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opened the renovated Shute Harbour Marine Terminal in mid December 2021. However, there were criticisms about the safety of the public boat ramp facilities, particularly that the jetty did not float but became submerged at high tide, forcing boat users to wade through water that might contain
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The harbour is busy with many small boats. Commercial operators provide a range of services including bareboats and charter yachts, day tours, scheduled ferries, and water taxi and seaplane services.
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decided to construct tourist facilities in the area in October 1960, they created a town called Shutehaven. On 31 January 1987, the town of Shutehaven was amalgamated into the larger town of
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which is about 500 metres (1,600 ft) south-east of the headland of Shute Harbour. The island was named by in May 1881 by Captain John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear of
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Apart from the harbour services, the only other land use is a small residential area on the Coral Point peninsula.
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There are no schools in Shute Harbour. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in
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There are regular bus services available to and from the port which take the winding road through
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A public boat ramp is available on Shute Harbour Road for launching private boats (
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Shute Harbour has the following coastal features (from west to east):
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to the west. The nearest government secondary school is
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towards the harbour from Proserpine, Cannonvale and
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Queensland

Shute Harbour is located in Queensland
Coordinates
20°17′24″S 148°47′25″E / 20.29°S 148.7902°E / -20.29; 148.7902 (Shute Harbour (centre of locality))
2021 census
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Cannonvale
Proserpine
Mackay
Townsville
Brisbane
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Whitsunday Region
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Whitsunday
Federal division(s)
Dawson
Mount Rooper
Mount Rooper
Coral Sea
Coral Sea

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