Car Rental in Rockhampton
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About Rockhampton
Rockhampton is located in Far North Queensland and it serves as the gateway to Great Keppel Island, home to a few inexpensive island retreats.
The Rockhampton City Art Gallery is stocked with works from well-known national and international artists. The Dreamtime Cultural Centre is just six kilometres north of the town centre and features good displays of Aboriginal culture, including a sandstone cave replica and a display on the dugong (manatee) culture of the Torres Strait Islanders.
Along the Fitzroy River, you'll find some heritage buildings and the river itself is great for barramundi fishing. A rodeo ring is set up each Friday night at the Great Western Hotel and cowboys try to stay on local Brahman bulls.
Rockhampton has two free public botanic gardens, which are both good for some leisure time. The Kershaw Gardens displays Australian rainforest, wetland, and fragrant plants; while the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens dates from 1869 and includes a small zoo.
Rockhampton’s weather is classified as subtropical climate. The city's location is too far south to experience regular northwest monsoonal influence, and too far north to gain much benefit from higher latitude cold fronts. Climate statistics show that Rockhampton's average annual rainfall is a little over 800 mm. Rockhampton's summer climate typically falls between 22 and 32 degrees Celsius whilst winter weather falls between 9 and 23 degrees Celsius. The city is located within the cyclone risk zone and the area is subject to summer thunderstorms.
Rockhampton Surrounds
Car rental in Rockhampton is certainly the best way to get around this city. Some of the surrounding suburbs are West Rockhampton, Wandal, Allenstown, The Range, The Common, so rent a car in Rockhampton and explore the wonderful surroundings.
Getting to Noosa
Rockhampton is on the Bruce Highway and located about 3 hours, 30 minutes south of Mackay and two hours north of Gladstone by car. You can fly here from Brisbane, Mackay, Bundaberg and Gladstone on Qantas and from Brisbane Airport on Virgin Blue.
If you’re thinking about catching the train, Queensland Rail passes through Rockhampton daily, with the journey from Brisbane taking seven hours on the high-speed Tilt Train. Or you can come by bus via McCafferty's and Greyhound Pioneer stop in Rockhampton on their services between Brisbane and Cairns.
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You’ll find that the Rockhampton car rental locations opening hours within the main city offices range between 08:30 – 17:00 on weekdays and 08:00 – 11:00 on weekends. Book you Rockhampton car hire now!
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