Amity Point
Amity Point is a small township located on the north western point of North Stradbroke Island (or North Straddie - as it is locally known). Amity Point is part of Queensland, Australia and part of the Redland Shire.
Amity Point is surrounded by forests to the south east and pristine sand beaches.
To the north of Amity Point is the Coral Sea and the southern tip of Moreton Island. To the east of Amity Point lies the small town of Point Lookout. And to the south of Amity Point lies the main town of North Stradbroke Island - Dunwich.
The only government infrastructure for Amity Point is a jetty, a library, a community hall and a post office.
[As an interesting note: the Amity Point Library is the smallest permanent library in Australia. The Amity Point Library is the only non-automated library in Australia, having no computers or computing facilities.]
Claytons Road, often called Point Lookout Road by the locals, due to the road leading to Point Lookout, is the only road which gives access to Amity Point from the rest of North Stradbroke Island.
Private sector on the town only cater for the large number of tourists which flock to North Stradbroke Island every holiday season to make use of the Amity Point' beaches and beautiful North Stradbroke Island.
North Stradbroke Island, along with Moreton Island to the north and South Stradbroke Island to the south, are made up entirely of sand. This however has not detered nature as the forests surrounding Amity Point are tropical rainforests with an amazing amount of diversity in both flora and fauna.
Flinders Beach, 2-3 km to the east of Amity Point, and the Wanga Wallen Bank approximately 500 m to the south are in pristine condition.
