BUNDABERG

A little about Bundaberg......... The Town situated between Brisbane and Rockhampton Wide Bay Burnett Region in South East Queensland.  Bundaberg is mainly Sugar Cane and Small Crops also the Famous Bundaberg Rum. Bundaberg has the largest number of commercial fisherman of any port in Queensland.   Bundaberg is also a popular first port call for many overseas yachts, with 3 marina's and many private Jetties.  The Boats are well spread along the Burnett River.  We are about 13klms from the coast,  the population is about 42,000 people and growing fast.  Sit back and we will take a tour of where we used to live......

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So here we go starting with a nice beach scene near Bundaberg, some beaches on the outskirts of bundaberg are usually deserted and go for miles and miles.  Then you have the ones close by 13 klms away which we will see.  The main attraction at one particular beach MON REPOS is the Loggerhead Turtles, they come up the beach to lay their eggs.  Laying about 100 eggs.   Then they go back to the sea and return again between September and January and do it all again.

  
Distant Beach near Bundaberg

                                                                                
Wide Bay Capricorn                      Another Beach Scene                                   Coral Cove off the Coast  
Building Society

                                                                                                       
Kelly's Beach Bargara                Lady Musgrave Island                                      Money's Creek Bargara     

                                                                             
     Catamaran Transport                  Windmill Coffee House                            Bundaberg Cane Fire
To the Islands Of Bundaberg                      Bargara                                         Burning before cutting cane

                                                                                   
   Another Cane Fire                       Bridge on the Burnett River                      Marina at Burnett Heads
       At Bundaberg                        River Runs through Bundaberg             About 20 Klms from Bundaberg 

Here is Burt Hinkler House    Re-Located now at Hinkler Rose Gardens North Bundaberg. Bert Hinkler House was pulled down in England piece by piece and shipped to Bundaberg his birth place and re-constructed at Hinkler Rose Gardens where it is now a huge tourist attraction.  The people of Bundaberg and the Local City Council got together for this mammoth task.  Bert Hinkler was Australia's favourite son, being a pioneer in aviation. To see and learn more of this famous Pioneer go to this link.   LINK
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Bundaberg Rum Factory where they make the famous "Bundy Rum" This Spectacular Site Uses Macromedia Flash and is Awsome you will need to get the Plugin at the site, its worth the look.
.........Click on the Bundaberg Rum Logo To View............

 
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