The Caves

The Caves is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.

The Caves is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of The Caves had a population of 718 people.

The town takes its name from The Caves railway station, which in turn was originally called Etna railway station but was renamed by the Queensland Railways Department on 23 July 1914, because of the limestone caves in the area.Mount Etna Provisional School opened on 7 November 1904 but was renamed The Caves Provisional School in 1905. It became The Caves State School on 1 January 1909.The Fitzroy Caves National Park was gazetted in 1973 with a focus on the protection of the bats rather than the caves. In 1990 it was renamed Mount Etna Caves National Park. In 1999 the park was extended to provide more protection to the caves.The Caves Progress & Agricultural Society was established in 1975 to provide a venue to hold agricultural shows, campdrafts, rodeos, and other sporting events.The Caves War Memorial was unveiled on Thursday 25 April 1985 (Anzac Day in Queensland) by Lindsay Hartwig, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Callide and chairman of the Livingstone Shire Council.At the 2011 census The Caves recorded a population of 708 people.In the 2016 census the locality of The Caves had a population of 718 people.

The Caves is home to two cave based tourist attractions. They are:

Capricorn Caves, a privately owned limestone caves system.

Mount Etna Caves National Park, a state government owned limestone caves system with two separate sections (Cammoo and Mount Etna)