The Johnstone River, one of the larger in north Queensland, enters the sea at Gladys Inlet. It has a 300 m wide entrance and tidal shoals extending up to 1 km seaward of the inlet. There are three beaches associated with the river mouth - Flying Fish Point to the north, Coconut Bay Beach in the mouth, and Conquette Point Beach forming the southern entrance. The town of Innisfail is located 5 km west of the river mouth. A road runs out from Innisfail along the north side of the river, past the back of Coconut Bay to Flying Fish Point. On the south side, the Conquette Point Road runs along the southern side of the river to within 400 m of the beach. Conquette Point Beach (767), on the southern side of the river, has to date been spared from development and, while the beach also oscillates with the river, apart from a few trees falling in, no one is concerned. This beach has finer sand and a lower, wider beach face, with tidal shoals extending over 1 km off the beach that are exposed at low tide. There is also a small creek, that houses a few mangroves, draining across the southern corner of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 1.5km