Agnes Water / 1770 Visitor Information Centre

02/04/2026

📸 Meet the Team!

A couple of weeks ago we had some fun capturing our team photos – and what a wonderful group we have! 💛

We’re excited to welcome Libby to the team, bringing us to a magical milestone of 10 amazing volunteers 🙌

You might notice one familiar face missing – Karen couldn’t make the photo this time, but she’s very much part of our incredible crew.

Our Visitor Centre is powered by these beautiful, friendly faces who are always ready to help you make the most of your visit.

✨ If one of our lovely ladies has helped you recently, we’d love you to drop a comment below and share the love!

We’re so proud of this team – a great group of women who bring warmth, knowledge, and a whole lot of heart to what we do 💛

01/04/2026

🐣 Easter Opening Hours 🐣

With Easter just around the corner, we wanted to let you know when you can pop in and see us over the long weekend:

✨ Good Friday (3 April): Closed
✨ Easter Saturday (4 April): 9am – 1pm
✨ Easter Sunday (5 April): 9am – 1pm
✨ Easter Monday (6th April): 9am – 1pm

We rely on our wonderful volunteers to keep our doors open, so from time to time unexpected changes may occur and we may need to close without notice. We appreciate your understanding 💛

All other days throughout the school holidays will remain as usual.

Wishing you a safe and happy Easter, and we hope to see you over the break! 🐰🌸

16/03/2026

Happening this Wednesday 18th - our community needs you!

ANZAC DAY Community Meeting.
Hello Wonderful Community,
A community meeting will be held at the Tavern starting at 5pm, Wednesday 18th of March.
The meeting will outline the schedule for ANZAC Day activities and order of march for the community service. We will call for volunteers to assist in setting up and packing up, as well as raffle support and volunteer roles on the day.
For everyone that wants to participate in this great day please attend our community meeting.

13/03/2026

📢 Call for Photos – Flood Affected Businesses

Good afternoon everyone,

We are currently assisting with the activation of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) and urgently require photos of flood-affected businesses in our region.

If you have any photos that clearly show direct flood impacts to a business or office premises (not roads or general flooding), please post on comments with location and date/time

📸 Photos should clearly show the impact to the business building or premises.

⏰ Deadline: 4:00 pm today
Email photos to: [email protected]

These images are needed to support the disaster claim submission and will help ensure our local businesses receive the support they need.

Thank you for your help at short notice – your contribution can make a real difference for our local business community.

— Agnes Water & 1770 Visitor Information Centre

20/02/2026

We had some lovely ladies pop into the Centre today to show off their gorgeous festival hats by Jen Coral Creations Whitsundays — and don’t they look amazing! ✨🎩

Festival-ready and full of smiles, they picked up their program and checked out the shuttle bus location before the big weekend ahead.

We love seeing the excitement building around town! 💙

We’re so excited to welcome everyone to our beautiful destination this weekend and wish you all an incredible time at Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival

Enjoy the music, the atmosphere, and everything our Tiny Tourism Town has to offer! 🎶🌊

09/02/2026

🌟 Celebrating Our Amazing Agnes Water G.A.P.D.L Volunteers! 🌟

Last Friday night, we had the absolute pleasure of spoiling our incredible volunteers at the 1770 Marina. We kicked off at The Bookshelf 1770, where everyone got to use their special vouchers to pick out a book (or three!) and explore the space - many were pleasantly surprised, as some hadn’t visited before. 📚✨

Next, we enjoyed delicious Portuguese cuisine at Barraca By The Sea, sharing great conversation, plenty of laughs, and a wonderful belated 80th birthday celebration for our longest-serving volunteer, Carolyn. 🎉💛

It was a night filled with gratitude for all these amazing ladies do for our community - and a big thank you to the men for sharing their wives with us! 💕

We couldn’t be more thankful for our volunteers — you truly make the centre, the region and community shine.

20/01/2026

💛 Community is everything 💛

Over the past few months, we’ve been quietly working on improving the working space at the Visitor Centre so it’s more functional for our team and volunteers. Before Christmas, we were lucky enough to purchase some solid shelving from Bernie at the Homewares when she sadly closed her doors - a small way of keeping local pieces local.

The shelving, however, was big, heavy and awkward… and that’s where community stepped in.

Buildrite QLD Pty Ltd. generously provided a truck and some serious muscle to help move and install it — completely free of charge. No invoices, no expectations. Just people helping because they could.

