and visitors can partake in Art and Cultural Trails and visit the 1770 Art Show. The town is also the inspiration behind the song "Sweet Agnes" released in 2022 by the band Railmotor The album was recorded in Agnes Water over two weeks in May, 2022. Beaches and fishing The main beach is long, running from Round Hill in the north down to Agnes Water. The beach is relatively straight and faces east-north-east. Most of the beach is backed by a low dune and natural vegetation. At the southern Agnes Water end there is an extensive foreshore reserve, including a camping reserve. The beach usually receives waves averaging about one metre, which combine with the medium sand to build a moderately steep high tide beach, with a continuous bar exposed at low tide. During and following higher swell, up to 30 rip channels are cut across the lower section of the bar and an outer bar forms along the central and northern sections of the beach. The rip channels will persist for some weeks during lower wave conditions. As well as the surf beach, Agnes Water is intersected by rocky headlands and has a stream behind the coastline. A relatively safe beach is located in the southern patrolled area. Region highlights Agnes Water is predominantly a tourist region that relies on the constant flow of visitors including families that visit the area in peak school holiday seasons and grey nomads that add to the local population in the months from May to September each year. The bulk of local businesses are built around typical town needs and servicing the demands of visitors, with operators such as 1770 LARC! Tours and Scooteroos. Agnes Water has a significantly high proportion of hospitality services per capita to meet the demand of local visitors. Agnes Water is also home to one of Australia's most highly awarded tea companies, Tielka. References External links Towns in Queensland Coastal towns in Queensland Seaside resorts in Australia Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland