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Matilda Highway |
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Overlander's Way |
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Southeast Queensland |
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Pacific
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Tropical
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Echo Creek Walking Trail, Tully Valley & King Ranch Cultural Theatre |
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The Misty Mountain Trails & Kennedy Trail |
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Tully Visitor and Heritage Centre |
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The Ulysses Link Walking Track, Mission
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Kuranda Rainforest Story, Kuranda |
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Malanda Dairy Heritage Centre, Malanda |
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Nganyaji Interpretive Centre, Ravenshoe |
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Nyleta Wetlands Bird Hide, Atherton |
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Hou Wang Temple, Atherton |
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Halloran's Hill Lookout & Interpretive
Park, Atherton |
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Tropical North Queensland Network Gateway,
Cairns |
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The Hub - Chillagoe |
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Nature's
Powerhouse, Cooktown |
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Quinkan Regional Centre, Laura |
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Cape York Heritage Centre, Coen |
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Torres Strait Cultural Centre, Thursday
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Drive
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With a population fewer than 100, Laura is a small town consisting of a pub, a general store, two service stations, a school, a police station, a health clinic, and a few houses. However, the town, and its surrounding district, proves that size is no measure of importance. The district is home to dozens of Aboriginal art gallery sites, only a few of which are open to the public and only then after formal application to the Aboriginal ranger at Laura.
The area is famous for its giant figures known as Quinkans after whom the region was named. According to legend they were spirit figures that usually lived in cracks in the rock and came out to frighten people and keep them 'in line'. They were the "boogie men" of the Laura area.
With $2 million in funding through the Queensland Heritage Trails Network, the Quinkan and Regional Cultural Centre will act as a gateway, informing visitors of the surrounding rock art sites. It will also introduce them to the Indigenous lands, cultural traditions and pastoral life at Old Laura and the area's European and Chinese backgrounds. |
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The Quinkan and Regional Cultural Centre at Laura on Cape York showcases the tremendous rock art and stunning landscapes of the region. The Cultural Centre is a multi-purpose facility and will house a visitor information centre, art gallery, social history centre and tour booking office.
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This project is due to open in August 2004. |
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Lot 2, Peninsula Development Road, Laura, Cape York
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