Black Springs Golf Course located on Temples Lane at Bakers Creek, approx 6km south of Mackay offers a picturesque 9 hole golf course built around natural gums and water, and all are welcome to come enjoy a great game. Competitions are held once a week, and the course is built over fairly flat terrain yet has picturesque and challenging holes with natural waterways and man made dams. They have an aqua golf driving range with island green in the dam, and with floating balls you can hit into the water or aim for the island flag on the green. Black Springs Golf Course also has a clubhouse with licensed bar and serves a wonderful variety of light foods and there's outdoor seating, it's the perfect way to start and finish your game.READ MORE

Keswick Underwater Adventures share the underwater world with residents of Mackay and further afield, and they offer snorkeling day trips to see the stunning Great Barrier Reef for children and adults from 12 up. They also offer diving trips exploring historic paddle steamers and sailing ship wrecks and the underwater wonders with highly experienced divers, and day dive or weekend dive trips are available. Come learn to dive with Keswick Underwater Adventures starting with the most popular Open Water Diver Course, and they arm you with the skills to dive safely and securely the world over, come enjoy an underwater adventure and feast for the senses, this is your passport to paradise as they say.READ MORE

Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens in Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a wonderful attraction and home to a vast range of tropical flora. Here you can view exquisite Australian native plants, and other exotic plants in five culturally themed gardens, there's also local wildlife and excellent bird watching opportunities. Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens also has excellent walking and hiking trails as well as a cafe, restaurant and gallery and they have meeting and event spaces for weddings and other events, it's the perfect venue with excellent options for various functions. The Garden Shop has a wonderful range of gifts and souvenirs, as well as works by local artists and craftspeople, come for a fascinating visit.READ MORE

Gecko's Rest in Mackay, Queensland, Australia offers budget, backpacker, hostel and travel accommodation at this wonderful hostel in the city centre. There's an internet cafe and laundromat, a hostel reception boasting trendy bracelets for the perfect gift or souvenir, and accommodation options include a dorm bed, private double or twin rooms, and private single rooms. Gecko's Rest welcomes you to a comfortable stay in Mackay which is the perfect getaway, they are your ideal base for exploring all that the area has to offer from the excellent attractions and recreation to the unique markets, botanic gardens, museums and extreme sports, come try something new, there's something for everyone.READ MORE

Gelatissimo in Mackay, Queensland, Australia offers fresh, artisanal and delicious gelatos made in-store with no artificial flavours from traditional and secret Calabrian family recipes. Enjoy an award winning experience, a true delight of the tastebuds, life tastes better with gelato as they say, because you can't buy happiness, but you can buy gelato made from the finest ingredients. They also offer a delicious range of shake flavours and their cafe style stores serve barista crafted expresso with waffles or cake slices, the divine awaits. Gelatissimo has exquisite flavour choices from classics like Salted Caramel, Pistachio and Mango as well as unique flavours of Chocolate Truffle, Burnt Caramel, Pecan and Lychee, and they are constantly adding new varieties, so visit often.READ MORE

Caneland Central is the largest shopping centre in the Mackay region and here over 230 stores provide an incredible variety of shopping opportunities and services. There's a customer service desk for all your needs, and they have a parents room to take care of the children in the toilet facilities, they also offer complimentary wheelchairs and motorised scooter hire with bookings preferably made in advance, kiddy cruisers are also available and there's a justice of the peace. Caneland Central has an incredible range of major stores, cafes and restaurants, fashion and fast food, hair and beauty, jewellery, health services, homewares and gifts, banks and so much more, it's all here for the ultimate shopping experience.READ MORE

The Boomerang Hotel Motel in Mackay, Queensland, Australia has been a popular watering hole in the area since 1936 and offers a bistro with excellent dining opportunities with all new menu. Considered the best value dining option in Mackay, here you can enjoy an all you can eat, soup, salad and pasta buffet, as well as Chef's specials and 12 for $12 meals Monday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. The front bar also serves great value counter meals and the front bar brings all the excitement of the TAB and Keno and has 9 beers on tap as well as relaxing beer garden. There's a gaming room with the latest gaming machines and link jackpots, plus weekly promotions and prize draws, it's excellent entertainment, plus there's a private room for functions and meetings. The Boomerang Hotel Motel offer comfortable accommodations with 22 rooms available, and a swimming pool in the courtyard, it's all here.READ MORE

Mount Pleasant Tavern in North Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a bar and restaurant with kids indoor play area, a bottleshop, TAB and KENO as well as Fox Sports for all the live UFC events. It's all the perfect venue for functions and parties complete with beer garden, bistro and public bar, and efficient and friendly staff offer an excellent service and ensure an unforgettable event with a great range of entertainment. Come dining at The House of Schnitzel where they have schnitzels covered with over 29 toppers to choose from it's an exquisite dining experience, and they also serve pub favourites, cater to the little one's and are open for lunch and dinner all week, Mount Pleasant Tavern looks forward to being of service.READ MORE

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