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• BURT RIVER - GAYNDAH
• GAYNDAH - WATER SPORTS AND RECREATN
• GAYNDAH – CL WHARTON WEIR – 1 SEPTEMBER 2013
• GAYNDAH ANGLERS & FISH STOCKG ASSOCIATN INC.
• GUI TO GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN BYPETA WENZEL NOVEMBER 23, 2020APRIL 6, 2023 GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN OF QUEENSLAND IS ONLY 326KMS OM BRISBANE YET OFFERS SO MANY ACTIVI FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. IT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED AS AN EASY TO DRIVE TO TOURIST STATN FOR THOSE TERTED SEEG MORE OF QUEENSLAND. NOTHG BEHD ME, EVERYTHG AHEAD OF ME, AS IS EVER SO ON THE ROAD. – JACK KEROUAC – DISCLOSURE: THIS POST NTAS AFFILIATE LKS. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU CLICK ON OUR AFFILIAT / ADVERTISERS LKS AND MAKE A PURCHASE, WE MAY RECEIVE A SMALL MISSN, BUT AT NO EXTRA ST TO YOU. AND, MANY TIM, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN OFFER. W/W! THE PRODUCTS AND SERVIC WE WRE ABOUT AND MENTN ARE THE ON WE LOVE. WE ONLY REMEND EMS THAT WE FEEL ARE OF GOOD QUALY AND WOULD BE HELPFUL TO OUR REARS. WHILE WE PAY FOR OUR TRAVELS OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS, THE SMALL MISSNS DO ASSIST KEEPG ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU! TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTN TO THE NORTH BURT REGN, QUEENSLANDMAP OF THE NORTH BURTPOPULATN OF NORTH BURT REGNAL AREASGETTG THERE – ROAD, BWEATHER THE NORTH BURT – WHEN SHOULD I VIS?SAFETYMAJOR EVENTS CALENDARWHAT DO THE NORTH BURT REGN HAVE TO OFFER?PRODUCE GROWN / INDTRYCULTURE AND ARTSNATNAL PARKS – WALKG TRACKS / HIK / MOUNTA BIKE TRAILSWILDLIFEBIRDWATCHGFISHG AND BOATGGREAT REGNAL DRIVTHGS TO DO BIGGENNTHGS TO DO EIDSVOLDTHGS TO DO GAYNDAHTHGS TO DO MONTOMAP OF MONTOTHGS TO DO MOUNT PERRYTHGS TO DO MUNDUBBERAACCOMMODATION IN GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURNETT REGIONBIGGENNEIDSVOLDGAYNDAHMONTOMOUNT PERRYMUNDUBBERAIN SUMMARY: GUI TO GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGNWANT TO READ MORE?TRIP PLANNERS FOR AUSTRALIA: RELATED BLOG POSTS INTRODUCTN TO THE NORTH BURT REGN, QUEENSLAND THE NORTH BURT IS HOME TO A UNIQUE LLECTN OF TOWNS, VILLAG, DISTRICTS AND STATNS THAT ARE QUE DIVERSE AND WORTHY OF DISVERG. YOU’LL DISVER GGED G, IMPOSG MOUNTA RANG, SERENE RAL VIEWS, THE BURT RIVER AND NUMERO TOWNSHIPS ALONG THE WAY OFFERG UNTRY HOSPALY. YOU N MP A NATNAL PARK, BHWALK, THROW A LE OR GO TUBG AND SKIG ON THE MANY DAMS, ENJOY H PRODUCE OM NUMERO ROADSI STALLS OR STEP BACK TIME AT A HISTORIL MM. IF ’S ANISED ACTIVI YOU ARE LOOKG FOR, THERE IS HARDLY A WEEKEND WHERE YOU WON’T FD SOMETHG HAPPENG ACROSS THE REGN. FTIVALS AND CELEBRATNS ARE REGULAR EVENTS AND WH A NUMBER OF PIIC RAC SCHLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THERE IS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNY TO GET OUT, SOCIALISE AND HAVE SOME FUN. IF GOLF IS YOUR WAY OF RELAXG, YOU WILL FD A GOLF CLUB EACH OF THE SIX TOWNSHIPS. FROM FNS TO FISHG, YOU WILL FD A MUNY THAT SHAR YOUR PASSNS AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHG TO DO. MAP OF THE NORTH BURT MAP OF THE NORTH BURT REGN – QUEENSLAND, ATRALIA POPULATN OF NORTH BURT REGNAL AREAS TOTAL = 10,600 (2020) POPULATN OF GAYNDAH TOTAL = 1,981 (2016) POPULATN OF MUNDUBBERA TOTAL = 1,261 (2016) POPULATN OF EIDSVOLD TOTAL = 574 (2016) POPULATN OF MONTO TOTAL = 1,189 (2016) POPULATN OF MOUNT PERRY TOTAL = 538 (2016) POPULATN OF BIGGENN TOTAL = 845 (2016) GETTG THERE – ROAD, B BY ROAD THE REGN IS BT DISVERED BY HIRE-R OR VEHICLE TRANSPORT. ROUTE PLANNER / ROAD DISTANC BUNDABERG      100BIGGENN     16262GAYNDAH    20610646MUNDUBBERA   1681437835EIDSVOLD  19416415210873MONTO 1007070736894MOUNT PERRY BY B THE NORTH BURT TRANSPORT SERVICE OFFERS THE FOLLOWG SERVIC: TUDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG WEDNDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG (VIA EIDSVOLD) THURSDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG FRIDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO MARYBOROUGH WEATHER THE NORTH BURT – WHEN SHOULD I VIS? THE NORTH BURT REGN EXPERIENC A SUBTROPIL CLIMATE WH WARM WET SUMMERS AND D WTERS. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 20°C. THE SUMMER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 25°C, AUTUMN 21°C, WTER 15°C AND SPRG 21°C. SAFETY QUEENSLAND IS A RELATIVELY SAFE PLACE TO VIS – TERMS OF CRIME AND WAR, AT ANY RATE – BUT TAKE REASONABLE PREUTNS AS YOU WOULD ANYWHERE. BHFIR, FLOODS AND CYCLON REGULARLY CIMATE PARTS OF QUEENSLAND: PAY ATTENTN TO WARNGS OM LOL THORI. USE SUNSCREEN AND VER UP TO AVOID SUNBURN AND HEAT SICKNS. COVER UP AT DK AND WEAR SECT REPELLENT TO TER MOSQUO AND TICKS. SNAK ARE ACTIVE SUMMER AND MON ON BHWALKG TRAILS: WEAR BOOTS, SOCKS AND LONG TROERS (IALLY GAERS). WE HIGHLY REMEND PURCHASG TRAVEL SURANCE WHEN TRAVELLG OVERSEAS. INSURANCE WILL VER IMPORTANT THGS LIKE EMERGENCY MEDIL HOSPALISATN / EVACUATN, BAGGAGE LAYS AND TRIP NCELLATN. WE REMEND WORLD NOMADS FOR QUALY TRAVEL SURANCE YOU N TST, AT AFFORDABLE RAT. BOOK: BUY TRAVEL INSURANCE HERE SUNSET – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND MAJOR EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARYJULYATRALIA DAY  EIDSVOLD POLOCROSSEGAYNDAH HEARTLAND FTIVALNAIDOC CELEBRATNS ALL TOWNSFEBRUARYAUGUSTBIGGENN CAMPDRAFTWUMA DAM FISHG COMPETN  BIGGENN RIFF N TUFF CHARY CAR SHOWMGO CROSSG CATCH A CATTY FISHG COMPETNBIGGENN CAMPDRAFTMARCHSEPTEMBERCANIA DAM FISHG COMPETNMONTO ANNUAL RACE DAYMONTO PRIME CATTLE SHOWEIDSVOLD CAMPDRAFTMOUNT PERRY CAMPDRAFTMUNDUBBERA CAMPDRAFTGAYNDAH FAY FISHG COMPETNMUNDUBBERA FISHG COMPETNMULGILDIE ROOMUNDUBBERA LONG TABLE BANQUETMONTO DAIRY FTIVALAPRILOCTOBERANZAC DAY CELEBRATNSGAYNDAH AGRICULTURAL SHOWMOUNT PERRY SHOWMONTO AGRICULTURAL SHOWEIDSVOLD CATTLE DRIVE  MOUNT PERRY AXEMAN’S SAWYERS WOODCHOPMONTO SPRG MARKETS AND FLOWER SHOWEIDSVOLD SPRGTIME FLOWER SHOWEIDSVOLD RACGAYNDAH CUPBIGGENN ROSE FTIVALMAYNOVEMBERGAYNDAH ORANGE FTIVAL (BIANNUAL)EIDSVOLD AGRICULTURAL SHOWMUNDUBBERA AGRICULTURAL SHOWBIGGENN AGRICULTURAL SHOWGAYNDAH SILVER WHIP CAMPDRAFTMULGILDIE CAMPDRAFTMOUNT PERRY RACEIDSVOLD HERAGE DAYJUNEDECEMBERGANYDAH RACMONTO ANNUAL CATTLE DRIVEMONTO STORE CATTLE AND SHOW SALEMONTO CATTLE DRIVE AND TRAIL RIMONTO SILVER BUCKLE CHALLENGE AND CAMPDRAFTMONTO POLOCROSSE  CHRISTMAS CELEBRATNS ALL MAJOR TOWNS WHAT DO THE NORTH BURT REGN HAVE TO OFFER? PRODUCE GROWN / INDTRY THE REGN IS BASED ON AN AGRICULTURAL ENOMY, AND EVERY FORM OF FARMG ENTERPRISE EXISTS. WH THE TW CS PALS OF GAYNDAH AND MUNDUBBERA, TO SOME OF THE BT BEEF STUDS THE UNTRY RIGHT THROUGH TO DAIRYG, PORK PRODUCTN AND SMALL CROPS.  FEED YOUR SENS WH THE SHEER DIVERSY OF THE LOL PRODUCE YOU N EXPECT TO FD THE REGN. CULTURE AND ARTS NORTH BURT ART TRAIL THE NORTH BURT HAS A THRIVG AND EVERY CHANGG ART SCENE THAT IS AS DIVERSE AND BETIFUL AS THE TOWNS THEY ARE FOUND . THE ART TRAIL NSISTS OF SILOS, WATER TOWERS, MURALS, SCULPTUR, GALLERI AND MORE! BIGGENN FEATUR BIGGENN CLU 3 STEEL SCULPTUR THE MA STREET, ALL CREATIVELY BUILT BY TALENTED LOLS. BIGGENN ROSE ON THE NORTH BURT ART TRAIL GAYNDAH GAYNDAH ART GALLERY IS FOUND AT 34 MON STREET AND IS OPEN TUDAY – SUNDAY OM 10:00AM TO 2:00PM. MUNDUBBERA BICENTENNIAL PARK FEATUR A STEEL SCULPTURE TRAIL PICTG THE REGN’S PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. MURALS TO SEE ARE: TOWN HALL MURAL LIBRARY BUILDG – LLABORATN FEATURG LOL ARTISTS CELEBRATG THE HISTORY OF THE MUNDUBBERA ART GALLERY JAYCEE PARK (BLACK STUMP RT AREA) – MURAL BY INDIGENO ARTIST, MALLM BROWN WATER TOWER – “MEETG OF THE WATERS” MURAL. MUNDUBBERA REGNAL ART GALLERY IS FOUND ON LYON STREET AND IS OPEN MONDAY – FRIDAY: 8:30AM TO 11:30AM, 12:30PM TO 4:30PM, SATURDAY 9:00AM TO 12:00PM MURAL AT JAYCEE PARK – THE BLACK STUMP RT AREA PATED BY INDIGENO ARTIST MALLM BROWN EIDSVOLD RM WILLIAMS ATRALIAN BH LEARNG CENTRE’S GALLERY SPACE FEATUR LOL AND EXHIBG ARTISTS WH A ‘BH THEME’. THE CENTRE IS OPEN MONDAY – FRIDAY, 8:30AM TO 4:30PM AND WEEKENDS, 10:00AM TO 2:00PM. STREET ART – IN THE MA STREET THERE ARE BUILDGS THAT HAVE BEEN PATED BY INDIGENO MUNY MEMBERS FEATURG TRADNAL AND NTEMPORARY TECHNIQU. MONTO MONTO HAS A VIBRANT PUBLIC ART TRAIL ACROSS TOWN. THE CLU: THREE MOON SILOS MURALS ON WALLS NEWTON STREET WATER TOWER ROTARY PARK PATED COW TRAIL ART GALLERY AT THE MONTO HISTORIL COMPLEX (OPEN THURSDAY 10:00AM TO 1:00PM) LISTER STREET SCULPTURE ART WALK WATER TANK ART THREE MOON SILOS – MONTO, QUEENSLAND MOUNT PERRY PAT AUGTE CULTURAL CENTRE IS HOME THE SHELLY KELLY ART GALLERY THAT FEATUR LOL AND TOURG ARTISTS. THE CENTRE IS ALSO HOME TO A WALLPAPER LLECTN OF MOUNT PERRY BORN FLORENCE BROADHURST ORIGALS. FLORENCE WAS KNOWN TERNATNALLY FOR HER BRIGHT AND VIBRANT PRTS ON WALLPAPER. NATNAL PARKS – WALKG TRACKS / HIK / MOUNTA BIKE TRAILS THE NORTH BURT REGN HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF NATNAL PARKS AND MOUNTA RANG WH A WALKG TRACK NEVER TOO FAR AWAY. AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK IS LOTED APPROXIMATELY 255KM WT OF MARYBOROUGH OR 36KM SOUTH-WT OF MUNDUBBERA.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WALKG TRACKS ON OFFER: WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. GE LOOKOUT WALK DISTANCE: 600M RETURN (ALLOW 15 MUT)LEAVG THE END OF THE RPARK, TAKE THIS SHORT TRACK FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE AUBURN RIVER GE AND S CREDIBLE BOULRS. 2. RIVERBED AND ROCK POOLS WALK DISTANCE: 1.5KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)FOR EXPERIENCED AND F HIKERS, WALK THE TRACK DOWN THE SI OF THE GE TO THE RIVER THROUGH SPECTACULAR VEGETATN AND RART. 3. GE TOP WALKDISTANCE: 3.2KM RETURN (ALLOW 1.5 HOURS)TAKE THIS GENTLE WALK ALONG THE RIVER, THROUGH THE GREENERY OF THE FORT, FOR CREDIBLE VIEWS DOWN THE RIVER. CANIA GE NATNAL PARK EXPLORE THE SANDSTONE WILRNS OF CANIA GE NATNAL PARK AND DISVER ABORIGAL EE-HAND ART ALONG TOWERG CLIFFS, ANCIENT V AND SHELTERED G. WALKG TRACKS / HIK FROM THREE MOON CREEK PIIC AREA: 1. PIIC AREA CIRCUDISTANCE: 300M RETURN (ALLOW 20 MUT)TAKE THIS SHORT WALK ALONG THREE MOON CREEK FOR VIEWS OF THE FAMO SANDSTONE CLIFFS. 2. DRIPPG ROCK AND THE OVERHANGDISTANCE: 3.2KM RETURN (ALLOW 2.5 HOURS)CROSS THREE MOON CREEK THROUGH WOODLANDS TO THE IMPRSIVE DRIPPG ROCK AND ONTO THE OVERHANG, WHERE CENTURI OF WEATHER HAS EROD THE BASE OF THE CLIFF. 