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Bundaberg is a progressive city built on the Burnett River, and surrounded by a patchwork of sugarcane fields. Bundaberg is an ideal holiday centre with excellent holiday attractions and entertainment. Coastal resorts provide excellent seaside holidays.

Bundaberg is known as the Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, as the southern tip of the Reef begins offshore near Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands. For visitors eager to explore the Reef, day trips and overnight stays leave from Bundaberg. The area is also famous for its turtles and rum.

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  • Entertainment (1)
    1. Moncrieff Theatre The Moncrieff Theatre is named after 'Our Glad' Gladys Moncrieff, world famous musical comedy star who was born in Bundaberg. Originally the Olympia Airdome, an open air theatre built in 1920, it was enclosed as the Olympia Theatre in 1955; refurbished as the Crest Theatre in 1973; and reconstructed as the Moncrieff Theatre during 1985 to 1987.
  • Galleries, Museums and Collections (4)
    1. Bundaberg Railway Museum Bundaberg's first railway station, built in 1881 as an outlet for the Mt Perry railway bringing copper from the mines, is now preserved as a proper museum. Located some 500 metres from its original site, the museum houses a wide variety of railway items past and present.
    2. Fairymead House Sugar Museum Fairymead house, built in 1890 to an Indian bungalow plan, was originally the home of the Young family, owners of Fairymead Sugar Mill and Plantation.
    3. Hinkler Hall of Aviation Opened in December 2008, the Hinkler Hall of Aviation is Australia’s newest tourist attraction and aviation adventure experience. More than a museum, the Hinkler Hall of Aviation celebrates pioneer solo aviator Bert Hinkler and the wonders of innovation, spirit and adventure.
    4. The Whaling Wall The Whaling Wall, measuring six stories tall, is a fantastic marine-life wall mural on one of Bundaberg's highest buildings in the town centre. A local landmark, it offers great photographic opportunities from several locations in the Central Business District. Check it out on your way through town or wander past if you're staying nearby.
  • Landmarks and Buildings (1)
    1. The Bundaberg Barrel Next time you're in the Bundaberg area, add a little interest to your trip with a visit to The Bundaberg Barrel. From the unique spilled ginger beer flooring to bubbles in the entrance door of the tour, the barrel showcases Bundaberg Brewed Drink's most famous product - Bundaberg Ginger Beer. The interactive tour tells visitors of its origins, ingredients, bottling and packaging through a unique range of activities and touch screens. Doug and Vince's "Promised Land" holographic three dimensional adventure is not to be missed as is the free sampling of products.
  • National Parks and Reserves (2)
    1. Burrum Coast National Park Burrum Coast National Park is a showcase of protected coastal lowland vegetation types: cabbage palms (especially in the Woodgate section), paperbark swamps and mangroves. The Kinkuna section features a narrow picturesque beach, low coastal dunes, tea-coloured waterways and flat sandy plains. Explore the Woodgate section on a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk across a melaleuca swamp or along walking tracks to viewing and fishing platforms, and a bird hide. Enjoy camping at Burrum Point (four wheel drive access only) or behind the dunes at Kinkuna. In late winter and spring, delight in the wallum heath natural wildflower show.
    2. Good Night Scrub National Park Hoop pines, bottle trees and dry rainforest provide a wildlife haven in Goodnight Scrub National Park bounded by the Burnett River. The river is also one of the known habitats of the unique ‘living dinosaur’ Australian lungfish. With 165 species of birds and 60 butterfly species, Goodnight Scrub is a brilliant place to watch wildlife. While no formal walking tracks exist, firebreaks are accessible by foot. Walk or drive to the top of One Tree Hill for spectacular views.
  • Natural Attractions (3)
    1. Kinkuna National Park Kinkuna National Park preserves a wilderness area of coastal vegetation and wide, unspoilt beaches, just 30 kilometres south of Bundaberg. Part of the Burrum Coast National Park which also incorporates both Woodgate and Burrum River National Park, Kinkuna is part of the Great Sandy Region, of which Fraser Island is best known. Kinkuna offers a true coastal wilderness experience for Four Wheel Driving or hiking. Sand tracks lead through the predominantly flat landscape dense with vegetation and along the oceanfront and the beach is also suitable for Four Wheel Driving.
    2. Lady Musgrave Island Dive Sites Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef is accessible from either Bundaberg or the Town of 1770. This 44 acre coral cay sits in a lagoon of approximately 3,000 acres with 14 world class dive sites: Manta Ray & Entrance Bombies, Napoleon's Wall and The Drop-off to name a few.
    3. Mon Repos Conservation Park Mon Repos Conservation Park is world famous for its marine turtles. Loggerhead, Flatback and Green turtles nest on an accessible mainland beach. The park is also home to Woongarra Rainforest remnants, mangroves, a tidal lagoon and historic sites. In winter and spring, take quiet beach walks, watch birds or explore rock pools.
  • Scenic Drives and Walks (2)
    1. Mon Repos Walking Track Mon Repos Conservation Park is the largest loggerhead turtle rockery in the South Pacific. From November to March, visitors to Mon Repos can witness one of nature's most fascinating spectacles — the annual pilgrimage of sea turtles. Adult turtles come ashore to lay eggs on Mon Repos beach. About eight weeks later young sea turtles hatch and race to the sea.
    2. Sunset Track Part of a string of wetland remnants in the Bundaberg area, Baldwin Swamp Conservation Park is a tiny slice of Kakadu right in the heart of the city. Waterways here provide valuable feeding and breeding grounds for a variety of waterbirds and other wildlife.
  • Wineries, Vineyards and Breweries (1)
    1. Bondstore The Home of Bundaberg Rum See, smell, taste Australia's favourite Rum being made.

