Keller 43

Maple street. It is a pretty busy street, with the Backpackers. Lots a parked cars, sometimes making it difficult for people to get in and out of their driveways. Some ignorant people seem to park slightly on your driveway, not a council issue. These things are swept under the rug. People in these cars have no respect for the business they visit or the residential properties. Other than that it is a pretty quiet street, the backpackers are rowdy at times, lots of slaming car doors and yelling, not really a quiet spot if your looking for privacy & peace or a sleep in. Sleeping in does not happen near the backpackers.

Yeppoon has a beautiful view from selected high places & beaches. Most of the year the tempreture is pretty average. Not too cold, not too hot except for the occasional heat wave, but still cooler then nearby Rockhampton. Lived here almost all my life, it has changed over the last 10 years. It has grown in population, crime has picked up a little but no match for City crime. The people do keep a close eye on other people's businesses and should I say personal business as well. Everybody want's to know everything or already does know everything. I notice a story told in this town can be a hell of an adventure, this is sarcasim for some things are overeggerated & full of sh*t. I guess that is everwhere. Yeppoon is fairly quiet, the local pubs have the odd brawl as most pubs do. Though not much employment apart from aged care & disability services. Hospitality is popular for the younger generation, if some can actually take the time to learn, listen & concentrate on doing the job, most I come across are lazy or relaxed lol. Generally good people though. There are a lot of water activities for fishing, boating, swimming, snorkling at the islands, ect. Yeppoon has markets on the weekends, with Cooberrie Park, Five Rocks, Cooraman Creek, The Caves near Rocky, Double Heads Track Mountain walk, Roslyn Bay boat Harbour, Pineapple Festival. Pretty good variety of shops, though not many smiling workers for some reason I notice. Some retail workers just don't seem to be happy, some are. It is easier to get employment if you know someone as with most places. At the moment if you are looking for a rental, maybe try 12 mths in advance, the rentals are difficult enough for us locals to stay, let alone new adventurers. Please come but it may take a long time for you to rent a place, it can be expensive, $500+ a week recently for some rentals. Yeppoon is growing with the new lagoon which is a lot nicer looking at night, has been known to have a couple of people looking/taking photo's of kids that shouldn't be taking photo's or looking at kids, but still safe that I am aware off. Yeppoon is a great spot to settle down, not much for teenagers to do, apart from hang out at the skate parks or petty crime. Some are using drugs, actually a lot of drugs in Yeppoon. Once again it's no different anywhere else I don't think. There are some really rude kids/teenagers who don't care, they will flip the bird as they say as you drive by them. Some will swear at you for nothing but I think it's boredom & trying to get a reaction from their proud mates. Attention seeking. Overall Yeppoon is a safe family place to live & depending what sort of lifestyle you are looking for will depend on if you would be happy in this little relaxed beachside town. It is a beautiful place if you do you, stay out of other people's business, & don't tell anyone about your business unless you want the town to know. Cheers.