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Car Rental Redcliffe
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The Redcliffe Peninsula - discovered and named by Matthew Flinders
in 1799 - was the short-lived site of the original Moreton Bay penal
colony. Within a year of setting up the colony in 1824, the convicts
and their guards were forced to relocate to the banks of the Brisbane
River by marauding mosquitoes and Aborigines.
Today the peninsula and city of Redcliffe is a popular residential and holiday
area. The sheltered beaches are ideal for families and amongst the best are Scarborough
Beach Park, Suttons Beach and Margate Beach. Settlement Cove Lagoon is popular
with families and features palm trees, a waterfall, children's wading pools and
barbecues.
The calm waters of Moreton Bay are perfect for water sports. Boats, jetskis,
kayaks, surf skis, canoes, windsurfers and kitesurfers can be seen in the bay,
and many can be hired locally.
Fishing is hugely popular on the peninsula. Hornibrook Bridge, Redcliffe Jetty
and Woody Point Jetty are some of the best places to start. Scarborough Boat
Harbour is the place to go for deep-water fishing charters.
There are spectacular views across the bay to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands
from the top of the distinctive red cliffs. Redcliffe is
also the departure point for the vehicular ferry to Moreton Island, which claims
the highest sand dunes in the world. At Tangalooma Resort on the island's western
shore, you can hand-feed wild dolphins.
Redcliffe City Art Gallery has local and travelling exhibitions. Redcliffe Museum
has displays relating to the early days of the colony.
Redcliffe Botanic Gardens features a Moreton region rainforest and a herb garden
with over 500 types of herb.
Each Good Friday, Redcliffe hosts the Festival of Sails, a beachside event overlooking
the early-race action of the annual Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race.
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