As holiday makers and potential new locals continue to seek the Bundaberg Region regions extraordinary experiences and natural assets, the region’s Visitor Information Centres are calling for passionate locals to share their love for the region with guests as Volunteer Ambassadors.

As the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and home to the most significant loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific, we pride ourselves on being a community that takes Great Care in protecting and conserving our natural experiences for future generations, especially our turtles!

Emerging agribusinesses across the Southern Great Barrier Reef (SGBR) are planting their way to a successful future through the region's first Agritourism Mentoring Program, delivered with funding from the Queensland Government.

From unearthing Northern Tasmania's UNESCO City of Gastronomy to visiting farmers renowned for their quality produce and enriching on-farm visitor experiences, catch up with Team BT after their extensive 5-day immersive study tour across Tasmania’s north and north west - all part of the Southern Great Barrier Reef’s 2023 Agritourism Mentoring Program. 

The Southern Great Barrier Reef (SGBR), one of Australia's most ecologically significant and exciting emerging leisure destinations, has been announced as a finalist in "Partner of the Year" category of the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) Awards for excellence in destination marketing.

From international journalists and content creators to industry peers and production crews – Team BT are busy turning up the heat behind the scenes, curating bespoke itineraries, envious media famils and detailed production schedules, so the region’s stories, experiences and people can be shared with the world!

Team BT works with you, our tourism industry to strike whilst the irons hot to get holidays in the Bundaberg Region selling like hotcakes and letting the world know about the newest experiences that are hot off the press!  (Hot enough for you?? Get ready for a regular dose of puns!)

Check out our monthly lowdown on Who’s Hot In Region, and how you can get a slice of the action!

Members of Queensland’s 13 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) met in Gladstone yesterday to collaborate on future tourism priorities for the State and continue to grow tourism across all regions.

Their ‘happy to help’ philosophy and love for all things local has seen Bundaberg awarded as the states Visitor Information Centre of the Year at the 2023 Queensland Information Centre Association Awards in Agnes Water this week.