Kewarra Beach
| Kewarra Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Kewarra Beach | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°47′15″S 145°40′35″E / 16.78750°S 145.67639°ECoordinates: 16°47′15″S 145°40′35″E / 16.78750°S 145.67639°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4879 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is bordered by the Coral Sea to the east and Kuranda National Park to the west.
Facilities
A small shopping centre is located on Poolwood Road. The foreshore reserve, Pelican Park, adjoins the beach. It has a swimming enclosure that excludes marine stingers at the north end.[2] Other reserves include Brolga Park and Crocodile Park.[3]
Trinity Anglican School, which opened in 1983, has a campus for years Prep to 7.[2][4]
Tourist-oriented developments include Kewarra Beach Resort and Paradise Palms Country Club and Resort.[2][3]
Transport
Kewarra Beach is 20 kilometres north of Cairns via the Captain Cook Highway.[2] Sunbus runs a bus service between Cairns City Mall and Palm Cove that includes Kewarra Beach on its route.[5]
History
The area was primarily utilised for growing sugar cane until the suburb was developed in the 1980s and 90s.The western side of the highway was developed with a golf course (Paradise Palms) with housing to the north and south.[2]
References
- ↑ "Place Name Search: Kewarra Beach". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Kewarra Beach". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kewarra Beach community profile". profile.id. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "About TAS". Trinity Grammar School. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Information about zones, fares, tickets, ticket types, ticket prices, concessions etc.". Sunbus. Retrieved 14 July 2013.