3. BIG FOOT WALKDISTANCE: 1KM RETURN (ALLOW 45 MUT)WANR THIS SHORT WALK AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AN IMAGE OF A FOOT ON THE BASE OF THE CLIFF. 4. FERN TREE POOL AND GIANTS CHAIR CIRCUDISTANCE: 5.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 3 HOURS)PASS THE SPECTACULAR FERN TREE GULLY AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE GIANTS CHAIR LOOKOUT FOR VIEWS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. 5. DRAGON AND BLOODWOOD CAVDISTANCE: 2.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)MAKE YOUR WAY ALONG THIS TRACK TO SEE A MURAL OF A ‘DRAGON’ ON THE SANDSTONE WALL, THEN NTUE TO THE BLOODWOOD VE. 6. TWO STOREY CAVE CIRCUDISTANCE: 1.3KM (ALLOW 45 MUT)HIKE THIS BETIFUL TRACK UP TO A BREATHTAKG VE, WHICH IS ALSO A HAVEN FOR BATS. 7. CASTLE MOUNTADISTANCE: 22KM (ALLOW 7-8 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, THIS TRACK PROVIS HIKERS WH TWO SPECTACULAR LOOKOUTS – THE GE LOOKOUT WH VIEWS DOWN THE GE AND CASTLE MOUNTA LOOKOUT WH VIEWS OVER LAKE CANIA. FROM THE NORTHERN RPARK: 8. SHAMROCK ME SEDISTANCE: 1.4KM RETURN (ALLOW 45 MUT)DISVER THIS OLD GOLD ME SE, PART OF THE CANIA GOLDFIELDS. SEE MHAFTS, PROCSG SHEDS AND MORE. CANIA GE NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND COALSTOUN LAK NATNAL PARK FORMED OVER 600,000 YEARS AGO, MOUNT LE BM IS ONE OF THE YOUNGT VOLNIC FORMATNS ATRALIA. NOT FOR THE FAT HEARTED, THIS SHORT SHARP HIKE UP LEADS TO TWO CRATERS WHICH FORM SHALLOW LAK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FROM THE TOP ENJOY PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDG LANDSPE. WALKG TRACKS / HIK COALSTOUN LAK WALKG TRACKDISTANCE: 4.4KM RETURN (ALLOW 2-3 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, TAKE THE TRACK TO SEE BREATHTAKG VIEWS OF THE FIRST CRATER LAKE. CONTUE THROUGH THE DRY RART TO THE SEND CRATER AND BIRD HI. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE WAY. CORDALBA NATNAL PARK CORDALBA NATNAL PARK IS SURROUND BY THE CORDALBA STATE FORT, A HAVEN FOR MOUNTA BIKERS WH S GGED HILLS AND OPEN LYPT WOODLAND. MOUNTA BIKE TRAILS 1. TRAIL 1 (EASY)DISTANCE: 800M RETURN 2. TRAIL 2 (EASY) DISTANCE: 7.1KM RETURN 3. TRAIL 3 (EASY) DISTANCE: 1.25KM ONE WAY 4. TRAIL 4 (EASY) DISTANCE: 1.7KM ONE WAY 5. TRAIL 5 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 6.7KM RETURN 6. TRAIL 6 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 3KM ONE WAY 7. TRAIL 7 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 10.8KM RETURN 8. TRAIL 8 (DIFFICULT) DISTANCE: 3KM ONE WAY 9. TRAIL 9 (DIFFICULT) DISTANCE: 2KM ONE WAY CORDALBA NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND GOODNIGHT SCB NATNAL PARK PROTECTG A ONCE IMPERABLE AND EXTENSIVE HOOP FORT, GOOD NIGHT SCB NATNAL PARK IS A PEACEFUL BH RETREAT. HAVE A BH PIIC A PICTURQUE BHLAND SETTG AT KALLIWA HUT. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE 166 BIRD SPECI AND THE 60 SPECI OF BUTTERFLI SPOTTED THE PARK. TAKE A DRIVE UP TO ONE TREE HILL LOOKOUT FOR VIEWS OF THE NORTH BURT. MOUNT WALSH NATNAL PARK A LANDMARK THE NORTH BURT. THIS TOWERG NATNAL PARK IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. STOP FOR AN ALL ASIE FAY BBQ UNR THE IMPRSIVE GRANE BLUFF, TAKE ON A CHALLENGE SETTG OFF EARLY MORNG TO WALK TO THE SUMM OR GRAB YOUR BATHERS FOR A SWIM THE WATERFALL CREEK ROCK POOLS UTOPIA. WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. ROCK POOL WALK DISTANCE: 3KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, TAKE THIS WALK OM THE WATERFALL CREEK SECTN R PARK. DURG THE WET SEASON, A CREEK SS THROUGH ROCK POOLS THE GRANE OM WATER EROSN. MAKE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE WAY. 2. MOUNT WALSH SUMM ROUTESUMM CLIMB: 462M (ALLOW 4 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS WH ROCK SCRAMBLG SKILLS. START BY HIKG THROUGH A DRY RART AND NTUE UP TO THE SUMM OF THIS MOUNTA FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK APPROXIMATELY 93KM NORTH-WT OF MARYBOROUGH, WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK IS 104KM SOUTH-WT OF BUNDABERG AND 15KM NORTH-EAST OF BIGGENN. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK PROTECTS 2546HA OF GGED AND NSELY FORTED UNTRY ALONG THE WOOWOONGA RANGE. HIKE THROUGH DRY RART AND OPEN FORT TO MOUNT WOOWOONGA (620M) FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS OVER THE BIGGENN AND MARYBOROUGH AREAS. WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. LOOKOUT WALK DISTANCE: 106KM RETURN (ALLOW 1.5 HOURS)A NATURAL LOOKOUT IS SUATED APPROXIMATELY 800M ALONG THE TRACK.  THE WALK IS RATED AS MORATE TO STRENUO AND WALKERS N TAKE THE OPPORTUNY TO WEAVE THROUGH THICK DRY VE FORT. 2. SUMM WALKSUMM CLIMB: 3.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 5 HOURS)A WELL-FED TRAIL LEADS THROUGH THICK VE FORT TO THE LOOKOUT BEFORE OPENG UP TO OPEN HOOP PE FORT WH SOME VE FORT SECTNS THE UNRSTOREY. TOWERG HOOP P GREET HIKERS AT THE SUMM OF MT WOOWOONGA. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE THE BT AREAS TO SEE THE AMAZG WILDLIFE THE NORTH BURT HAS TO OFFER IS THE NATNAL PARKS LISTED ABOVE. VARIETI OF WILDLIFE CLU, BUT ARE NOT LIMED TO: ROCK-WALLABI BLACK-STRIPED WALLABI RED-NECKED WALLABI BSH-TAILED ROCK WALLABI EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS SHEATH-TAIL BATS BENTWG BATS MICRO BATS YELLOW-BELLIED GLIRS BUTTERFLI BIRDWATCHG BIRDS ARE ABUNDANT THE NATNAL PARKS WH OVER 150 SPECI RERD CLUDG RABOW LORIKEETS, THE LARGER ATRALIAN KG-PARROT AND THE LEW’S HONEYEATERS. YOU MIGHT ALSO SEE PEREGRE FALNS WHICH NT THE CLIFFS AND WEDGE-TAILED EAGL SOARG HIGH OVER THE NOPI. THE FORTS ARE HOME TO RED-TAILED AND GLOSSY BLACK-CKATOOS, AN UNMON SPECI THAT FEEDS ALMOST EXCLIVELY ON SUARA SEEDS. THE BIRDS MANGLE THE SEED PODS TO THE SMALL SEED SI AND DISRD THE REMAS OF SEED PODS, LLED MANGLED ORTS, UNR THE TRE – A CLUE TO BIRDS FEEDG THERE. FISHG AND BOATG CANIA DAM PICTURQUE LAKE CANIA IS LOTED APPROXIMATELY 37 KILOMETR NORTH OF MONTO AND 194 KILOMETR OM GLADSTONE. THE LAKE IS SUATED ON THREE MOON CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE BURT RIVER. THE DAM IS NSTCTED OM EARTH AND ROCK FILL AND HAS A STORAGE PACY OF 88,500 MEGALR. THE SHORT STEEP WALK OR EASY DRIVE TO THE LOOKOUT IS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT. FROM HERE THE BREATHTAKG PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE GE’S LOURED SANDSTONE CLIFFS AND THE SPECTACULAR SUNSETS WILL LEAVE LASTG MEMORI OF CANIA. LAKE CANIA IS NOTED FOR SARATOGA TCH. OTHER SPECI CLU BASS, GOLN PERCH (YELLOW BELLY), SILVER PERCH, EEL-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH, EEL AND SNUB-NOSED GARFISH. FISH STOCKG OCCURS THREE TIM A YEAR AND FISHG PERMS ARE REQUIRED ALL YEAR ROUND. CL WHARTON WEIR CL WHARTON WEIR, NAMED AFTER A STATE PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE LATE 1900S WHO WAS BORN GAYNDAH, IS LOTED OFF THE BURT HIGHWAY JT NORTH OF GAYNDAH ON THE BURT RIVER. THE BURT RIVER PROVIS EXCELLENT RECREATNAL FISHG.  ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI, GOLN PERCH (YELLOW BELLY), SPANGLED PERCH AND CATFISH ARE THE MONLY UGHT SPECI THE CL WHARTON WEIR. JON WEIR JON WEIR, BUILT 1951, IS LOTED ON THE BURT RIVER AT MUNDUBBERA. THE MUNDUBBERA APEX SKI AREA IS LOTED FOUR KILOMETR OM THE WEIR ALONG COONAMBULA ROAD. IT IS A POPULAR YEAR-ROUND RECREATN FACILY. BOATG, FISHG, AND WATER SKIG ALL TAKE PLACE ON THE WATERS OF JON WEIR. THE WEIR IS STOCKED WH ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI AND YELLOW BELLY. CATFISH, EEL AND SPANGLED PERCH ARE ALSO PRENT. OCSNALLY, PLATYP AND CERATOD, OR LUNGFISH, MAY BE SPOTTED. MGO CROSSG SET ALONG THE BANKS OF THE BETIFUL BURT RIVER AND UPSTREAM OM PARADISE DAM, MGO CROSSG IS SURROUND BY RAL UNTRYSI AND IS ONLY A 30 MUTE DRIVE OM MOUNT PERRY, APPROXIMATELY 125 KILOMETR WT OF BUNDABERG VIA G G. MGO CROSSG IS PERFECT FOR ALL TYP OF WATER SPORTS CLUDG FISHG, SAILG, SKIG AND TUBG CREATG A PEACEFUL AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE. PARADISE DAM ONLY A 20 MUTE DRIVE NORTH-WT OM THE TOWN OF BIGGENN AND 80 KILOMETERS SOUTH-WT OF BUNDABERG, LI PARADISE DAM ON THE BURT RIVER. THE DAM IS NAMED AFTER THE OLD GOLD MG TOWNSHIP OF PARADISE WHICH NOW LI UNR THE WATERS. IT WAS PLETED NOVEMBER 2005 AFTER FOUR YEARS OF NSTCTN AND HAS A PACY OF 300 000 MEGALR. PRR TO THE NSTCTN OF THE DAM, THE BURT RIVER WAS STOCKED THIS AREA WH ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI, GOLN PERCH AND SILVER PERCH. THERE ARE BREEDG POPULATNS OF EEL-TAILED CATFISH, FORK-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH AND THE ENDANGERED QUEENSLAND LUNGFISH. WUMA DAM NOTED FOR S BETIFUL VIEWS AND AS A VENUE FOR FISHG AND WATER SPORTS, WUMA DAM IS SUATED ON THE NOGO RIVER BETWEEN MONTO AND EIDSVOLD. IT LI APPROXIMATELY A 2.5 HOUR DRIVE WT OF BUNDABERG AND HAS A SEALED ROAD ACCS OM THE BURT HIGHWAY VIA ABERRN. THE DAM WAS BUILT THREE YEARS OM 1966 AT A ST OF $5.3 LN. IT IS A MASS GRAVY NCRETE STCTURE WH A STORAGE PACY OF 165 400 MEGALR. AS A RELAXG WATER RECREATN FACILY, WUMA DAM IS SUABLE FOR WATER SUCH AS WATER SKIG, POWER BOATG, NOEG, SAILG, FISHG AND SWIMMG. THE WUMA DAM FISH RTOCKG ASSOCIATN STOCK FISH CLUDG BARRAMUNDI, ATRALIAN BASS, GOLN PERCH AND SILVER PERCH. THERE ARE BREEDG POPULATNS OF EEL-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH AND EELS. FISHG PERMS ARE REQUIRED ALL YEAR ROUND. GREAT REGNAL DRIV THE NORTH BURT IS A REAL NTRAST TO THE ASTAL PARTS OF THE REGN. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GGED G, IMPOSG MOUNTA RANG, SERENE RAL VIEWS, THE BURT RIVER AND TOWNS OFFERG UNTRY HOSPALY. THE BURT CIRCLE (GAYNDAH, NORTH BURT AREA) TOTAL = 400KMS (APPROX. 144 HOURS) THIS IS THE STUFF ATRALIAN LANDSPE PATGS ARE MA OF. WH CRAGGY MOUNTA RANG, BOTTLE AND GRASS TRE, WATERWAYS, PICTURQUE PIIC SPOTS, UNTOUCHED VAST STRETCH OF LAND AND BLUE SKY AS FAR AS THE EYE N SEE, THIS IS THE BURT CIRCLE. BIGGENN → PARADISE DAM → MGO CROSSG → MT WALSH NATNAL PARK → COALSTOUN LAK NATNAL PARK → BAN BAN SPRGS → GAYNDAH → MUNDUBBERA → AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK → EIDSVOLD → LAKE WUMA → MONTO → CANIA GE NATNAL PARK → LAKE CANIA → MOUNT PERRY THE BURT CIRCLE REGNAL DRIVE THGS TO DO – GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN
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• GAYNDAH ANGLERS & FISH STOCKG ASSOCIATN INC.

