Council In mid-2006, the Queensland Government’s Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation launched a Q150 Legacy Infrastructure Grant Program to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of Queensland’s separation from New South Wales as a colony.  The anniversary vision was “Reflect on our past, imagine our future”. The objective of the program was to create lasting tributes that marked the anniversary and reflected the vision of the celebrations.

The former Miriam Vale Shire Council lodged a successful proposal for the redevelopment of the Seventeen Seventy foreshore. Gladstone Regional Council continued on with the project and completed it on time and within the $1.8 million budget. The project was supported with $495,000 in funding from the Queensland Government’s Q150 Legacy Infrastructure Program.

The aim of the project was to upgrade the existing coastal foreshore by providing a modern open space which attracts visitors to the area, as well as giving existing residents an enhanced area to enjoy the vistas and activities available along the picturesque stretch of Seventeen Seventy coastline.

The official unveiling coincided with the Captain Cook 1770 Festival, an annual event which brings the small coastal community together to celebrate.

1770 Foreshore Master Plan