History

Bundaberg South State School will be celebrating 130 years in the region this month with a special event planned to mark the anniversary with students and staff.

A collection of photographs captured by Luigi Marzocchi during the last year of the First World War are now on display at Hinkler Hall of Aviation showing the harsh conditions faced by soldiers together with the impressive works of military engineers

Standing tall on the corner of Woongarra and Maryborough Streets, Christ Church Anglican Church has been a prominent structure in the Bundaberg CBD ever since it was first constructed in 1927.

Tomorrow marks 100 years since Bert Hinkler’s record-breaking Sydney to Bundaberg flight and the daring aerial stunts he performed on his return home. Find out how you can celebrate with special entry prices to Hinkler Hall of Aviation.

While the Siege of Tobruk 80th Anniversary in Bundaberg has been cancelled due to COVID restrictions, the Rats of Tobruk committee will be keeping the memory alive through their own personal reflections.

Although it’s now unrecognisable as a residential development, local movie buffs may fondly remember the Skyway Drive-in theatre which operated from 1959 to 1989.