BURT RIVER - GAYNDAH

One of the olst towns Queensland, Gayndah is suated on the banks of the Burt River about 160km om Bundaberg.

The Cl Wharton Weir is about 2km upstream om the Gayndah Bridge and creat a nice impoundment that is navigable for about 10km up om the wall. Bt accs is om the southern si about 11km wt of Gayndah.

GAYNDAH - WATER SPORTS AND RECREATN

If you head straight through town on the Gayndah/Mundubbera Road, travel about 9.

GAYNDAH – CL WHARTON WEIR – 1 SEPTEMBER 2013

Cl Wharton Weir, named after a state parliamentarian of the late 1900’s who was born Gayndah, is a small circular rt area loted off the A3 Burt Highway jt north of Gayndah well away om highway noise on the betiful Burt River. Named honour of Gayndah's sister cy Belgium, Zonhoven Park offers well shad piic areas, views of the river and nearby cs orchards and provis facili cludg public toilets and a dump valve for motorhom.

Ban Ban Sprgs li 26km south of Gayndah on the A3 Atralia's Country Way and is where you will fd a natural sprg and popular piic area. Gayndah offers a variety of servic cludg Supermarkets, Pharmacy, Bankg, Hospal, Doctors, Atralia Post, Fuel outlets, Bakery, Butchers, a variety of shops and Real Estate. Mgo Crossg, set along the banks of the Burt River upstream om Paradise Dam, is 45km om Biggenn via Gooroolba Biggenn and Gayndah Mount Perry Roads, and also accsible om Mount Perry and Gayndah.

GAYNDAH ANGLERS & FISH STOCKG ASSOCIATN INC.

The Cl Wharton Weir turnoff is 2km north of Gayndah, turn off the Burt Highway (A3). I cid to stop and fish the Burt River at Gayndah.

