3 Best Places To Visit in Bundaberg

“Bundaberg Botanic Gardens is a 27-hectare subtropical botanical garden that features a lake, a chapel, and boardwalks in Bundaberg. The garden land was leased, and some areas were planted with sugar cane. Bundaberg Botanic Gardens has a variety of over 10,000 trees and shrubs. At the heart of the Botanic Gardens are the magnificent lakes that create a diverse habitat, attracting up to 114 species of birds. The Gardens also feature shaded picnic areas, a wedding chapel, boardwalks, a children’s playground and an operating steam train. The Bundaberg Botanic Gardens brochure provides you with information about each of the plant collections found in the Gardens.”

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“Alexandra Park Zoo has animal species, including cotton-top tamarin, dingo, swamp wallaby, sulphur-crested cockatoo and red-winged parrot. Alexandra Park Zoo is one of Queensland's oldest continuously operating zoological facilities, and it was established in 1911. The zoo team has designed their home to reflect where many people see this species of native frog. In the past, the zoo was home to a female radiated tortoise named Torty, who was over 136 years old when she died on 20 February 1984. Alexandra Park Zoo is fully accredited by the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA), providing favourable welfare conditions and operating to high standards.”

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“Hinkler Hall of Aviation is an educational centre featuring exhibits on local aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler in a modern space. Bundaberg-born Bert Hinkler was a man attracted to and interested in flight. His captivation with the wonders of air travel took him worldwide and made him a pioneer and household name in his field. He died in 1933 at the age of 40. He endeavoured to establish yet another record-breaking solo flight when his aircraft crashed in the Apennine Mountains in Italy. Such was his celebrity that he was afforded a state funeral and buried with the rich and popular in a Florence cemetery.”

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