MAP AND DIRECTIONS
Are you wondering how to get here?
Shearwater is in Happy Valley, a small township protected by a dingo proof fence, half way up the east coast of K’gari on 75 Mile Beach. The beach is the main road on K’gari, so a four-wheel drive vehicle is essential for visiting Shearwater.
CONTACT DETAILS
Elspeth will be your primary contact for booking and enjoying your holiday at Shearwater. Please contact her by email at elspeth@shearwateronkgari.com.au.
Elspeth attempts to reply to all emails within 24hrs,. If you need immediate answers or assistance then please call her on 0488 237 553.

Elspeth Murray with her mother Jenny Frith, in Yidney Scrub 2025. Elspeth is daughter number 3, and manages Shearwater on behalf of the family
What our visitors think
Awesome accommodation, great location. Property Manager has outdone herself with everything catered for from games, books, basic consumable supplies. We had a family of 9 adults stay and we fitted in with ease. Would definitely stay at Shearwater again and highly recommend it to all. Thank you for making our Fraser Island holiday one to remember.
Such a great spot to stay for family groups. We loved the simplicity and the beautiful house.
Fantastic accommodation, very clean, lots of room, and heaps of cooking/meals plates cups cutlery etc. huge fridge/freezer capacity. Hot, hot showers, and relaxing lounge and outdoor area with gas bbq. For 8 fishermen, we appreciated the warm homely feeling at the end of each loooong day
Clean, neat and tidy. Very comfortable. Shearwater is a lovely place to stay and to reconnect or connect with those that stay with you. As long as the sun was out there was always somewhere to sit and warm yourself with a cuppa or a good book. There are numerous games and puzzles to play and laugh together after a long day adventuring on the island. It could get a little cold at night especially in the living space. However, once you were closed up and snuggled into bed, you were fine. Elspeth was nice, friendly and lovely to deal with. My family and I would definitely stay here again and hope to have the chance again in the future.
Loved our Shearwater stay with our family. Second time there and won’t be the last.
A great spot to stay on Fraser Island! Central to everything on the east side. The house has everything you need. Elspeth was great to deal with and was more than happy to accommodate an early check is for us as we were travelling with 3 young children. There care takers Pete and Ann we friendly and sorted out a new gas bottle for the BBQ as soon as we contacted them.
OMG! Where to start!Location location location!Extra amenities, port a cot for Bub, sand toys, floaters for creek and extremely well sourced cooking utensils, cutlery, coffee machine and more! So easy to get up, down or inland on island tracks and a great meal at the pub/convenience store just a very short stroll down the way. The 3 bathrooms and 3 toilets made sure no one was kept waiting and the car takers and host both amazingly wonderful to deal with! We are crossing our fingers the house will be available for next years trip (once we confirm the dates with all our travellers)
Awesome accomodation, great location. The Property Manager has outdone herself with everything catered for from games, books, and basic consumable supplies. We had a family of 9 adults stay and we fitted in with ease. Would definately stay at Shearwater again and highly recommend it to all. Thank you for making our Fraser Island holiday one to remember.
What a fabulous place to stay for cousins to catch up. The house was immaculate, well equipped and great for our spontaneous cousin catch up.
We had an amazing stay at the Shearwater property on Fraser Island. Everything was exactly as described, and the host’s communication was exceptional. The property is packed with fantastic features, perfect off-the-grid holiday home. The kids absolutely loved it, and we’re already planning to return. Highly recommend!
Location is perfect and it had everything we needed and more for our stay.
What a beautiful, welcoming family home! We had the most wonderful time and the location of the property to all the attractions on Fraser Island is just perfect!! We will be back!
Our stay at Shearwater was amazing! Great house in a great location. Plenty of activities provided for the kids to do without needing technology! Will definitely stay here again!
Thank you for making our family holiday that extra bit special. We have loved our stay here, such an incredible home that was organised and functional. We look forward to returning to Shearwater.
Thanks heaps for this lovely house to stay in with so many things for us kids to do. My dad caught a Kingfish at Kingfisher Bay…I loved Eli Creek but my fave place is everywhere. This place is so lovely that I am definitely going to come back again. I love Fraser Island. xoxo. And we found a swing on the sand dunes at Yidney Rocks.
Loved the house, upstairs has a bathroom, bar-fridge and private sitting area if someone needs extra space. Downstairs has everything you want and need. The place was easy to clean afterwards, everything was where we needed it to be. Plan your trip around the weather & tides, we did and had an amazing time.
Shearwater was a home away from home, so spacious, extremely well equipped, perfect location for a family/friends getaway. Highly recommended.
Great property in a great location. Thankyou for sharing your property. Everyone had an awesome break. Look forward to our next visit.
We had a wonderful stay and everything we could have needed was there and then some more. We loved staying in your bright clean property and will definitely book there again
We stayed with two families of 4. There was plenty of space and everything we needed for our 4 night stay. We wish we could have stayed longer. We would love to stay again.
We had a magical time away at Shearwater. The home was very family friendly and it was in a perfect location. Very spacious and the house had everything we needed! Thank you so much for a wonderful stay. We will definitely be back!
Thank you for such a wonderful stay at your beautiful home in Happy Valley. We had the best holiday ever. The house was amazing, spotless on our arrival. Had everything we needed and literally everything was a breeze from start to finish. Elspeth was wonderful, house amazing. Not a single complaint. We will be back, next year, and every year thereafter. Thank you!
We had a lovely week staying at Shearwater. It is really well equipped and comfortable for a large group. The gas, solar and battery setup works a treat. We loved the extra touches like a small high chair, picnic plates and wine glasses, toys and games.
The house was fantastic. It was well equipped with everything you needed and more. The kitchen had more than enough utensils and pots pans ect. And the house was stocked with loads of board games. Great dinning area inside and outside by the bbq so nobody ever had to cook alone. Only a short 5 minute walk down to the beach was a treat, and the shops and pub 1 minute down the road. Thanks!