I might be a little biased, but this is what makes a community strong. Supporting one another, understanding that what goes around comes around and stepping up when it’s needed - even when it’s not your own business.

A huge thank you to John and Noni Smith and the Buildrite team for their generosity and kindness. It truly makes a difference, and it doesn’t go unnoticed.

This is exactly the kind of community we’re proud to be part of 💙

05/01/2026

✨ New Year, Smarter Holidays! ✨
Thinking ahead in 2026? A little annual leave strategy can turn a few days off into epic coastal escapes 🌊☀️

Here’s how to stretch your leave further (and fit in more visits to beautiful places like Agnes Water & 1770 😉):

📅 Work the public holidays
Plan leave around long weekends and you’ll be surprised how far it goes:
• 🇦🇺 Australia Day (Jan 26) – Take 4 days, enjoy 9 days off
• 🐣 Easter (April 3–6) – Take 4 days, score 10 days off
• 👑 King’s Birthday (June) – Take 4 days, get 9 days off
• 🎄 Christmas & New Year – Use 6 days and enjoy 13 days off (hello summer road trips!)

📍 Think local & state-based
Different states = different public holidays. Add show days or Melbourne Cup Day and suddenly your break just got longer.

📝 Top tips from us
✔️ Book your leave early
✔️ Book your accommodation early (trust us on this one!)
✔️ Actually switch off — emails can wait
✔️ Choose destinations that let you slow down, unwind and recharge

💙 Future you will be very grateful for a calendar full of sunsets, beach walks and holiday memories.

Pop into the Visitor Information Centre or send us a message — we’re always happy to help you plan your next well-earned escape ✨

19/12/2025

🧝‍♀️ ELF ON THE SHELF… OR ELF BY THE LIGHTHOUSE? 🗼✨

Etta has been caught red-handed in the retail section of the VIC today — lurking suspiciously close to our lighthouse ornaments 👀

But wait… beside her was The Lighthouse of Tragedy 📖
A little light reading perhaps? Especially cheeky considering it’s written by our very own Stuart Buchanan, who you can still find keeping watch at the Bustard Head Lighthouse!

✨ You can purchase signed copies of The Lighthouse of Tragedy right here at the VIC
✨ Plus our lighthouse ornaments to keep those coastal memories glowing long after your visit

And if Etta has inspired you to see the real thing…
🚙 You can visit Bustard Head Lighthouse by booking the 1770 LARC! Tours Paradise Tour
📍 Book online at https://www.gladstoneregion.info/explore/agnes-water-1770/tour/1770-larc-tours/
or pop in and see us at the VIC

Etta’s clearly feeling festive… and a little light-house obsessed 🎄😉

16/12/2025

🎄 Christmas & New Year Opening Hours 🎄

If you’re planning a visit to Agnes Water over the festive season, please take note of our adjusted opening hours at the Agnes Water Visitor Information Centre:

✨ Festive Trading Hours ✨
📅 Wed 24 Dec: 8:30am – 12:30pm
📅 Thu 25 Dec: Closed
📅 Fri 26 Dec: Closed
📅 Sat 27 Dec: Closed
📅 Sun 28 Dec: 9:00am – 1:00pm
📅 Mon 29 Dec: 8:30am – 4:30pm
📅 Tue 30 Dec: 8:30am – 4:30pm
📅 Wed 31 Dec: 8:30am – 12:30pm
📅 Thu 1 Jan: Closed
📅 Fri 2 Jan: 8:30am – 4:30pm
📅 Sat 3 Jan: 9:00am – 2:00pm

All other days will operate as usual.

🌊 From 2026, our regular opening hours will be:
• Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
• Saturday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
• Sunday: 9:00am – 1:00pm

We look forward to helping you make the most of your visit to Agnes Water & 1770 over the festive season ✨

16/12/2025

🎄✨ Guess who we found today? Our cheeky elf Etta — all dressed in tinsel and sitting with our feedback forms! 🤩

We’re not sure if she’s trying to score some 5-star reviews… but we’ll take it! 😄

Have you visited us recently? We’d love to hear what you thought about your experience at the Agnes Water / 1770 Visitor Information Centre.

⭐ Share your feedback here:
👉 Facebook Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/AgnesWaterVIC/reviews

👉 Google Reviews: https://www.google.com/search?q=agnes+water+visitor+centre+reviews

Your thoughts help us grow, celebrate what we’re doing well, and make your next visit even better! 💛

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