BUNDABERG'S ATTRACTIONS
There are plenty of attractions, both natural and man made in Bundaberg. For a city its size Bundaberg has a lot to offer.
PARKS, GARDENS & NURSERIES
Bundaberg has over 500 hectares of
parkland. Alexandra Park with its Victorian
era band rotunda (1910) has the added
attraction of a free zoo, a great place to take
children. Bundaberg is proud of its
subtropical gardens and celebrates Bundy in
Bloom in early September.
Situated in East Bundaberg, the Baldwin Swamp environmental park is home to many species of birds and wildlife. Walking tracks, including boardwalks, enable visitors to visit the paper barked tea tree forest, vine scrub and eucalypt forest.
The Bundaberg Botanical Garden is in North Bundaberg. The centrepiece of the gardens are the lagoons where the young Bert Hinkler studied ibis in flight. These are now filled with water lilies and can be crossed on a boardwalk. The gardens have a mix of native and exotic plants.
THERE'S HISTORY IN THE AIR
Without a doubt, Bundaberg's favourite son
is Bert Hinkler In a brief lifetime of forty
years, Bert Hinkler became one of the
world's greatest pioneer aviators.
His achievements are honoured throughout
Bundaberg. Hinkler House Memorial Museum
is housed in Bert Hinkler's Southampton
home which he designed and lived in from
1926 until his death in 1933.The building
which was under threat of demolition was
dismantled and brought out to Bundaberg in
1983. Brick by brick the house was faithfully
restored and now is an aviation museum situated in
the Botanical Garden.
The Bundaberg & District Historical Museum is also in the Gardens. A fascinating record of the district's pioneers and their lives awaits visitors to the museum. Fairymead House, built in 1890 and moved to it's current site in the Gardens almost 100 year's later, makes an imposing sight. It is now home to the Sugar Museum, a tribute to the sugar industry and the district's pioneers.
BUNDY'S DRINKS
The real flavour of Queensland can be found
at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery in East
Bundaberg, tours operate regularly
throughout the year.
Tropical Wines proudly
make their wine from fruit, not grapes and
you can taste and purchase at their North
Bundaberg winery.
Bundaberg Ginger Beer is very well known
and a popular drink throughout Australia
and overseas.
WATER TOWERS
As Bundaberg is relatively flat, the city's
water supply gains its pressure from large
water towers. The most interesting of these
is the East Water Tower (1902) which is a
masterpiece of bricklaying with walls up to
1.4 metres thick in places. It is not far from
the rum distillery.
ARTS & CRAFT
Take in the finer things in life at the
Bundaberg Art Gallery. Emmy's Cradle
displays a wide variety of dolls. Close to the
rum distillery is Schmeider's Cooperage and
Craft Centre.
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