Tourism

The Bundaberg Region has been announced as a finalist in Queensland’s Top Tourism Town awards, with 37 towns in the running from across the state.

Renowned Australian vet Dr Chris Brown showcased the Bundaberg Region through Lady Elliot Island to more than one million viewers on Network 10's The Living Room over the Easter break.

The Bundaberg Region has been named a top trending Queensland travel destination, with a surge of interest surrounding the area for the school holidays.

Increased cellar door visits, online purchases, and the backing of liquor giant Dan Murphy’s has Bundaberg’s Cheeky Tiki ciders bubbling along nicely post-COVID-19 with a 20 per cent increase in sales.

A new initiative which subsidises student trips to the Great Barrier Reef is expected to bolster Bundaberg Region tourism and support local operators

Day trippers and overnight visitors from South East Queensland are behind a huge spike in the region’s traveller numbers since the easing of COVID restrictions, with facilities like Kalki Moon Distillery seeing a surge of people through the door