Events

  • Exhibitions and Shows (9)
    1. Agro Trend Field Days The Rotary Club of Bundaberg extends an invitation to all organisations associated with rural and primary industry to participate in Agro-Trend 2010. For three days in May, they offer the opportunity to promote products and services to a dedicated agricultural and horticultural audience drawn principally from the Wide-Bay Burnett, but also to visitors from around the nation and overseas.
    2. Bundaberg Early Holden Club Incorporated-All Holden Day The Bundaberg Early Holden Club Incorporated will be holding their annual All Holden Day and the public are invited to enter their Holden vehicles for judging. Any vehicle is welcome to be put on display for a small cost. There will be entertainment throughout the day, as well as food vans and other stalls. Entrants must be on the grounds before 8:00a.m. as judging will commence at that time. Public gates open at 8:30a.m. Presentations will take place at 2.00 p.m. sharp. A donation to the Bundaberg Renal Unit will be made from proceeds of the day.
    3. Bundaberg Veterans Cricket Club Eight-A-Side Carnival Bundaberg Veterans Cricket Club-8-A-Side Carnival is on once again. It is for veteran teams over the age of 40 years. It will be held over the May Day weekend with each team playing at least four games with a format of 14 overs bowled per side and each game takes approximately two hours.
    4. Bundaberg Weekender Chess Tournament The Bundaberg Weekender Chess Tournament is one of the premier Chess Tournament events in Queensland and is registered with the Chess Association of Queensland Incorporated. Players from all over Queensland and Northern New South Wales will be attending.
    5. Crusty Demons Beyond The Apocalypse Tour The Crusty Demons are returning to Australia with their craziest and most spectacular production ever, the all new Crusty Demons, 'Beyond the Apocalypse Tour'.
    6. Lawn Bowls Past Presidents National Friendship Carnival The Lawn Bowls Past Presidents 19th. National Friendship Carnival is an Australia wide biennial competition. The venue rotates around Australia and 2010 is Queensland’s turn, with Bundaberg chosen to host the event from 14 to 20 April.
    7. National Australian Poetry Championships Bundaberg Poets’ Society will host the National Australian Poetry Championships in July at the Brothers Sports Club. This will be a full weekend of entertainment with competitions being held during the day on the Friday and Saturday and up until lunchtime on the Sunday. There will be a Walk-Up Poetry Concert on the Friday evening and the very entertaining concert on Saturday night with three of Australia’s best poets as special guests.
    8. New Orleans Bourbon Street Festival The streets of Bundaberg will come alive to the sounds of Jazz, as the New Orleans Bourbon Street Festival makes its way to Bourbong Street for the annual Australian Jazz Convention.
    9. Wide Bay Australia Bundy Thunder Power Boat Spectacular Experience the excitement of Queensland's Biggest Power Boat Racing Spectacular with two days of high octane circuit racing by Australia's top racing teams. Around 30 races per day, featuring trophy races in many classes including blown alcohol displacements, the new Blown Lites class, six and five litre displacements, F1's, Hydroplanes and more, it's Bathurst on Water!
  • Markets (1)
    1. Moore Park Beach Annual Festival Of Arts The Moore Park Beach Festival of Arts is on again this year, with a great line up of activities for all. The initial viewing will be on Friday 20 August at 6.30 p.m. at the opening ceremony and bookings are essential.