GUI TO GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN BYPETA WENZEL NOVEMBER 23, 2020APRIL 6, 2023 GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN OF QUEENSLAND IS ONLY 326KMS OM BRISBANE YET OFFERS SO MANY ACTIVI FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. IT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED AS AN EASY TO DRIVE TO TOURIST STATN FOR THOSE TERTED SEEG MORE OF QUEENSLAND. NOTHG BEHD ME, EVERYTHG AHEAD OF ME, AS IS EVER SO ON THE ROAD. – JACK KEROUAC – DISCLOSURE: THIS POST NTAS AFFILIATE LKS. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU CLICK ON OUR AFFILIAT / ADVERTISERS LKS AND MAKE A PURCHASE, WE MAY RECEIVE A SMALL MISSN, BUT AT NO EXTRA ST TO YOU. AND, MANY TIM, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN OFFER. W/W! THE PRODUCTS AND SERVIC WE WRE ABOUT AND MENTN ARE THE ON WE LOVE. WE ONLY REMEND EMS THAT WE FEEL ARE OF GOOD QUALY AND WOULD BE HELPFUL TO OUR REARS. WHILE WE PAY FOR OUR TRAVELS OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS, THE SMALL MISSNS DO ASSIST KEEPG ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU! TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTN TO THE NORTH BURT REGN, QUEENSLANDMAP OF THE NORTH BURTPOPULATN OF NORTH BURT REGNAL AREASGETTG THERE – ROAD, BWEATHER THE NORTH BURT – WHEN SHOULD I VIS?SAFETYMAJOR EVENTS CALENDARWHAT DO THE NORTH BURT REGN HAVE TO OFFER?PRODUCE GROWN / INDTRYCULTURE AND ARTSNATNAL PARKS – WALKG TRACKS / HIK / MOUNTA BIKE TRAILSWILDLIFEBIRDWATCHGFISHG AND BOATGGREAT REGNAL DRIVTHGS TO DO BIGGENNTHGS TO DO EIDSVOLDTHGS TO DO GAYNDAHTHGS TO DO MONTOMAP OF MONTOTHGS TO DO MOUNT PERRYTHGS TO DO MUNDUBBERAACCOMMODATION IN GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURNETT REGIONBIGGENNEIDSVOLDGAYNDAHMONTOMOUNT PERRYMUNDUBBERAIN SUMMARY: GUI TO GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGNWANT TO READ MORE?TRIP PLANNERS FOR AUSTRALIA: RELATED BLOG POSTS INTRODUCTN TO THE NORTH BURT REGN, QUEENSLAND THE NORTH BURT IS HOME TO A UNIQUE LLECTN OF TOWNS, VILLAG, DISTRICTS AND STATNS THAT ARE QUE DIVERSE AND WORTHY OF DISVERG. YOU’LL DISVER GGED G, IMPOSG MOUNTA RANG, SERENE RAL VIEWS, THE BURT RIVER AND NUMERO TOWNSHIPS ALONG THE WAY OFFERG UNTRY HOSPALY. YOU N MP A NATNAL PARK, BHWALK, THROW A LE OR GO TUBG AND SKIG ON THE MANY DAMS, ENJOY H PRODUCE OM NUMERO ROADSI STALLS OR STEP BACK TIME AT A HISTORIL MM. IF ’S ANISED ACTIVI YOU ARE LOOKG FOR, THERE IS HARDLY A WEEKEND WHERE YOU WON’T FD SOMETHG HAPPENG ACROSS THE REGN. FTIVALS AND CELEBRATNS ARE REGULAR EVENTS AND WH A NUMBER OF PIIC RAC SCHLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THERE IS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNY TO GET OUT, SOCIALISE AND HAVE SOME FUN. IF GOLF IS YOUR WAY OF RELAXG, YOU WILL FD A GOLF CLUB EACH OF THE SIX TOWNSHIPS. FROM FNS TO FISHG, YOU WILL FD A MUNY THAT SHAR YOUR PASSNS AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHG TO DO. MAP OF THE NORTH BURT MAP OF THE NORTH BURT REGN – QUEENSLAND, ATRALIA POPULATN OF NORTH BURT REGNAL AREAS TOTAL = 10,600 (2020) POPULATN OF GAYNDAH TOTAL = 1,981 (2016) POPULATN OF MUNDUBBERA TOTAL = 1,261 (2016) POPULATN OF EIDSVOLD TOTAL = 574 (2016) POPULATN OF MONTO TOTAL = 1,189 (2016) POPULATN OF MOUNT PERRY TOTAL = 538 (2016) POPULATN OF BIGGENN TOTAL = 845 (2016) GETTG THERE – ROAD, B BY ROAD THE REGN IS BT DISVERED BY HIRE-R OR VEHICLE TRANSPORT. ROUTE PLANNER / ROAD DISTANC BUNDABERG      100BIGGENN     16262GAYNDAH    20610646MUNDUBBERA   1681437835EIDSVOLD  19416415210873MONTO 1007070736894MOUNT PERRY BY B THE NORTH BURT TRANSPORT SERVICE OFFERS THE FOLLOWG SERVIC: TUDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG WEDNDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG (VIA EIDSVOLD) THURSDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO BUNDABERG FRIDAY – MUNDUBBERA TO MARYBOROUGH WEATHER THE NORTH BURT – WHEN SHOULD I VIS? THE NORTH BURT REGN EXPERIENC A SUBTROPIL CLIMATE WH WARM WET SUMMERS AND D WTERS. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 20°C. THE SUMMER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 25°C, AUTUMN 21°C, WTER 15°C AND SPRG 21°C. SAFETY QUEENSLAND IS A RELATIVELY SAFE PLACE TO VIS – TERMS OF CRIME AND WAR, AT ANY RATE – BUT TAKE REASONABLE PREUTNS AS YOU WOULD ANYWHERE. BHFIR, FLOODS AND CYCLON REGULARLY CIMATE PARTS OF QUEENSLAND: PAY ATTENTN TO WARNGS OM LOL THORI. USE SUNSCREEN AND VER UP TO AVOID SUNBURN AND HEAT SICKNS. COVER UP AT DK AND WEAR SECT REPELLENT TO TER MOSQUO AND TICKS. SNAK ARE ACTIVE SUMMER AND MON ON BHWALKG TRAILS: WEAR BOOTS, SOCKS AND LONG TROERS (IALLY GAERS). WE HIGHLY REMEND PURCHASG TRAVEL SURANCE WHEN TRAVELLG OVERSEAS. INSURANCE WILL VER IMPORTANT THGS LIKE EMERGENCY MEDIL HOSPALISATN / EVACUATN, BAGGAGE LAYS AND TRIP NCELLATN. WE REMEND WORLD NOMADS FOR QUALY TRAVEL SURANCE YOU N TST, AT AFFORDABLE RAT. BOOK: BUY TRAVEL INSURANCE HERE SUNSET – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND MAJOR EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARYJULYATRALIA DAY  EIDSVOLD POLOCROSSEGAYNDAH HEARTLAND FTIVALNAIDOC CELEBRATNS ALL TOWNSFEBRUARYAUGUSTBIGGENN CAMPDRAFTWUMA DAM FISHG COMPETN  BIGGENN RIFF N TUFF CHARY CAR SHOWMGO CROSSG CATCH A CATTY FISHG COMPETNBIGGENN CAMPDRAFTMARCHSEPTEMBERCANIA DAM FISHG COMPETNMONTO ANNUAL RACE DAYMONTO PRIME CATTLE SHOWEIDSVOLD CAMPDRAFTMOUNT PERRY CAMPDRAFTMUNDUBBERA CAMPDRAFTGAYNDAH FAY FISHG COMPETNMUNDUBBERA FISHG COMPETNMULGILDIE ROOMUNDUBBERA LONG TABLE BANQUETMONTO DAIRY FTIVALAPRILOCTOBERANZAC DAY CELEBRATNSGAYNDAH AGRICULTURAL SHOWMOUNT PERRY SHOWMONTO AGRICULTURAL SHOWEIDSVOLD CATTLE DRIVE  MOUNT PERRY AXEMAN’S SAWYERS WOODCHOPMONTO SPRG MARKETS AND FLOWER SHOWEIDSVOLD SPRGTIME FLOWER SHOWEIDSVOLD RACGAYNDAH CUPBIGGENN ROSE FTIVALMAYNOVEMBERGAYNDAH ORANGE FTIVAL (BIANNUAL)EIDSVOLD AGRICULTURAL SHOWMUNDUBBERA AGRICULTURAL SHOWBIGGENN AGRICULTURAL SHOWGAYNDAH SILVER WHIP CAMPDRAFTMULGILDIE CAMPDRAFTMOUNT PERRY RACEIDSVOLD HERAGE DAYJUNEDECEMBERGANYDAH RACMONTO ANNUAL CATTLE DRIVEMONTO STORE CATTLE AND SHOW SALEMONTO CATTLE DRIVE AND TRAIL RIMONTO SILVER BUCKLE CHALLENGE AND CAMPDRAFTMONTO POLOCROSSE  CHRISTMAS CELEBRATNS ALL MAJOR TOWNS WHAT DO THE NORTH BURT REGN HAVE TO OFFER? PRODUCE GROWN / INDTRY THE REGN IS BASED ON AN AGRICULTURAL ENOMY, AND EVERY FORM OF FARMG ENTERPRISE EXISTS. WH THE TW CS PALS OF GAYNDAH AND MUNDUBBERA, TO SOME OF THE BT BEEF STUDS THE UNTRY RIGHT THROUGH TO DAIRYG, PORK PRODUCTN AND SMALL CROPS.  