Bundaberg

Bundaberg, colloquially known as Bundy, is a city of 70,000 people in Queensland, Australia, south of Rockhampton and north of Hervey Bay.

An introduction to Bundaberg

Australia_bundaberg_aerial - Aerial view of Bundaberg, showing the Burnett River and Bourbong St

Bundaberg is closely linked to the sugar cane industry. The area is surrounded by cane fields and the small railway lines that carry the harvested cane to the mills. The closeness to the sugar cane mills is the reason for the siting of the ginger and sugar industries associated with Bundaberg.

The town is 10 kilometers from the ocean beaches, such as Bargara and Monday Repos. It is built on both sides of the Burnett River, which is crossed by two road bridges and a railway bridge. Bourbong street is the oddly named main street (originally named Bourbon Street, but historically misspelled). Parts are commonly called the Isis Highway.

The town of Bargara is crucially the beachside suburb of Bundaberg. It has many modern apartments, lodging and resorts with ocean views. Though close to Bundaberg, it has a very different feel to the town centre. It has a small shopping and restaurant strip and an esplanade with barbecues and picnic tables.

How to travel to Bundaberg

Rent a Car or Limousine in Bundaberg

Bundaberg is roughly 4 and half hours drive by vehicle north of Brisbane.

Travel on a Bus in Bundaberg

Buses do the journey from Brisbane in around 6 hours.

Travel by train to Bundaberg

Queensland Rail Travel services Bundaberg with the tilt train (4 1/2 hours from Brisbane). The Spirit of the Outback services (6 1/2 hours from Brisbane) also passes through the town. Adult fare $62.70 one way.

Fly to Bundaberg

Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has four flights a day by QantasLink ] from Brisbane (check for specials). The airport is around 4 kilometers west of the downtown. Car hire is available in the terminal, Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty. Europcar is not in the terminal, but is at the far end of the vehicle park. There is a cafe and an ATM in the terminal building.

How to get around in Bundaberg

-24.871|152.348 Duffy's buses /] run mainly school buses, but there are some public routes.In particular buses run between Bargara and the Bundaberg town centre every hour or so on weekdays and every couple of hours on a Saturday.

You really need a vehicle to get anywhere outside the downtown. A number of Backpacker hostels run shuttle shuttle vanes for seasonal workers to local farms early in the morning and back again in the afternoon.

What to see in Bundaberg

• Botanic Gardens. Includes a restored steam train that runs Sundays and public holidays. Rides cost a nominal fee and do two laps of the Botanic Gardens pond. The engine is a restored steam cane train.

• The Bundaberg Barrel 147 Bargara Road -24.85257, 152.38125 ☎ +61 7 4154-5480 - The home of Bundaberg Ginger Fruit Juices (and other brewed soft drinks). There is a shop and tasting free to access and a interactive museum display at a small cost. The museum can take an hour or so, with some interactive computer exhibits, some historical information and a small "hologramatic" presentation humorously telling the story of brewed soft drinks (end the evil Johann Jacob Schweppe who inserted bubbles into soft drink, rather than brewing them!).

• Bundaberg Rum Distillery | Whittred Street -24.8542, 152.3666 ☎ +61 7 4131-2999 Tours $15-25; Family:$62.50; Children under 3 free Where the amber fluid has been produced since 1888. There are two tours; The interactive Bundy Story uses touch panels and visual displays to show 120 years of making. The Bondstore Experience adds a guided tour around the distillery where you can see, smell and taste the product being made. Covered footwear required. Tours run on the hour Monday to Friday 10AM Monday - 3PM, 10AM Monday - 2PM, Sa/Su and public holidays.

• Hinkler Hall of Aviation -24.8515, 152.3362 ☎ +61 7 4130-4400 A modern museum in the Botanic Gardens celebrating the history of early aviation and the role of :WikiPedia:Bert Hinkler|Bert Hinkler, a pioneer aviator born in Bundaberg who, in 1928, became the first to fly solo from England to Australia, and, in 1931 and the first to fly solo across the South Atlantic. Adjacent to the museum (and included in its admission price) is Hinkler's house from the Thornhill Estate, Sholing, in Southampton, England, which was rescued from destruction in 1983, dismantled and shipped brick by brick to Bundaberg and reconstructed.

• Mystery Craters 15 Lines Road, South Kolan about 25 kilometers from Bundaberg on the road to Gin Gin - Opening Hours: Daily 9AM Monday - 5PM The craters are in an area that resembles a large suburban backyard. There are around 30 craters, between a few centimetres and a few metre radius. There is an old machinery shed containing old dusty lawn mowers. For some reason there is a 3 metre tall dinosaur statue. There is a fee for admission.

