Queensland (Qld) is a state of Australia in the north-east of continent. Brisbane is the capital, Ipswich, Logan City, and Toowoomba are major cities. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coasts are areas with large populations and other regional centres include Bundaberg, Cairns, Mackay, Mount Isa, Rockhampton and Townsville. The Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean are on the East and the Gulf of Carpentaria borders the North West. It is a great place to go caravanning or camping, in a Caravan, Campervan, Motorhome or Winnebago.

IMAGE: Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland
PHOTO: Murray Waite & Assoc. Courtesy of Tourism Queensland 
 
Qld is Australia's second largest in area, and has the third largest population of over 4 million, who enjoy living in the “Sunshine State” with warm tropical weather. Despite the mostly tropical conditions, recorded temperatures vary from -11 °C to 49+ °C across the state.
 
IMAGE: Cape Tribulation National Park, Far North region, Queensland
PHOTO: Peter Lik, Courtesy of Tourism Queensland.

Secondary industries include processing of primary produce of all kinds. Tourism and an expanding aerospace sector are major Tertiary industries.

Queensland has a very varied landscape.  There are great plains divided high country to the east and north-west. The far north-west is a rugged uplands regions. The Great Dividing Range on the Eastern side runs from the Southern border to the Northern extremity of the state. It is the source of many coastal and inland rivers.

IMAGE: Avington Station, Barcoo River, Outback, Queensland
PHOTO: Peter Lik, Courtesy of Tourism Queensland

Tourism is a leading industry with millions of interstate and overseas visitors each year. The main tourist destinations of Queensland include – Brisbane Broadbeach Burleigh Heads Coollangatta Eungella National Park Far North Queensland (Cairns, Port Douglas, Daintree Rainforest) Fraser Island Gold Coast Great Barrier Reef Hervey Bay Hillsbourough National Park Longreach (Stockmans Hall of Fame) Mt Isa (the worlds 5th biggest city by area) North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island Ravenswood Heritage Ttown Sunshine Coast Whitsunday Islands (Airlie Beach, Daydream Island , Hamilton Island, Whitehaven Beach) Major Tourism Theme Parks and Wildlife Parks include: Australia Zoo Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Dreamworld Movie World Sea World Surfers Paradise Wet 'n' Wild World WhiteWater World Winton (birthplace of Qantas) Tourism Activites in Queensland include 4 Wheel Drive adventures in far Northern Qld Abseiling Black Marlin fishing Chartering a yacht to sail around the islands Fantastic barramundi fishing Golf on great Courses. Harley Davidson motorcycle rides Hiking through tranquil rainforests Horse riding Learning about Aboriginal Culture Morning hot air balloon flights Relaxing on an island Scuba diving and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef Sightseeing Sky diving Stay on a resort island - be pampered to your hearts content White water rafting Queensland reallis is a great place to go caravanning or camping, in a Caravan, Campervan, Motorhome or Winnebago.