Local Attractions
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Brooweena
10 minutes to the Village of Brooweena.
First settled by Europeans in 1849 the town developed with the arrival of the railway line in 1889. Local saw mill opened 1924 and timber continues to be an important industry. Famous as the only town in Queensland without a pub.
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Brooweena Historical Museum
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Original Mill and Mill Homestead
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Forestry plantations
Biggenden
25 minutes to the mining town of Biggenden.
Biggenden lies below the granite cliffs of Mt Walsh. It came into existence in 1889 as a service centre to the short-lived gold rush towns of Paradise and Shamrock.
The mine is located 8klms out of town. It mined gold from 1888-1901, bismuth from 1901 - 1938 and magnetite from 1966-1990. In more recent times it has become popular with mineral crystal collectors.​
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Biggenden Mine
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Biggenden Museum
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The Chowey Bridge
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Mt Walsh National Park
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Coulston Lakes (Volcanic craters)
Fraser Coast Wildlife Sancturary
20 minutes to Oakhurst.
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The Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation formed by a dedicated band of volunteers to ensure the future of the sanctuary and its inhabitants
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Pat a Kangaroo and howl with the dingoes
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Dingo Experiences available
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Feed Kangaroos and wallabies
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Be entertained by the cockatoos' antics
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Learn about snakes....their eating habits, habitat and more
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Snake Experiences available
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Feel the smoothness of a blue tongue lizard and
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See how many parrots will talk to you
Maryborough
30 minutes to the Historic town of Maryborough
Settled back in 1847, Maryborough is one of Queensland's oldest cities, and you can still see the Magnificent Queenslander Homes. In the days of the early colony, it was the second most important port after Sydney and the place where thousands of Migrants took their first steps on Australian soil.
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Cannon Firing
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Mary Ann Steam Locomotive
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Queens Park
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Portside
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Brennan and Geraghty's Store
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Military and Colonial Museum
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Heritage Markets - Thursdays
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Heritage Listed Bond Store
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Childers
50 minutes to historic Childers.
Childers came into existence as a service town for the surrounding sugar cane fields. Today it combines tourism with a surrounding agriculture of sugar cane, avocadoes and macadamia nuts. There are 23 buildings in Churchill Street that are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register
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Heritage Walk
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Backpacker Memorial
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Pharmaceutical Museum
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Old Butcher Shop
Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo
45 minutes - 51 Lucketts Rd, Childers QLD 4660
Snakes Downunder Reptile Park & Zoo is a fun and affordable day – just south of Childers – displaying over 45 species and sub-species of Australian reptiles, amphibians and marsupials.
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Koala Encounter
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FREE reptile handling
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Monitor Lizards (feeding Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday in summer (Sunday and Thursday in Autumn and Spring)
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Fantastic Snake house
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Snake feeding every Monday during summer,( every second Monday in autumn and Spring)
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Walk through vivarium housing dragons and frogs
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Kiosk
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Picnic tables
Woolooga
45 minutes - to sleepy Woolooga
Fancy a drive through rugged Aussie back roads to the georgeous little town of Woolooga. The main street is only 50 metres long with a pub, tennis courts, park, local hall, and several quaint places to eat.
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Traditional Woolooga Sale Yards ( cattle sales)
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Woolooga Cafe
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Woolooga Hotel
Hervey Bay
50 minutes - to the towns that make up Hervey Bay
Originally named by Captain Cook, Hervey Bay is a natural bay between the mainland and Fraser Island. Renowned for its visiting humpback whales, it has had huge growth in recent years and was named a city in 1984. Its golden beaches stretch for approx 14klm offering families a safe haven to swim or to just enjoy the sand Great Shopping, with most major retailers.
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Whale Watching
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Fishing
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Reef World Aquariam and Shark Swim
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Hervey Bay Go Cart Track
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Urangan Boat Harbour and Pier
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Beaches and Beach side dining
FRASER ISLAND
50 minutes - to the Fraser Island ferry at River Heads
Fraser Island is the worlds largest sand island, stretching over 120klm it is world heritage listed. Most parts of the Island require a four wheel drive.
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Rain forest and rain water lakes
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75 mile beach
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Lake McKenzie and Lake Wabby
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Indian Head
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Kingfisher Bay
TIARO & Glenbar Gorge
40 minutes - through the gorge
For the adventurous, follow Glenbar Road through the gorge, Crossing the Mary river and ending at Tiaro. A charming small rural town which takes its name from a Pastoral run in 1840's.
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Bush & Bay cafe
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Christmas Shop
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Retro Expresso
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The Hideaway Station Hotel
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Tiaro War Memorial
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Royal Hotel
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Sioux Archery.
Kilkivan
55 minutes via Woolooga, and Wide Bay Highway
Kilkivan is a small town nestled in the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. Historically it boomed during a brief goldrush - the area is rich in minerals but today it is a quiet rural centre, with attractive parks and interesting heritage buildings, which services the beef and cattle farmers in the surrounding district.
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Home of the Great Kilkivan Horse Ride
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Mt Clara Copper Smelter & Chimney
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Kilkivan & District Museum
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Julie's Cafe, homemade pies & good old fashioned food
GYMPIE
65 minutes via Woolooga, and Wide Bay Highway
Gympie is famous as the gold mining town that saved Queensland. In 1867 James Nash discovered gold near the Mary River and it resulted in one of the wildest rushes in Queensland History. By 1868 there were more than 25,000 people in the Gympie Area.
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Lake Allford Park
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Famous for the Gympie Muster, Music Festival
Hucknall Horses
20 Minutes - Watson Road, Yengarie.
Enjoy the relaxing tranquility of the Australian Outback with one of Hucknall's amazing bush trail rides. Hucknall Horses are dedicated to taking in rescue horses in need and providing them with the care, training and rehabilitation they require.
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"Our horses have come to us from numerous backgrounds. We do not push any of our horses and find that by giving them the time they need to recoup and de-stress brings out a much calmer, more willing horse for us to work with. When our horses are ready, they either join our Hucknall Riding Team, or if they are not suitable get listed for adoption. We have the most amazing horses currently forming our Hucknall Riding Team and couldn't be more proud of them."
Birds Flying High Park
60 minutes - Apple Tree Creek
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Flying High Bird Sanctuary is the largest free-flight aviary in Australia and has over 2000 birds. It covers an area of 5,000 sqyare netres abd reaches a height of seven metres. The many varieties of Australian parrots and finches fly free in a natural habitat created expecailly for them. Visitors can walk around inside the aviary to see the birds, and the feeding stations along 400 metres of walking track. . It is located on the corner of Bruce Highway and Old Creek Road, Apple Tree Creek, about 50 km south of Bundaberg in central Queensland, Australia
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