FEED YOUR SENS WH THE SHEER DIVERSY OF THE LOL PRODUCE YOU N EXPECT TO FD THE REGN. CULTURE AND ARTS NORTH BURT ART TRAIL THE NORTH BURT HAS A THRIVG AND EVERY CHANGG ART SCENE THAT IS AS DIVERSE AND BETIFUL AS THE TOWNS THEY ARE FOUND . THE ART TRAIL NSISTS OF SILOS, WATER TOWERS, MURALS, SCULPTUR, GALLERI AND MORE! BIGGENN FEATUR BIGGENN CLU 3 STEEL SCULPTUR THE MA STREET, ALL CREATIVELY BUILT BY TALENTED LOLS. BIGGENN ROSE ON THE NORTH BURT ART TRAIL GAYNDAH GAYNDAH ART GALLERY IS FOUND AT 34 MON STREET AND IS OPEN TUDAY – SUNDAY OM 10:00AM TO 2:00PM. MUNDUBBERA BICENTENNIAL PARK FEATUR A STEEL SCULPTURE TRAIL PICTG THE REGN’S PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. MURALS TO SEE ARE: TOWN HALL MURAL LIBRARY BUILDG – LLABORATN FEATURG LOL ARTISTS CELEBRATG THE HISTORY OF THE MUNDUBBERA ART GALLERY JAYCEE PARK (BLACK STUMP RT AREA) – MURAL BY INDIGENO ARTIST, MALLM BROWN WATER TOWER – “MEETG OF THE WATERS” MURAL. MUNDUBBERA REGNAL ART GALLERY IS FOUND ON LYON STREET AND IS OPEN MONDAY – FRIDAY: 8:30AM TO 11:30AM, 12:30PM TO 4:30PM, SATURDAY 9:00AM TO 12:00PM MURAL AT JAYCEE PARK – THE BLACK STUMP RT AREA PATED BY INDIGENO ARTIST MALLM BROWN EIDSVOLD RM WILLIAMS ATRALIAN BH LEARNG CENTRE’S GALLERY SPACE FEATUR LOL AND EXHIBG ARTISTS WH A ‘BH THEME’. THE CENTRE IS OPEN MONDAY – FRIDAY, 8:30AM TO 4:30PM AND WEEKENDS, 10:00AM TO 2:00PM. STREET ART – IN THE MA STREET THERE ARE BUILDGS THAT HAVE BEEN PATED BY INDIGENO MUNY MEMBERS FEATURG TRADNAL AND NTEMPORARY TECHNIQU. MONTO MONTO HAS A VIBRANT PUBLIC ART TRAIL ACROSS TOWN. THE CLU: THREE MOON SILOS MURALS ON WALLS NEWTON STREET WATER TOWER ROTARY PARK PATED COW TRAIL ART GALLERY AT THE MONTO HISTORIL COMPLEX (OPEN THURSDAY 10:00AM TO 1:00PM) LISTER STREET SCULPTURE ART WALK WATER TANK ART THREE MOON SILOS – MONTO, QUEENSLAND MOUNT PERRY PAT AUGTE CULTURAL CENTRE IS HOME THE SHELLY KELLY ART GALLERY THAT FEATUR LOL AND TOURG ARTISTS. THE CENTRE IS ALSO HOME TO A WALLPAPER LLECTN OF MOUNT PERRY BORN FLORENCE BROADHURST ORIGALS. FLORENCE WAS KNOWN TERNATNALLY FOR HER BRIGHT AND VIBRANT PRTS ON WALLPAPER. NATNAL PARKS – WALKG TRACKS / HIK / MOUNTA BIKE TRAILS THE NORTH BURT REGN HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF NATNAL PARKS AND MOUNTA RANG WH A WALKG TRACK NEVER TOO FAR AWAY. AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK IS LOTED APPROXIMATELY 255KM WT OF MARYBOROUGH OR 36KM SOUTH-WT OF MUNDUBBERA.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WALKG TRACKS ON OFFER: WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. GE LOOKOUT WALK DISTANCE: 600M RETURN (ALLOW 15 MUT)LEAVG THE END OF THE RPARK, TAKE THIS SHORT TRACK FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE AUBURN RIVER GE AND S CREDIBLE BOULRS. 2. RIVERBED AND ROCK POOLS WALK DISTANCE: 1.5KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)FOR EXPERIENCED AND F HIKERS, WALK THE TRACK DOWN THE SI OF THE GE TO THE RIVER THROUGH SPECTACULAR VEGETATN AND RART. 3. GE TOP WALKDISTANCE: 3.2KM RETURN (ALLOW 1.5 HOURS)TAKE THIS GENTLE WALK ALONG THE RIVER, THROUGH THE GREENERY OF THE FORT, FOR CREDIBLE VIEWS DOWN THE RIVER. CANIA GE NATNAL PARK EXPLORE THE SANDSTONE WILRNS OF CANIA GE NATNAL PARK AND DISVER ABORIGAL EE-HAND ART ALONG TOWERG CLIFFS, ANCIENT V AND SHELTERED G. WALKG TRACKS / HIK FROM THREE MOON CREEK PIIC AREA: 1. PIIC AREA CIRCUDISTANCE: 300M RETURN (ALLOW 20 MUT)TAKE THIS SHORT WALK ALONG THREE MOON CREEK FOR VIEWS OF THE FAMO SANDSTONE CLIFFS. 2. DRIPPG ROCK AND THE OVERHANGDISTANCE: 3.2KM RETURN (ALLOW 2.5 HOURS)CROSS THREE MOON CREEK THROUGH WOODLANDS TO THE IMPRSIVE DRIPPG ROCK AND ONTO THE OVERHANG, WHERE CENTURI OF WEATHER HAS EROD THE BASE OF THE CLIFF. 3. BIG FOOT WALKDISTANCE: 1KM RETURN (ALLOW 45 MUT)WANR THIS SHORT WALK AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AN IMAGE OF A FOOT ON THE BASE OF THE CLIFF. 4. FERN TREE POOL AND GIANTS CHAIR CIRCUDISTANCE: 5.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 3 HOURS)PASS THE SPECTACULAR FERN TREE GULLY AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE GIANTS CHAIR LOOKOUT FOR VIEWS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. 5. DRAGON AND BLOODWOOD CAVDISTANCE: 2.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)MAKE YOUR WAY ALONG THIS TRACK TO SEE A MURAL OF A ‘DRAGON’ ON THE SANDSTONE WALL, THEN NTUE TO THE BLOODWOOD VE. 6. TWO STOREY CAVE CIRCUDISTANCE: 1.3KM (ALLOW 45 MUT)HIKE THIS BETIFUL TRACK UP TO A BREATHTAKG VE, WHICH IS ALSO A HAVEN FOR BATS. 7. CASTLE MOUNTADISTANCE: 22KM (ALLOW 7-8 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, THIS TRACK PROVIS HIKERS WH TWO SPECTACULAR LOOKOUTS – THE GE LOOKOUT WH VIEWS DOWN THE GE AND CASTLE MOUNTA LOOKOUT WH VIEWS OVER LAKE CANIA. FROM THE NORTHERN RPARK: 8. SHAMROCK ME SEDISTANCE: 1.4KM RETURN (ALLOW 45 MUT)DISVER THIS OLD GOLD ME SE, PART OF THE CANIA GOLDFIELDS. SEE MHAFTS, PROCSG SHEDS AND MORE. CANIA GE NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND COALSTOUN LAK NATNAL PARK FORMED OVER 600,000 YEARS AGO, MOUNT LE BM IS ONE OF THE YOUNGT VOLNIC FORMATNS ATRALIA. NOT FOR THE FAT HEARTED, THIS SHORT SHARP HIKE UP LEADS TO TWO CRATERS WHICH FORM SHALLOW LAK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FROM THE TOP ENJOY PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDG LANDSPE. WALKG TRACKS / HIK COALSTOUN LAK WALKG TRACKDISTANCE: 4.4KM RETURN (ALLOW 2-3 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, TAKE THE TRACK TO SEE BREATHTAKG VIEWS OF THE FIRST CRATER LAKE. CONTUE THROUGH THE DRY RART TO THE SEND CRATER AND BIRD HI. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE WAY. CORDALBA NATNAL PARK CORDALBA NATNAL PARK IS SURROUND BY THE CORDALBA STATE FORT, A HAVEN FOR MOUNTA BIKERS WH S GGED HILLS AND OPEN LYPT WOODLAND. MOUNTA BIKE TRAILS 1. TRAIL 1 (EASY)DISTANCE: 800M RETURN 2. TRAIL 2 (EASY) DISTANCE: 7.1KM RETURN 3. TRAIL 3 (EASY) DISTANCE: 1.25KM ONE WAY 4. TRAIL 4 (EASY) DISTANCE: 1.7KM ONE WAY 5. TRAIL 5 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 6.7KM RETURN 6. TRAIL 6 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 3KM ONE WAY 7. TRAIL 7 (INTERMEDIATE) DISTANCE: 10.8KM RETURN 8. TRAIL 8 (DIFFICULT) DISTANCE: 3KM ONE WAY 9. TRAIL 9 (DIFFICULT) DISTANCE: 2KM ONE WAY CORDALBA NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND GOODNIGHT SCB NATNAL PARK PROTECTG A ONCE IMPERABLE AND EXTENSIVE HOOP FORT, GOOD NIGHT SCB NATNAL PARK IS A PEACEFUL BH RETREAT. HAVE A BH PIIC A PICTURQUE BHLAND SETTG AT KALLIWA HUT. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE 166 BIRD SPECI AND THE 60 SPECI OF BUTTERFLI SPOTTED THE PARK. TAKE A DRIVE UP TO ONE TREE HILL LOOKOUT FOR VIEWS OF THE NORTH BURT. MOUNT WALSH NATNAL PARK A LANDMARK THE NORTH BURT. THIS TOWERG NATNAL PARK IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. STOP FOR AN ALL ASIE FAY BBQ UNR THE IMPRSIVE GRANE BLUFF, TAKE ON A CHALLENGE SETTG OFF EARLY MORNG TO WALK TO THE SUMM OR GRAB YOUR BATHERS FOR A SWIM THE WATERFALL CREEK ROCK POOLS UTOPIA. WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. ROCK POOL WALK DISTANCE: 3KM RETURN (ALLOW 1 HOUR)FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS, TAKE THIS WALK OM THE WATERFALL CREEK SECTN R PARK. DURG THE WET SEASON, A CREEK SS THROUGH ROCK POOLS THE GRANE OM WATER EROSN. MAKE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE WAY. 2. MOUNT WALSH SUMM ROUTESUMM CLIMB: 462M (ALLOW 4 HOURS)ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED BHWALKERS WH ROCK SCRAMBLG SKILLS. START BY HIKG THROUGH A DRY RART AND NTUE UP TO THE SUMM OF THIS MOUNTA FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK APPROXIMATELY 93KM NORTH-WT OF MARYBOROUGH, WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK IS 104KM SOUTH-WT OF BUNDABERG AND 15KM NORTH-EAST OF BIGGENN. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK PROTECTS 2546HA OF GGED AND NSELY FORTED UNTRY ALONG THE WOOWOONGA RANGE. HIKE THROUGH DRY RART AND OPEN FORT TO MOUNT WOOWOONGA (620M) FOR SPECTACULAR VIEWS OVER THE BIGGENN AND MARYBOROUGH AREAS. WALKG TRACKS / HIK 1. LOOKOUT WALK DISTANCE: 106KM RETURN (ALLOW 1.5 HOURS)A NATURAL LOOKOUT IS SUATED APPROXIMATELY 800M ALONG THE TRACK.  THE WALK IS RATED AS MORATE TO STRENUO AND WALKERS N TAKE THE OPPORTUNY TO WEAVE THROUGH THICK DRY VE FORT. 2. SUMM WALKSUMM CLIMB: 3.6KM RETURN (ALLOW 5 HOURS)A WELL-FED TRAIL LEADS THROUGH THICK VE FORT TO THE LOOKOUT BEFORE OPENG UP TO OPEN HOOP PE FORT WH SOME VE FORT SECTNS THE UNRSTOREY. TOWERG HOOP P GREET HIKERS AT THE SUMM OF MT WOOWOONGA. WOOWOONGA NATNAL PARK – NORTH BURT, QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE THE BT AREAS TO SEE THE AMAZG WILDLIFE THE NORTH BURT HAS TO OFFER IS THE NATNAL PARKS LISTED ABOVE. VARIETI OF WILDLIFE CLU, BUT ARE NOT LIMED TO: ROCK-WALLABI BLACK-STRIPED WALLABI RED-NECKED WALLABI BSH-TAILED ROCK WALLABI EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS SHEATH-TAIL BATS BENTWG BATS MICRO BATS YELLOW-BELLIED GLIRS BUTTERFLI BIRDWATCHG BIRDS ARE ABUNDANT THE NATNAL PARKS WH OVER 150 SPECI RERD CLUDG RABOW LORIKEETS, THE LARGER ATRALIAN KG-PARROT AND THE LEW’S HONEYEATERS. YOU MIGHT ALSO SEE PEREGRE FALNS WHICH NT THE CLIFFS AND WEDGE-TAILED EAGL SOARG HIGH OVER THE NOPI. THE FORTS ARE HOME TO RED-TAILED AND GLOSSY BLACK-CKATOOS, AN UNMON SPECI THAT FEEDS ALMOST EXCLIVELY ON SUARA SEEDS. THE BIRDS MANGLE THE SEED PODS TO THE SMALL SEED SI AND DISRD THE REMAS OF SEED PODS, LLED MANGLED ORTS, UNR THE TRE – A CLUE TO BIRDS FEEDG THERE. FISHG AND BOATG CANIA DAM PICTURQUE LAKE CANIA IS LOTED APPROXIMATELY 37 KILOMETR NORTH OF MONTO AND 194 KILOMETR OM GLADSTONE. THE LAKE IS SUATED ON THREE MOON CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE BURT RIVER. THE DAM IS NSTCTED OM EARTH AND ROCK FILL AND HAS A STORAGE PACY OF 88,500 MEGALR. THE SHORT STEEP WALK OR EASY DRIVE TO THE LOOKOUT IS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT. FROM HERE THE BREATHTAKG PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE GE’S LOURED SANDSTONE CLIFFS AND THE SPECTACULAR SUNSETS WILL LEAVE LASTG MEMORI OF CANIA. LAKE CANIA IS NOTED FOR SARATOGA TCH. OTHER SPECI CLU BASS, GOLN PERCH (YELLOW BELLY), SILVER PERCH, EEL-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH, EEL AND SNUB-NOSED GARFISH. FISH STOCKG OCCURS THREE TIM A YEAR AND FISHG PERMS ARE REQUIRED ALL YEAR ROUND. CL WHARTON WEIR CL WHARTON WEIR, NAMED AFTER A STATE PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE LATE 1900S WHO WAS BORN GAYNDAH, IS LOTED OFF THE BURT HIGHWAY JT NORTH OF GAYNDAH ON THE BURT RIVER. THE BURT RIVER PROVIS EXCELLENT RECREATNAL FISHG.  ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI, GOLN PERCH (YELLOW BELLY), SPANGLED PERCH AND CATFISH ARE THE MONLY UGHT SPECI THE CL WHARTON WEIR. JON WEIR JON WEIR, BUILT 1951, IS LOTED ON THE BURT RIVER AT MUNDUBBERA. THE MUNDUBBERA APEX SKI AREA IS LOTED FOUR KILOMETR OM THE WEIR ALONG COONAMBULA ROAD. IT IS A POPULAR YEAR-ROUND RECREATN FACILY. BOATG, FISHG, AND WATER SKIG ALL TAKE PLACE ON THE WATERS OF JON WEIR. THE WEIR IS STOCKED WH ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI AND YELLOW BELLY. CATFISH, EEL AND SPANGLED PERCH ARE ALSO PRENT. OCSNALLY, PLATYP AND CERATOD, OR LUNGFISH, MAY BE SPOTTED. MGO CROSSG SET ALONG THE BANKS OF THE BETIFUL BURT RIVER AND UPSTREAM OM PARADISE DAM, MGO CROSSG IS SURROUND BY RAL UNTRYSI AND IS ONLY A 30 MUTE DRIVE OM MOUNT PERRY, APPROXIMATELY 125 KILOMETR WT OF BUNDABERG VIA G G. MGO CROSSG IS PERFECT FOR ALL TYP OF WATER SPORTS CLUDG FISHG, SAILG, SKIG AND TUBG CREATG A PEACEFUL AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE. PARADISE DAM ONLY A 20 MUTE DRIVE NORTH-WT OM THE TOWN OF BIGGENN AND 80 KILOMETERS SOUTH-WT OF BUNDABERG, LI PARADISE DAM ON THE BURT RIVER. THE DAM IS NAMED AFTER THE OLD GOLD MG TOWNSHIP OF PARADISE WHICH NOW LI UNR THE WATERS. IT WAS PLETED NOVEMBER 2005 AFTER FOUR YEARS OF NSTCTN AND HAS A PACY OF 300 000 MEGALR. PRR TO THE NSTCTN OF THE DAM, THE BURT RIVER WAS STOCKED THIS AREA WH ATRALIAN BASS, BARRAMUNDI, GOLN PERCH AND SILVER PERCH. THERE ARE BREEDG POPULATNS OF EEL-TAILED CATFISH, FORK-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH AND THE ENDANGERED QUEENSLAND LUNGFISH. WUMA DAM NOTED FOR S BETIFUL VIEWS AND AS A VENUE FOR FISHG AND WATER SPORTS, WUMA DAM IS SUATED ON THE NOGO RIVER BETWEEN MONTO AND EIDSVOLD. IT LI APPROXIMATELY A 2.5 HOUR DRIVE WT OF BUNDABERG AND HAS A SEALED ROAD ACCS OM THE BURT HIGHWAY VIA ABERRN. THE DAM WAS BUILT THREE YEARS OM 1966 AT A ST OF $5.3 LN. IT IS A MASS GRAVY NCRETE STCTURE WH A STORAGE PACY OF 165 400 MEGALR. AS A RELAXG WATER RECREATN FACILY, WUMA DAM IS SUABLE FOR WATER SUCH AS WATER SKIG, POWER BOATG, NOEG, SAILG, FISHG AND SWIMMG. THE WUMA DAM FISH RTOCKG ASSOCIATN STOCK FISH CLUDG BARRAMUNDI, ATRALIAN BASS, GOLN PERCH AND SILVER PERCH. THERE ARE BREEDG POPULATNS OF EEL-TAILED CATFISH, SPANGLED PERCH AND EELS. FISHG PERMS ARE REQUIRED ALL YEAR ROUND. GREAT REGNAL DRIV THE NORTH BURT IS A REAL NTRAST TO THE ASTAL PARTS OF THE REGN. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GGED G, IMPOSG MOUNTA RANG, SERENE RAL VIEWS, THE BURT RIVER AND TOWNS OFFERG UNTRY HOSPALY. THE BURT CIRCLE (GAYNDAH, NORTH BURT AREA) TOTAL = 400KMS (APPROX. 144 HOURS) THIS IS THE STUFF ATRALIAN LANDSPE PATGS ARE MA OF. WH CRAGGY MOUNTA RANG, BOTTLE AND GRASS TRE, WATERWAYS, PICTURQUE PIIC SPOTS, UNTOUCHED VAST STRETCH OF LAND AND BLUE SKY AS FAR AS THE EYE N SEE, THIS IS THE BURT CIRCLE. BIGGENN → PARADISE DAM → MGO CROSSG → MT WALSH NATNAL PARK → COALSTOUN LAK NATNAL PARK → BAN BAN SPRGS → GAYNDAH → MUNDUBBERA → AUBURN RIVER NATNAL PARK → EIDSVOLD → LAKE WUMA → MONTO → CANIA GE NATNAL PARK → LAKE CANIA → MOUNT PERRY THE BURT CIRCLE REGNAL DRIVE THGS TO DO – GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURT REGN