Tours

  • Full Day (1)
    1. Midaga Ultimate Fishing Bundaberg has a rich array of fishing opportunities awaiting the most avid angler, fly, lure, and the plastic’s fisherman are all catered for!
  • Half Day (1)
    1. Bundaberg Ferry Company Relax and enjoy a two and half hour cruise on the beautiful Burnett River aboard the fully restored classic river ferry, the gorgeous Bundy Belle. Tours depart from the Riverside Parklands Ferry Terminal and include full commentary on the river's colourful history.
  • Night (1)
    1. Footprints Turtle Tour Be part of nature with Footprints Adventures and do the famous Footprints Turtle Tour to one of the most important turtle rookeries in the southern hemisphere. Spend an evening under the stars to the sounds of the nearby ocean, as you witness the life cycle of this endangered marine animal. From early November to late March, giant female turtles return to Mon Repos beach to lay over 100 eggs in the dunes. Later, their tiny babies erupt from the warm brown sand and scurry to the awaiting ocean.

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Our Local Highlights

  • Bundaberg Rum Distillery: Smell & Taste your way through the world famous Bundaberg Rum Distillery with a guided tour of the factory see the real workings of Australia's favourite drink, visit the brand new visitors centre with interactive displays,videos & graphics showcasing Bundaberg Rum, also the gift shop offers a large range of official Bundaberg Rum merchandise & of course after free tastings of the finest Bundaberg Rum. Enjoy !
  • Footprints Adventures Turtle Tours: Take a Turtle Tour & experience the adventure of the ancient treasures of the deep in their natural habitat, from November through to April every year. Nightly trips with bus pick up staright from the park, first entry in with the bus trip.
    Be amazed as these creatures lay their eggs, relocate eggs, or come & see the baby hatchlings as they emerge from the eggs & make their way to the water.
  • Bundy Belle River Cruise: Relax & Enjoy a 2 1/2 hour cruise on the beautiful Burnett River aboard the fully restores classic river ferry The Bundy Belle.Tours daily, see the bulk sugar terminal, the busy port of Bundaberg with the trawlers unloading at the seafood processing plants.
    Sit back in the cabin or upstairs on the sunny deck & enjoy the river system.
  • Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort: Enjoy a scenic flight from Bundaberg to the gateway of The Great Barrier Reef with a day trip to Beautiful Lady Elliot Island, tour the reef in the glass bottom boat with exceptionally crystal clear water makes a snorkelling paradise, you may encounter turtles,manta rays,dolphins,large variety of coral & beautiful tropical fish.
    even stay longer with an overnight stay. It's magnificent!
  • Bundy Bowl & Leisure Complex: Have Great Family Fun with a range of games that the whole family can enjoy; Tenpin Bowling, Video Arcade, Pool Tables, Table Tennis, Air Hockey, Lazer Tag.
    Bistro Meals & Fully Licensed, open 7 Days.
  • Coral Isles Karts & Amusements: The Fastest hire karts in Queensland, fun for the whole family race on a 600m asphalt track, with 2 stroke,4 stroke & dual karts & also a giant water slide for the hot summer days & a baby pool & games room, make a day of it , there is BBQ facilities provided.
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