave Island and Pancake Creek, and the nearby Bustard Head lighthouse.The local Tourism & Commerce organisation responsible for promoting the region is Discovery Coast Tourism and Commerce.
Attractions
There are two lookouts on the northern tip of the peninsula:
Joseph Banks Lower Lookout (24.1513°S 151.8866°E? / -24.1513; 151.8866? (Joseph Banks Lower Lookout)).Joseph Banks Top Lookout (24.1490°S 151.8858°E? / -24.1490; 151.8858? (Joseph Banks Top Lookout)).