East Coast - Wide Bay Barnett / Fitzroy / Mackay / Northern QLD

Wide Bay-Burnett
The Wide Bay-Burnett region is located north-east of the Darling Downs and north of the Sunshine Coast, covering a region of 52,377 square kilometres (20,223 sq mi). It consists of the Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, North Burnett and South Burnett local government areas. Major centres include Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Kingaroy and Maryborough. The area is rich in sugar cane farms and mills and has a significant tourism industry - it includes Fraser Island, a popular tourist destination and world's largest sand island. Its population in 2008 was 276,752.

Whale Watching - Hervey Bay
Whale Watching - Hervey Bay
Fraser Island
Fraser Island
Bundaberg - Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer
Town of 1770
Town of 1770

Fitzroy
The Fitzroy region contains the major centres of Rockhampton and Gladstone, the coastal areas and popular holiday destination's Agnes Water and 1770, and well as the hinterland areas further west. The region's economy is heavily dominated by coal mining, and cattle grazing. A major aluminium smelter is located in Gladstone. The region has a population of 187,916 people and covers an area of 122,971.5 km².

Dreamtime - Rockhampton
Dreamtime Rockhampton
    Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island

Mackay
The Mackay region is centred on the coastal city of Mackay and extends some 300 km inland. It contains the Whitsunday Islands group and the coastal towns of Proserpine, Bowen and Sarina. The coastal areas are densely covered in sugar cane farms, while the less densely populated inland areas have several mining communities.

Notch Point - Ilbilbie
Notch Point
Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach
Great Barrier Reef - Diving
Great Barrier Reef - Diving
Whitsunday Islands
Whitsundy Islands

Northern
The Northern region is a coastal region centered around the city of Townsville. Townsville is the location of a major seaport handling exports from mines in Mount Isa and cattle exports from coastal and inland areas. The region also contains a bulk sugar exporting terminal at Lucinda in the region's north. It also contains the inland city of Charters Towers and the coastal towns of Ayr, Home Hill and Ingham.

Paluma Range National Park
Paluma Range National Park
    Wallaman Falls - Girringun National Park
Wallaman Falls - Girringun NP

Source: wikipedia