Download coordinates as: Yeppoon (/jəˈpuːn/) is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.

A short-lived period of sugar cane growing followed from 1883 to 1903, which failed due to unseasonal rains and lack of financial backing.

[6][7] St Ursula's College, a Catholic day and boarding school for girls, was established on 12 March 1918 by the Presentation Sisters.

[6] St Brendan's College, a Catholic day and boarding school for boys, was established on 8 October 1939 by the Christian Brothers.

The Gogango Divisional Board's scope of authority comprised a large area north and east of Rockhampton.

While the Division was administered in Rockhampton, a locally appointed body, the Yeppoon Progress Association, met once a month to look after the minor requirements of the town.

The discovery of gold brought a huge influx of people to the region, and the various boards broke up into smaller administrative bodies to better service the growing population.

[15] The boundaries of the new shire remained largely unchanged until 1984, when outlying districts including the suburbs of Nerimbera and Parkhurst were ceded to Livingstone's larger neighbour, City of Rockhampton.

[29] The Yeppoon branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the RSL Hall at 5 Normanby Street.

The lagoon includes a shallow children's play area, and informal lap pool and an infinity edge with views over the Keppel islands.

Until 2020, Yeppoon had its own weekly newspaper called The Capricorn Coast Mirror,[35] which was started by locals John and Suzy Watson in 1983.

[36] An independent news magazine called The Spectator is published locally on the Capricorn Coast and issued fortnightly.

Professional players Paul Bowman, Casey Conway, Tom Hewitt, PJ Marsh, Shane Marteene, Julian O'Neill, Matthew Scott, Jake Granville, Corey Oates, Dave Taylor, Ben Hunt and Harry Grant are all St. Brendan's alumni.

The senior men's team set the record for the most consecutive wins in an Australian rules football competition, remaining undefeated for 8 years and 128 matches achieving 8 straight premierships.

[39][40] Yeppoon experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa/Cwa), with hot, wet summers and very mild, relatively dry winters.