City in Queensland, Australia
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Bundaberg, colloquially known as Bundy, is a city of 71,000 people (2018) in Queensland, south of Rockhampton and north of Hervey Bay.
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Includes a restored steam train that runs Sundays and public holidays. Rides cost a nominal fee and do two laps of the Botanic Gardens pond. The engine is a restored steam cane train.
The home of Bundaberg Ginger Beer (and other brewed soft drinks). There is a shop and tasting free to access, and an interactive museum display at a small cost. The museum can take an hour or so, with some interactive computer exhibits, some historical information, and a small "hologramatic" presentation humorously telling the story of brewed soft drinks (end the evil Johann Jacob Schweppe who inserted bubbles into soft drink, rather than brewing them!)..
Where the amber fluid has been produced since 1888. There are two tours; The interactive Bundy Story uses touch panels and visual displays to show 120 years of rum making. The Bondstore Experience adds a guided tour around the distillery where you can see, smell and taste the product being made. Covered footwear required. Tours run on the hour M-F 10AM-3PM, 10AM-2PM, Sa Su and public holidays.
A modern museum in the Botanic Gardens celebrating the history of early aviation and the role of Bert Hinkler, a pioneer aviator born in Bundaberg who, in 1928, became the first to fly solo from England to Australia, and, in 1931, the first to fly solo across the South Atlantic. Adjacent to the museum (and included in its admission price) is Hinkler's house from the Thornhill Estate, Sholing, in Southampton, England, which was rescued from destruction in 1983, dismantled and shipped brick by brick to Bundaberg and reconstructed.
The craters are in an area that resembles a large suburban backyard. There are around 30 craters, between a few centimetres and a few metre radius. There is an old machinery shed containing old dusty lawn mowers. For some reason there is a 3-m-tall dinosaur statue. There is a fee for admission.
A heritage-listed homestead built in 1890.
An abandoned heritage-listed tunnel, it is the longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere, at around 200 metres long. The tunnel was dug for the railway, but now a road goes through the tunnel, and you can drive through.
Well known for its signature drink, pink lemonade. It's a take-away place underneath the City Centre Backpackers, on the western side of downtown.
Bargara Beach Motel
Fine cooking, Italian style, on a pleasant terrace across the road from the beach. You may see possums in the trees from your table.
Has accommodation in a garden setting which includes an 18-m swimming pool and guest BBQ area. Motel style units and self-contained units with kitchenettes.
2- and 3-bedroom apartments. 3-bedroom with 3 x queen 1 x single.
Eco-friendly 2-bedroom self-contained villas.
By car
Bundaberg is approximately 4½ hours drive by car north of Brisbane.
By bus
Coaches, such as Greyhound or Flixbus, do the journey from Brisbane in around 6 hours.
By train
Queensland Rail Travel services Bundaberg with the tilt train (4½ hours from Brisbane) – both the Bundaberg tilt train and the Rockhampton tilt trains stop.
By plane
Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has four flights a day by QantasLink from Brisbane (check for specials). The airport is around 4 km west of the city centre.
Duffy's buses run mainly school buses, but there are some public routes. In particular buses run between Bargara and the Bundaberg town centre every hour or so on weekdays and every couple of hours on a Saturday.
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