Queensland Tourist Region
The historical Brennan & Geraghty’s Store in Maryborough is a store museum that operated as a general store for over 100 years. Opening for trade in 1871, it continued until 1972 with its unsold contents remaining when the doors were closed. A demolition order had been put in place by the Maryborough City Council. It … Read more
Pioneer Park is on the south side of Mary River in Maryborough with four entrances to the reserve, including this one on Serenity Drive. This location has a grass park area nestled in with bushland and shady trees, away from the main road and traffic noise. A sign shows bicycles, horses, and motor bikes are … Read more
Teddington Weir is a dam on Tinana Creek south of Maryborough, first built in 1875. The current weir was last worked on in 1975, having been reconstructed twice after it was first built. The weir holds 3,500 megalitres and is the main storage of water for Maryborough. Tallegalla Weir is further upstream, also built as … Read more
Pioneer Park is a reserve on the south side of the Mary River in Tinana of Maryborough. It is one of two brown signs leading to two different entrances of the reserve. The other brown sign is off Serenity Drive and heads into a more rugged bushland trail into the reserve. You can walk between … Read more
The Big Ned Kelly sits in front of Ned Kelly’s Service Station and motel in Tinana, south of the Mary River in Maryborough. The seven-metre tall ‘big thing’ is an oddity in Maryborough. The Kelly Gang were killed in a fiery shootout in Victoria, with the exception of the wounded and captured Ned Kelly. Queensland … Read more
The Big Bowling Pin sits outside the Maryborough Tenpin Bowl on Quarry Court. The bowling pin has resided in Maryborough since 2020. It was previously located in Toowoomba but where it was in Toowoomba I am not sure. It doesn’t seem to be on any Big Things lists previously. To get there: From the Maryborough … Read more
Mt Bauple Museum is in the middle of the Mount Bauple township, between Maryborough and Gympie on the Bauple Tourist Drive 6 . The museum has brilliantly been built on a disused road reserve. A much better use or the land that otherwise may have been left bare or perhaps a picnic table or two … Read more
The Bauple Tourist Drive is an alternative to following the Bruce Highway between Tiaro and Gunalda. Using larger towns as a reference, it is between Maryborough and Gympie. The tourist drive is quite short, about 11 kilometres instead of around 9 kilometres if you stay on the Bruce Highway. Start of Bauple Tourist Drive 6 … Read more
The Hideaway Station Hotel has been operating in Tiaro since 1881, tucked in behind the railway line away from the main road through the town. Approaching the hotel, it appears to be a typical country pub with parking outside, an old wooden verandah, and liquid treats to be found inside. The bar has decorations of … Read more
Lake Lenthall is a recreational and camping area in the Wongi State Forest between Maryborough and Childers in Queensland. It is accessed via a 9 kilometre dirt road from the Bruce Highway which officially is unmaintained, however, we found it to be in very good condition. The first two kilometres was smoother than the highway … Read more
