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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | Tannum Sands is a coastal town on the East Coast of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2001 census, Tannum Sands had a population of 3,623.[1] The population of Tannum Sands and neighbouring Boyne Island is approaching 10,000. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
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Tannum Sands boasts a wonderful climate all year round with excellent fishing & access to offshore reefs & a major fresh water Barramundi hot spot at Awoonga Dam. A terrific beach (with one of the best beach breaks known on the Australian East coast) & beautiful landscaped foreshore with great BBQ & Family facilities are present at Millennium Esplanade. Good accommodation, walking & cycling tracks are positioned on the mouth of the Boyne River. It also has a skatepark "Riverside Skateway" situated at the mouth of the Boyne River. Major industry is the Boyne Smelter producing over 540,000 tonnes of Aluminium per annum. Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ...
A little further afield (15km west of Boyne/Tannum) is Lake Awoonga. The recreation area continues to draw visitors from all over Australia, with free barbecues, swimming, landscaped walking trails, as well as a cafe and caravan park. The lake has been stocked with several fish species since 1996, and over 2 million barramundi have been released, with the largest caught at the end of 2004 weighing in at a hefty 29.8kg. In addition to the fishing, Lake Awoonga has many wonderful natural attractions, especially the wildlife. With around 200 species of birds (or 25% of Australia's bird species) found in the region,
Boyne Island is also home to the Boyne Tannum Hookup. A large fishing event held on the Queens Birthday long weekend. The event is held at Bray Park, which is on the river near the skatepark. This event is very popular with more than 3,000 entrants entering into it. It has more than $150,000 of prizes and giveaways.
Boyne-Tannum has a strong sporting community with competitions such as the Sportspower Cup, the Toyworld cup (soccer), Rugby League competitions as well as Australian Rules Football, Cricket and Hockey competitions. The area has 2 sporting grounds, the BITS (Boyne Island Tannum Sands) club for Cricket, Australian Rules and Soccer. While Dennis Park accommodates Rugby League and Rugby Union. Soccer redirects here. ...
Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...
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Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ...
Kiteboarding is a rapidly growing sport in the region, with Tannum Sands becoming a nationally renowned location. The sport is promoted annually with the Coconet Classic which is held during the Easter long weekend. In 2007, the winner of the Open Men's title was local Cameron Prest. Kiteboarding, or kite landboarding, is based on the ever-growing sport of kitesurfing. ...
In the area there are two state primary schools and one catholic primary school. Also in terms of education is Tannum Sands State High School, which also accommodates students from the nearby Miriam Vale and Calliope, as well as the Tanyela and Kalori Conference and Training Centres. Miriam Vale is the administrative centre of the Miriam Vale Shire Local Government Area (pop. ...
Calliope is a town and Local Government Area located in Central Queensland, Australia. ...
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See also Boyne Island is a town in Queensland, Australia, 25 km south of Gladstone. ...
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