Fantastic sunset at Gayndah The weir on the Burt River at Gayndah Rockbars and sunken timber – ial fishy stcture Not a handsome fish Gayndah Weir tfish The tfish did s bt to hi the timber A small soft plastic and ligth lear tempted this tfish I slowly persuad out of the snags.

The river flows southwt to Eidsvold and turns east at Mundubbera and then northeast through Gayndah and Bundaberg to enter the Pacific Ocean at Burt Heads, after a urse of 270 mi (435 km). Eidsvold, Mundubbera & Gayndah. Gayndah and the North Burt regn of Queensland is only 326kms om Brisbane yet offers so many activi for both adults and children alike.

THE HISTORIC BRIDG THAT OPENED UP ACCS BETWEEN BRISBANE AND GAYNDAH, QUEENSLAND'S OLST TOWN

Map of the North Burt Map of the North Burt Regn – Queensland, Atralia Populatn of North Burt Regnal Areas Total = 10, 600 (2020) Populatn of Gayndah Total = 1, 981 (2016) Populatn of Mundubbera Total = 1, 261 (2016) Populatn of Eidsvold Total = 574 (2016) Populatn of Monto Total = 1, 189 (2016) Populatn of Mount Perry Total = 538 (2016) Populatn of Biggenn Total = 845 (2016) Gettg There – Road, B By Road The regn is bt disvered by hire-r or vehicle transport. Route Planner / Road Distanc Bundaberg 100Biggenn 16262Gayndah 20610646Mundubbera 1681437835Eidsvold 19416415210873Monto 1007070736894Mount Perry By B The North Burt Transport Service offers the followg servic: Tuday – Mundubbera to Bundaberg Wednday – Mundubbera to Bundaberg (via Eidsvold) Thursday – Mundubbera to Bundaberg Friday – Mundubbera to Maryborough Weather the North Burt – When Should I Vis?

BOOK: Buy Travel Insurance Here Sunset – North Burt, Queensland Major Events Calendar JANUARYJULYAtralia Day Eidsvold PolocrosseGayndah Heartland FtivalNAIDOC Celebratns all townsFEBRUARYAUGUSTBiggenn CampdraftWuma Dam Fishg Competn Biggenn Riff n Tuff Chary Car ShowMgo Crossg Catch a Catty Fishg CompetnBiggenn CampdraftMARCHSEPTEMBERCania Dam Fishg CompetnMonto Annual Race DayMonto Prime Cattle ShowEidsvold CampdraftMount Perry CampdraftMundubbera CampdraftGayndah Fay Fishg CompetnMundubbera Fishg CompetnMulgildie RooMundubbera Long Table BanquetMonto Dairy FtivalAPRILOCTOBERANZAC Day CelebratnsGayndah Agricultural ShowMount Perry ShowMonto Agricultural ShowEidsvold Cattle Drive Mount Perry Axeman’s Sawyers WoodchopMonto Sprg Markets and Flower ShowEidsvold Sprgtime Flower ShowEidsvold RacGayndah CupBiggenn Rose FtivalMAYNOVEMBERGayndah Orange Ftival (biannual)Eidsvold Agricultural ShowMundubbera Agricultural ShowBiggenn Agricultural ShowGayndah Silver Whip CampdraftMulgildie CampdraftMount Perry RacEidsvold Herage DayJUNEDECEMBERGanydah RacMonto Annual Cattle DriveMonto Store Cattle and Show SaleMonto Cattle Drive and Trail RiMonto Silver Buckle Challenge and CampdraftMonto Polocrosse Christmas celebratns all major towns What Do the North Burt Regn Have to Offer? Wh the tw cs pals of Gayndah and Mundubbera, to some of the bt beef studs the untry right through to dairyg, pork productn and small crops. Biggenn Rose on the North Burt Art Trail Gayndah Gayndah Art Gallery is found at 34 Mon Street and is open Tuday – Sunday om 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Cl Wharton Weir Cl Wharton Weir, named after a state parliamentarian of the late 1900s who was born Gayndah, is loted off the Burt Highway jt north of Gayndah on the Burt River. The Burt Circle (Gayndah, North Burt Area) Total = 400kms (approx.

FISHG - 'CL WHARTON WEIR & PARK', STH END WEIR RD, GAYNDAH, QLD

Biggenn → Paradise Dam → Mgo Crossg → Mt Walsh Natnal Park → Coalstoun Lak Natnal Park → Ban Ban Sprgs → Gayndah → Mundubbera → Auburn River Natnal Park → Eidsvold → Lake Wuma → Monto → Cania Ge Natnal Park → Lake Cania → Mount Perry The Burt Circle Regnal Drive Thgs to Do Biggenn Biggenn rts a dramatic landspe below the gged cliffs of Mount Walsh on the Isis Highway 339kms north of Brisbane and jt over one hour’s drive om the astal regns of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay.

