Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach, originally known as Back Beach was first gazetted in 1969 to service the thriving sand mining industry in the area.
When the mines were forced to close in 1976 due to pressure from the environmentalists, tourism and fishing took over as the primary industries in the area.

Today Rainbow Beach is a flourishing town catering for over 70,000 transient tourists a year and has a permanent population of about 900 people.

Carlo Sand Blow

Carlo Sand Blow was named by Captain Cook after one of his deck crew named Carlo. The unique “moonscape” sand mass covers over 15 hectares and overlooks the towering coloured sands. From the Rainbow Beach water tower at the top of Cooloola Drive, a walking track passes through woodlands to the expansive natural sand blow.
It’s an excellent spot to watch the sunrise or sunset. The 360 degree views are spectacular, to the East has magnificent views of the ocean where one can often see the migrating whales from August to October. To the S.E. is Double Island Point and the cliffs of coloured sand. Fraser Island and Inskip Point are to the North, while Tin Can Bay and the Great Sandy Straits lie to the West.

Coloured sands

Rainbow Beach derives its name from the towering sandcliffs which form an arc to the South East of the town. These rainbow coloured sands are part of an aboriginal legend.
The early inhabitants of the area were the Kabi Tribe. They spoke of Yiningie, the spirit of the Gods, who was represented by a rainbow. Yiningie was killed in a fight when he crashed into the cliffs, and his spirits coloured the sands forever.

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