Kirar Weir is on the Burnett River eight kilometres from Eidsvold. The weir was built in 2005 with the name Kirar given by the local aboriginal group Wakka Wakka meaning ‘creek’. The park is next to the weir to enjoy the area and has toilets with flushing toilets, a sheltered and an unsheltered picnic table, wood BBQ, … Read more
The Big Mandarin is a 9-metre high fibreglass model of an Ellendale Mandarin at the Big Mandarin & Citrus Country Caravan Park in Mundubbera. The Big Mandarin is used as a kiosk for the caravan park and is one of the “Big Things” around Australia, located around the back from the main road. The caravan has … Read more
The Gayndah Museum is in Simon Street off the main road coming into Gayndah. The historical museum is split on either side of Simon Street, with the smaller artefacts and memorabilia in a building also serving as the town’s Information Centre and larger collections across the street under a large open shed. The office building has … Read more
The Big Orange at Gayndah is at a cafe entering into the Gayndah township from the east along the Burnett Hwy. The Big Orange was built by a local, Don Kenny, in 1977 for the Gayndah Orange Festival and later moved to its current location in 1983. The orange is made up of twelve sections … Read more
The historic homestead of Booubyjan Station is in the Gympie Region along the Burnett Hwy between Goomeri and Gayndah. The heritage listed homestead was built around the 1860s and 1870s. Unfortunately, Booubyjan is currently closed for public access because of the costs to operate it for visitors with the financial impacts of the drought. The owners … Read more
Usually, when going to a national park, the arrival is at a campground or parking near the start of walking trails that take you through the natural environments we have access to. Fort Lytton National Park is different to most national parks, the historical military establishment the main feature of the park. On the southern … Read more
The Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk goes through the mangrove foreshore of Moreton Bay at Wynnum. It is one of the first destinations of interest from the start of the Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive . The walk starts from Elanora Park and links to a bird hide overlooking tidal saltmarshes, then loops back through a forest to return … Read more
Manly at the eastern end of Brisbane on the southern side of the river was once a popular tourist destination in the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the increase of car ownership making longer distances more accessible, Manly lost its popularity as a holiday resort. Manly, a destination along the Southern Moreton Bay Tourist … Read more
The Main Range National Park Walking Tracks is the main part of the Cunningham’s Gap section of the Main Range National Park. It is between Spicers Gap to the south and Goomburra Section to the north. Queen Mary Falls is the fourth section of the Main Range National Park. The walking tracks are mainly class … Read more
The Main Range National Park Picnic Area is one of two brown sign destinations at Cunninghams Gap section of the Main Range National Park. The other sections are Goomburra Section , Spicers Gap , and Queen Mary Falls . The Picnic Area is separated from the Walking Tracks at Cunninghams Gap, likely because there is … Read more
