Monto Visitor Information Centre

Monto Visitor Information Centre is located at the entrance to the business district and RV Park. Although unmanned, it is open 7 days a week during daylight hours. The Centre has a vast display of information and photos about the local area, North Burnett Region and beyond. However, if travellers are after some local advice […]

Monto Races

Come and visit Monto in the North Burnett Wide Bay area – the gateway to Cania Gorge. Just a couple hours from Gladstone and Bundaberg, at the head of the Burnett River. 5 local races Bookmakers on site. Feature Fashion categories

Mon Repos Walking Track

Mon Repos Conservation Park is a national park containing an important turtle rookery located at Mon Repos. The coastal track leads north and south from the Mon Repos Turtle Centre and explores the beach. Heading south from the Mon Repos Turtle Centre along the walking track you’ll soon arrive at the impressive 1880’s South Sea […]

Monto

Monto lies 200 kilometres west of Bundaberg city and is home to a wide variety of both historic, cultural and artistic experiences in the North Burnett. First settled in 1924 as a result of goldfields of Cania and Monal the township’s first buildings were built around 1926. Lister Street Parkland provides a perfect spot for […]

Mon Repos Conservation Park

Mon Repos Conservation Park is a quiet coastal oasis close to the city of Bundaberg where you can enjoy walking and cycling tracks and experience the wonder of a turtle encounter. From November to March, visitors can book a Turtle Encounter tour and see nesting and hatching turtles on the beach at night. For turtle […]

Mon Repos Beach

Mon Repos is home to Australia’s largest concentration of nesting sea turtles and is home to the Mon Repos Turtle Centre, which is located just a short walk to the beach. Mon Repos caters for everyone from young families to the grey nomads. You will find historical, environmental and leisure activities at Mon Repos. From […]

Mon Repos

Home of the nesting and hatching turtles six months of the year this 6km stretch of beach is a secluded cove of beautiful coastline. Closed off to the public at night during turtle season, November-March, you can get up close and personal with these ancient mariners on a Mon Repos Turtle Encounter, a must for […]

Merv and Evas

This original art deco bungalow will transport guests back in time. A time of decadence and class. A surprise package in the rural town of Monto. Let the ornate ceilings and eclectic furniture capture your heart. A beautiful place to rest. Merv and Eva were Monto icons, they made this their forever home. Merv, a […]

Maori Wrasse Bommie Dive Site

Maori Wrasse Bommie off Lady Elliot Island is named after the family of Maori wrasse that call the area home. The site is located 14 to 18 metres beneath the surface and is ideal for intermediate divers looking to explore – reef sharks can often be spotted patrolling the reef wall and arches near the […]

Lighthouse Bommies Dive Site

Just off the western side of Lady Elliot Island is a group of small coral outcrops known as Lighthouse Bommies. Descend down the mooring line and drift onto the bommies to discover a vast array of marine life – batfish, stingrays, white-spotted shovelnose rays, green and loggerhead turtles, sea snakes, moray eels, coral trout, reef […]

Manta Ray Bommie Dive Site

Manta Ray Bommie is not just one coral head, but a collection of bommies off the western side of Lady Musgrave Island. These bommies come in a range of sizes, in depths from 12 to 20 metres, with the biggest ones decorated with gorgonians, soft corals and sponges. Numerous reef fish populate these bommies, common […]

Lake Cania

Lake Cania is situated north of the Cania Gorge National Park about 11 kilometres from the Cania Gorge Picnic Area. The lake sits on the banks of Three Moon Creek which is a tributary of the Burnett River. The lake has a capacity of 88,500 megalitres and is constructed from earth and rockfill that reach […]