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MY TOWN ROCKHAMPTON

Carol Dingle CO-OWNER, DINGLES CAFE BAR “We wanted to create a community and that’s one of the things I’m most proud of.”

HOME TO THE DARUMBAL PEOPLE, Rockhampton, in Central Queensland, straddles the beautiful Fitzroy River (Tunuba) and is framed by Mount Archer (Nurim) to the north. With a progressive community of about 82,000 residents, ‘Rocky’ offers a relaxed and affordable lifestyle with close proximity to the vast Capricorn Coast. The ‘Beef Capital’ of Australia, Rockhampton is a leading centre for education, agriculture, art, business and services. The region’s rich pioneering past is proudly on show at Quay Street’s Riverside Precinct, where heritage-listed buildings meet integrated urban design.

Close to the CBD is Dingles Cafe Bar in William Street, which Carol Dingle co-founded with her sister, Sue Patterson, after

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