38 Facts About Bundaberg

Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state.

Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region.

An early influence on the development of Bundaberg came with the 1868 Land Act, which was a famous Queensland via media, that aimed to create a class of Australian yeoman.

In 2013, Bundaberg experienced record flooding from Cyclone Oswald, which was the worst disaster in the city's history.

Economy of Bundaberg is based primarily on agricultural, forestry, fishing and tourism, with a gross regional product at about $4.

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Bundaberg has a major distillery and brewery industry that exports to international markets.

Bundaberg has a rich history and culture, along with its humid subtropical climate it is known for its weeping fig trees, dry stone walls, and historic plantations, including the Fairymead Plantation and the Sunnyside Sugar Plantation, the latter of which is the site of a mass grave.

Bundaberg is considered a paranormal hotspot, and is known for its ghost tours.

Bundaberg is a popular tourism destination, the city's hinterland includes the historic towns of Childers and Gin Gin, Lake Monduran, Cania Gorge National Park and the Promisedland mountain bike trails.

Bundaberg later found the skeletal remains there of around twenty Aboriginal people who were apparently massacred in a raid by the Native Police.

Bundaberg was an escaped convict from the Moreton Bay Penal settlement who lived with the Kabi people to the south of the region.

Bundaberg resided mostly around the Mary River and was referred to as Durrumboi.

An official survey of the area was undertaken in 1869 by John Charlton Thompson, assisted by James Ellwood and Alfred Dale Edwards, and the town of Bundaberg was gazetted across the river on the higher, southern banks.

Bundaberg rapidly became an important sugar production region after the construction of the Millaquin Sugar Refinery at East Bundaberg by Robert Cran and his sons in 1882.

The mobilisation of unionists from Bundaberg to Mossman was a major achievement, with the 1911 strike lasting over seven weeks in Bundaberg where the town's economy was largely based on the sugar industry.

In 1912 Bundaberg pioneering aviator Bert Hinkler built and successfully flew his own glider on Mon Repos beach.

Bundaberg completed a noteworthy non-stop flight from London to Turin in 1920.

The Bundaberg digger was imported from Italy and is constructed of Italian marble.

In December 2010, Bundaberg suffered its worst floods in 60 years, when floodwaters from the Burnett River inundated hundreds of homes.

Two years later, in January 2013, Bundaberg experienced its worst flooding in recorded history as a result of Cyclone Oswald.

Bundaberg has a humid subtropical climate with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters.

Subtropical Bundaberg is dependent to a large extent on the local sugar industry.

Bundaberg is home to beverage producer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Vintage Soda, Craft Brewery Ballistic Brewing Company and Craft Distillery's Waterview Distillery and Kalki Moon.

Tourism is an important industry in Queensland, and Bundaberg is known as the 'Southern Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef'.

Bundaberg region contains a variety of museums and art galleries that showcase the region's history and culture.

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Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery is a large multi-purpose visual arts facility located in central Bundaberg.

Bundaberg is served by three commercial television stations and publicly owned services and.

Bundaberg has two current clubs playing in the AFL Wide Bay competition.

Bundaberg has two professional teams competing in the ConocoPhillips Central Queensland Cup.

Bundaberg Rugby Football League is a nine-club competition run under the Queensland Rugby League's Central Division.

Bundaberg competes in the Central Division's 47th Battalion Shield and the Bundaberg Grizzlies formerly competed in the Queensland Cup statewide competition.

Bundaberg Airport has flights to Brisbane and Lady Elliot Island.

Bundaberg is serviced by several Queensland Rail passenger trains, including the Tilt Train and is approximately four and a half hours north of Brisbane by rail.

The closed North Bundaberg station formerly served the Mount Perry railway line and is a museum.

Bundaberg is situated at the end of the Isis Highway, approximately 50 kilometres east of its junction with the Bruce Highway.

Bundaberg Port is located 20 kilometres northeast of the city, at the mouth of the Burnett River.

Bundaberg is home to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, who regularly transport patients to Bundaberg from more rural and remote areas, as well as transferring critically ill patients to Brisbane for specialist care.

City council responsible for the Bundaberg Region maintains Sister City arrangements with two cities.