• Turtles - Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.

• Tropical Fish at the Basin, Bargara. Tropical fish can be seen at the Basin and the southern end of The Esplanade. It is feasible to take bread and feed them. There is no admission charge, bring your own snorkel and mask.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Bundaberg

• Walk along Bourbong Street and look at some of the city's old buildings.
• Swim at Bargara beach
• See the view from The Hummock, take the Bargara road and follow the signs. A 100-meter-tall hill on the outskirts of Bundaberg for a good view of the city and out to the ocean. On a clear day, you can see the tip of Fraser Island

How to work legally in Bundaberg

Seasonal work can be obtained picking tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Check with the backpacker hostels for more info. To work legally, you require a valid work visa (not a tourist visa) and you should provide the employer with a tax file number if you do not want them to deduct 48 % tax from your wages (normal non-residential tax rate 29 %). It may be feasible to work without a valid visa (cash-in-hand), though occasionally inspectors do checks on farms and at hostels, which could possibly result in severe consequences.

Shopping in Bundaberg

Bourbong Street the main drag through town, is partly a shared pedestrian zone with a variety of shops, banks, travel agents and the main post office. There are two other major Shopping Centres: Hinkler Place, a few blocks to the south on the junction of Maryborough and Electra Sts and the larger Sugarland in the west (Cnr Takalvan and Heidke Sts), both of which contain most of the major Australian chains between them.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Bundaberg

• The Hungry Tum 216 Bourbong Street Well known for its signature drink, pink lemonade.It's a take-away place underneath the Downtown Backpackers, on the Western side of downtown.

• Kacy's - Bargara Beach Motel | 63 Esplanade, Bargara Beach -24.8142, 152.4634 cnr Bauer ☎ +61 7 4130-1100 Mains around $23, kids meals $10 Fine cooking Italian style on a pleasant terrace across the road from the beach. You may see possums in the trees from your table.

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Ramadan 2024 Celebrations in Bundaberg

Ramadan 2025 in Bundaberg

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

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The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels in Bundaberg

There is a variety of lodging styles available in Bundaberg. West of the Bundaberg Railway Station there are a number of well equipped motels. In amongst these motels is a variety of food outlets ranging from cafe style food, take away and restaurants. There are around several backpackers hostels to choose from. One is opposite the bus depot. Two others are opposite the train station. Most of these can arrange farm work and will even provide transport to the farms in the morning and back in the afternoon. For those who wish to camp, caravan and camping parks are located throughout the city.

Bargara beach offers a choice of newer apartment style lodging closer to the beach.

In town

• Dingo Blue Backpackers Nice place, good if you want find "to smoke"

• Bundaberg Backpackers $190/week Good building and good facilities with free computer with internet, tv room and barbecue outside. The management is not so good. Transport to work included in the price.

• Federal Backpackers from 23$/night 148$/week the thing that makes this hostel great is the social life: the house is quite dirty but this, thanks to the hard life of farm working makes poeple more friendly. great to have fun: there's a bottle shop in the same building with an outside garden run by the same manager. good hostel to find job, provide transport to work for 3$ go and 3$ back. the managers are quiet, not bad. the negative face of this is place is the cleaness: it's really dirty, but people who stay here don't care so much normally cause they're happy of the people living inside

• Coral Villa Motel in Bundaberg 56 Takalvan Street -24.8805, 152.3280 ☎ +61 7 4152-4999 1800 644 014 +61 7 4152 4541 Has lodging in a garden setting which includes an 18 meter swimming swimmingpool and guest BBQ area. Motel style units and self-contained units with kitchenettes.

• Cane Village Holiday Park | 94 Twyford Street -24.8911, 152.3158 west of downtown on the Isis Highway ☎ +61 7 4155-1022

Bargara Beach

• Sandcastles on the Beach | Web: @BargaraSandcastles.com.au at the Basin - 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. 3 bedroom with 3 x queen 1 x single.

• Bargara Blue Resort | Web:
• Kellys Beach Resort 6 Trevors Road, Bargara ☎ +61 741547200 From $80 per day Eco-friendly 2-bedroom self-contained villas.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Bundaberg

• Childers – many historic colonial buildings, on the way to Maryborough (Queensland) | Maryborough and Hervey Bay (both an hour's drive south)
• Gin Gin – inland from Bundy, has the longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere
• Lady Elliot Island – barrier reef island, direct connecting Flights from Bundaberg airport
• Lady Musgrave Island – visit the barrier reef island and enjoy scuba diving in the atoll
• Town of 1770 – the historic birth place of Queensland, about 2 hour's drive north, named after the year that Captain Cook first landed in Queensland

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