Bundaberg Information, Attractions and Events, Queensland (QLD)

Located east of the Bruce Highway are Bundaberg’s main beaches of Elliott Heads, Bargara and Burnett Heads, all part of the Coral Coast region. Just off the coast you will find Lady Elliot Island and Lady Musgrave Island.

Bundaberg Attractions

Alexandra Park And Zoo
• Quay Street
• Providing superb views of the Burnett River from the south bank, the zoo presents a collection of birds and animals especially appealing to children.

Bundaberg Arts Centre
• 1 Barolin Street (Cnr Quay Street) • Ph: 07 4152 3700 •

• The Bundaberg Arts Centre is an A-Grade regional gallery with three exhibition spaces that hosts local and touring exhibitions of visual arts, crafts and social history.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks The Bundaberg Barrel Visitor Centre
• 147 Bargara Rd, BUNDABERG QLD 4670
• Ph: +61 7 4154 5400 • Freecall: 1800 629 923 (within Australia) •

• A must see when visiting Bundaberg, The Barrel is where you can smell, touch, see, hear and even taste ‘Ginger Beer’. For the complete Bundaberg Ginger Beer experience, bring the whole family and try the free taste sample. There is a whole range of brewed drinks on offer including Zesty Lemon Lime and Bitters, natural Sarsaparilla, Peachee and many more. The Tourist Centre offers interactive tours, free product tasting and a gift shop for visitors to browse through.

Bundaberg Rum Distillery
• Whittred St, BUNDABERG QLD 4670 • Ph: 07 4131 2999
• Visiting the Bundaberg Rum Distillery is an experience that is enjoyed most by adults. On the tour you will see, smell and taste your way through the rum production progress. You'll enjoy a video presentation, extensive tour, personal sampling, historical displays and opportunity to purchase merchandise and some unique souvenirs. The Museum and Merchandise shop are open to the public. Children are certainly welcome but there are no on-site children's activities outside of the tour.

Burrum Coast National Park
• Accessible only by 4WD this park is divided into two sections the Kinkuna and the Woodgate sections. The Kinkuna section to the north covers some 13900ha, located just 23km south of Bundaberg the park is easily accessible for day trippers to explore the park using the bushwalks and experiencing the varied wildflower displays during the spring and early summers. Palm Beach which runs right along the coast is a great place to settle down for some serious sun bathing.

Cania Gorge National Park
• A huge sandstone belt stretches right through the middle of Queensland and Cania Gorge is part of this massive belt. 70 metre high sandstone cliffs, rain forested gullies, caves and open eucalypt forest typify this area of Queensland. The park covers over 3000 ha and is a haven for native animals in the area.

Eurimbula National Park
• Captain Cook first stepped onto Queensland soil at what is now know as Eurimbula National Park. Here he and Joseph Banks collected 33 species of plants in May 1770 at Bustard Bay named by Cook as they shot a Bustard type bird in the area most likely a plains turkey.

Fairymead House Sugar Museum
• Bundaberg Botanical Gardens • Thornhill St, North Bundaberg • Ph: 07 4153 6786
• 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.

Mon Repos Conservation Park
• Freecall: 1800 072 110 (within Australia)
• Mon Repos supports the largest concentration of nesting sea turtles on the east Australian mainland and is one of the two largest loggerhead turtle rookeries in the south Pacific Ocean region.

From November to March, visitors to Mon Repos can witness the fascinating spectacle of nature's annual pilgrimage of sea turtles. This annual event see the adult turtles come ashore to lay eggs on Mon Repos Beach. Approximately eight weeks later, young sea turtles emerge from the eggs and race to the sea.

The best time to see turtles laying eggs is after dark from mid November to February. Hatchlings usually leave their nests to begin their journey to the sea, at night from mid January until late March. If you visit in January you might be lucky enough to see both adults and hatchlings.

Turtles are easily disturbed from their nesting if correct turtle watching guidelines are not followed. Each year more people visit Mon Repos to watch the turtles. To protect nesting turtles and hatchlings, a limit has been set on the number of people allowed access to the beach each night. Visitors are urged to book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Schmeider’s Cooperage
• 3-7 Alexandra St, East Bundaberg • Ph: 07 4152 8573
• Established in 1983, this Queensland State Tourism Award winning tourist attraction keeps alive the ancient skill of cooperage - barrel-making.

Steam Tramway
• Bundaberg Botanical Gardens • Mt Perry Rd, North Bundaberg • Ph: 07 4159 3341
• Coal fired steam loco rides for the family. Operated by the Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society.

Whale Watching
• There are tour operators that now cater for the growing whale watching activities. Species seen, include the Humpback Whales, Southern Right Whales, and Longfin Pilot Whales.

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