Point Lookout, Queensland
- Point Lookout, Queensland
Point Lookout is a headland and small coastal village located on the eastern coast of North Stradbroke Island. To the north lies Cape Moreton and to the south the next major headland is Point Danger on the New South Wales/Queensland border. The other towns on the island are Dunwich and Amity Point.The point was first sighted by James Cook in 1770. Point Lookout is an excellent fishing spot, as is Jumpinpin Channel on the south of the island.
The area is mostly residential houses and tourist apartments built close to the beach and atop nearby ridges to take advantage of sweeping Pacific Ocean views. There are a few shops and a caravan park at Point Lookout. The only public bar and hotel located in Point Lookout was closed in early 2006 for re-development.
History
The single greatest loss of life resulting from a submarine attack in Australian waters occurred off Point Lookout on 14 May 1943 when the hospital ship AHS Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine.
ee also
*Redland Shire
*South East Queensland
References
* RACQ (1980) "Seeing South-East Queensland" (2nd ed.). pp 25. RACQ ISBN 0-909518-07-6
External links
* [http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/corp/ Redland Shire Council Homepage]
* [http://www.redlandstourism.com/ Redlands Tourism]
* [http://www.ramin.com.au/samworthington/waves/ Photographs of Beach, Waves and Dolphins, Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island]
* [http://www.fishesatthepoint.com.au/ Fresh seafood and bike hire on Straddie]
* [http://www.discoverstradbroke.com.au/ Straddie accommodation]
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