Rockhampton, which is known as the beef capital of Australia, is one of the most diverse cities. It is situated in the banks of the river ‘Fitzroy’. It offers a unique lifestyle to its residents. The temperature varies from 32 degrees maximum to 22 degrees minimum in the summer and 23 degrees maximum to 9 degrees minimum in the dry season. It lies in the area where cyclone threats are reported and is subjected to thunderstorms. Moreover, the river ‘Fitzroy’ has a long history of flooding. As per the census of 2006, it has a population of 74,530 people.
Central Queensland News is one of the leading newspapers available here. Rockhampton has cricket teams, basketball teams, and soccer teams. Eminent personalities also hail from here. Gerard Brennan, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, George Curtis an Australian politician, Frank Forde, and the Prime minister of Australia are some of them.
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