Where: Clearly signposted 4km om Biggenn off the Biggenn – Gayndah Road Chowey Bridge The Chowey Bridge was nstcted for the railways and opened 1905.

Archer Homtead – Wuma Dam – RM Williams Atralian Bh Learng Centre Thgs to Do Gayndah Gayndah lays claim to beg the olst town Queensland and was first settled 1849.

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Map of Gayndah Map of Gayndah Archer’s Lookout Archer’s Lookout ss on “The De”, one of Gayndah’s tw hills known affectnately as the “De and Duchs”, providg an excellent perspective of the town and district. Where: E Md Street, Gayndah Cost: Free Ban Ban Sprgs Ban Ban Sprgs was a meetg place for the Wakka Wakka and var other trib. Where: Weir Road, Gayndah Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Entry Gayndah Art Gallery The Gallery is suated an old nvent buildg origally built 1919 at St Joseph’s School.

Where: 34 Mon Street, Gayndah Hours: Daily 9:00am to 4:00pm Cost: Gold Co Donatn Gayndah’s Big Orange The Big Orange was built by a lol, Don Kenny, 1977 for the Gayndah Orange Ftival and later moved to s current lotn 1983. Where: 3 Mick Lutvey Street, Gayndah Hours: Daily 8:30am to 5:00pm (April to September) Cost: Free Gayndah Mm and Informatn Centre The Gayndah Mm ho a fascatg llectn of memorabilia and historic relics, cludg an old motorised rail ambulance ed the 40’s and 50’s is extensive and vers many aspects of early life and around Gayndah. Where: 8 Simon Street, Gayndah Hours: Daily 9:00am to 4:00pm Cost: Free Entry Iraway Upsi Down Bridge Spanng 45 metr, this unual railway bridge at Iraway was nstcted 1902 and is well worth a vis.

GAYNDAH – BURT RIVER – MOUNT DEBATEABLE BRIDGE – 2 SEPTEMBER 2013

Where: Iraway Road, 10km north of Gayndah Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Entry McConnell Lookout Set 356 m above sea level, the views across the valley, the township of Gayndah, the orchards and farmlands, the Burt River, and the mounta rang the distance are tly breathtakg. Where: Renay Robson Drive, Dirnbir Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Entry Teddy Bear Cottage Teddy bear llectn to see and teddy bear and craft ems to buy Where: 10 Oxford Street, Gayndah Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Entry Thgs to Do Monto Whe settlement of the Monto district is said to have started 1850 wh A. Where: Hsman Street, Mount Perry Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Mgo Crossg Recreatn Park Where: 2670 Gayndah-Mount Perry Road, Mount Perry Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Mount Perry Bicentennial Mm Reflect on the past at the Mount Perry Bicentennial Mm which featur a workg blacksmh’s shop, a variety of memorabilia cludg an old fire enge and rt.

Where: Mundubbera-Durong Road, Mundubbera Hours: Mon – Fri 10:00am to 4:30pm, Sat 9:00am to 12:00pm Cost: Free Wa’s Hill Lookout Take a drive along the Gayndah Mundubbera Road and follow the twists and turns of the Burt River.

Where: Gayndah-Mundubbera Road, Mundubbera Hours: Anytime Cost: Free Meetg Place of the Waters Mural – Mundubberra, Queensland ACCOMMODATION IN GAYNDAH AND THE NORTH BURNETT REGION Whether you are spendg a night, a week or a month, the North Burt regn has some great value acmodatn for you.

GAYNDAH – CL WHARTON WEIR – 1 SEPTEMBER 2013

Biggenn Biggenn B&B – 260 Woowonga Hall Road, Biggenn Biggenn Motel – 44 Walsh Street / Isis Highway, Biggenn Edgehill Country Cottage – 251 Fairview Creek Road, Biggenn Grand Hotel – 27 Edward Street, Biggenn Mounta View Caravan Park – Walsh Street, Biggenn Paradise Dam Recreatn Park – 353 Campbells Road, Biggenn Eidsvold Eidsvold Caravan Park – 3 Esplana Street, Eidsvold Star Hotel Motel – 1 Hodgkson Street, Eidsvold Gayndah Burt Hotel – 1 Capper Street, Gayndah Country Roads Motor Inn – 56 Capper Street, Gayndah Gayndah A Motel – 4 Mick Lutvey Street, Gayndah Gayndah Colonial Motor Inn – 62 Capper Street, Gayndah Goln Orange Hotel Motel – 3-5 Maltby Place, Gayndah Grand Hotel – 4 Mon Street, Gayndah Riversi Motel, Caravan Park and Service Statn – 11-15 Dalgangal Road, Gayndah Riverview Caravan Park – 3 Barrow Street, Gayndah Monto Albert Hotel – 58 Newton Street, Monto Cania Cottag – 1 Shamrock Road, Cania Cania Ge Tourist Retreat – 1253 Cania Road, Cania Monto Caravan Park – 16 Flrs Street, Monto Monto Colonial Motor Inn – 6 Thomson Street, Monto Waratah Hotel – 11903 Gladstone / Monto Road, Monto Mount Perry Grand Hotel – 74 Hsman Street, Mount Perry Marchns B&B Farmstay – 262 Harpurs Hill Road, Mount Perry Mgo Crossg Recreatn Area – 2670 Gayndah-Mount Perry Road, Mount Perry Mount Perry Caravan park – 54 Hsman Street, Mount Perry Mount Perry Feral Inn – 87 Hsman Street, Mount Perry Pleasant Mounta Retreat – 1294 Gaeta Road, Gaeta Mundubbera Billabong Motor Inn – 47 Strathe Street, Mundubbera Jerakala Farmstay B&B – 20024 Burt Highway, Mundubbera Mundubbera Motel – 42 Strathe Street, Mundubbera Mundubbera Three Rivers Tourist Park – 37 Strathe Street, Mundubbera Royal Hotel – 4 Lyons Street, Mundubbera FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS IN THE GAYNDAH AND NORTH BURNETT REGION AND MAKE A RESERVATION!

In Summary: Gui to Gayndah and the North Burt Regn The North Burt regn is loted approximately four hours’ drive north of Brisbane and one hour wt of Bundaberg and as such, mak easily accsible for a weekend trip away or a longer holiday. The six ma townships – Biggenn, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mount Perry and Mundubbera – each offer somethg to su everyone’s terts.

Cl Wharton Weir is stocked by the Gayndah Anglers and Fish Stockg Associatn Inc.

GAYNDAH – BURT RIVER – MOUNT DEBATEABLE BRIDGE – 2 SEPTEMBER 2013

Cl Wharton Weir is loted on the Burt River at Gayndah. The weir is accsed off the Burt Highway 3km north wt of Gayndah. Campg is no longer available at the weir, but there are a large range of optns nearby Gayndah.

North Burt Regnal Council - Cl Wharton WeirGayndah Anglers and Fish Stockg Associatn Inc. The pneerg achievements are easy to miss when you're travellg over them by r or they have played a ccial role Atralian history, openg up ral muni by providg accs to ci for bs, transport and more so was this the se for the bridg, built by William Pagan, nnectg Brisbane to Queensland's olst town, Gayndah, the North Burt regn, south-wt of Bundaberg. The Burt River at Gayndah required multiple bridg to open up accs wt of the Bundaberg regn.

Opened 1905, Deep Creek Bridge was the first step openg the railway between Brisbane and Gayndah. Iraway Creek Railway BridgeFlhed wh the succs of the Deep Creek Bridge, Pagan's next bridge at Iraway Creek near Gayndah was perhaps his most novel, observed historian and former Gayndah Shire uncillor John the prsn full swg, Pagan sourced and rsed the falsework, or temporary support stctur, om Townsville's Burk River Bridge to nstct a ma span known as a p joted fishbelly tss.

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Historian John Mellor at the Iraway Creek Railway Bridge, known by Gayndah lols as the 'upsi down bridge'. (ABC Wi Bay: David Shipton)Lookg like an upsi down Harbour Bridge, the Iraway Creek Railway Bridge spans 46 metr, and is the only bridge of s type opened December 1907, there was only one more river to cross before the railway le uld be opened to Gayndah. Spanng 366 metr, the bridge has five ncrete arch and an 8 metre joist at eher was much celebratn December 1907 when the le opened Gayndah, and the railway had an immediate benef to the muni traversed.

(ABC Wi Bay: David Shipton)Openg up a munyCynthia Berthelsen om the Gayndah Mm remembers that when she was a child, the railway meant eedom of travel. Cynthia Berthelsen om the Gayndah Mm remembers how the railway gave North Burt rints new eedom to the major ci. (ABC Wi Bay: David Shipton)He rells the railway facilated the openg of the lol butter factory and creased prospery for the Gayndah regn.

Ined, Gayndah beme a regnisable town on the maps and the cs regn the 1940s, durg World War II, the railway was nsired a back-up transport route to the ma rail le, the event of a bombg or vasn the east ast of Atralia, Mr Mellor road transport and tckg replaced rail transport, the le beme ls equently ed and April 2012 a cisn was ma by the State Government to close the le permanently due to matenance bridg may have new chapterBrgg the bridg to morn tim n be a difficult Gorrge, CEO of the Isis Sugar Mill, which now owns the bridg, said that as part of a proposal to grow sugar ne the North Burt regn, the pany was lookg at the feasibily of g the railway le to brg ne om Gayndah to Chilrs, near after 111 years, William Pagan's engeerg feats may be given new life.