Days of Coastal Bliss: A Road Trip from Bundaberg to Elliott Heads & Beyond

🎉 Lock it in, legends. @childersfestival is calling.

Last weekend in July. Four days. Big vibes. Zero chance you’re bored. Live tunes, bloody good food, family fun, and small-town magic that hits different.

And Sunday? That’s the big one.
The Bruce Highway shuts down and turns into one giant street party. No cars. No excuses. Just vibes.
🔥 Cane fires crackling
🌾 Markets taking over main street
🍷 Long lunches + Picnic in the Vines
🎶 Opera by the Lake
💃 Sneaky Sound System bringing the chaos
Round up your crew, book the stay and make a weekend of it.

The full program’s live 👉 Check it out 🔗 in bio.

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🎉 Lock it in, legends. @childersfestival is calling.

Last weekend in July. Four days. Big vibes. Zero chance you’re bored. Live tunes, bloody good food, family fun, and small-town magic that hits different.

And Sunday? That’s the big one.
The Bruce Highway shuts down and turns into one giant street party. No cars. No excuses. Just vibes.
🔥 Cane fires crackling
🌾 Markets taking over main street
🍷 Long lunches + Picnic in the Vines
🎶 Opera by the Lake
💃 Sneaky Sound System bringing the chaos
Round up your crew, book the stay and make a weekend of it.

The full program’s live 👉 Check it out 🔗 in bio.

You’re never too old to feel like a kid in a candy shop 🍫✨⁠
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@chachachocolate on Bourbong Street is part Narnia, part Wonka and completely impossible to leave empty-handed. A chandelier overhead, trinkets and treasures, a vintage chocolate cabinet, handmade treats, international icons and curated gift hampers.⁠
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Somewhere in here, there’s also a Cha Cha Bar hiding a golden ticket 🎫⁠
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📍 @chachachocolate⁠
📷 @its_just_maopi⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg @ChaChaChocolate #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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You’re never too old to feel like a kid in a candy shop 🍫✨⁠
⁠
@chachachocolate on Bourbong Street is part Narnia, part Wonka and completely impossible to leave empty-handed. A chandelier overhead, trinkets and treasures, a vintage chocolate cabinet, handmade treats, international icons and curated gift hampers.⁠
⁠
Somewhere in here, there’s also a Cha Cha Bar hiding a golden ticket 🎫⁠
⁠
📍 @chachachocolate⁠
📷 @its_just_maopi⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg @ChaChaChocolate #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

Pretty sure THIS is Australia’s best window seat 👀🐠⁠
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One look through the glass and it’s turtles, rays, reef sharks and for these lucky guests, a smalleye stingray casually cruising by like it’s no big deal 😏⁠
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For context, that stingray is the largest marine stingray in the world and one of the rarest… but at @ladyelliotislandecoresort⁠, rare marine encounters are kind of their thing 💙⁠
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No snorkel needed. Just a glass-bottom boat with a window to another world.⁠
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📍 @ladyelliotislandecoresort⁠
🎥 Stella, Activities Team - Lady Elliot Island⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #LadyElliotIsland #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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Pretty sure THIS is Australia’s best window seat 👀🐠⁠
⁠
One look through the glass and it’s turtles, rays, reef sharks and for these lucky guests, a smalleye stingray casually cruising by like it’s no big deal 😏⁠
⁠
For context, that stingray is the largest marine stingray in the world and one of the rarest… but at @ladyelliotislandecoresort⁠, rare marine encounters are kind of their thing 💙⁠
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No snorkel needed. Just a glass-bottom boat with a window to another world.⁠
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📍 @ladyelliotislandecoresort⁠
🎥 Stella, Activities Team - Lady Elliot Island⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #LadyElliotIsland #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

This is your sign to order the seafood platter 🦐👀⁠
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For over 30 years, @grunskesbytheriver has been doing what they do best: wild-caught local seafood straight from the trawler to your table. Prawns, bugs, oysters, scallops and plenty more, best enjoyed riverside 💙⁠
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Add a glass of something cold and you’ve got yourself a very solid lunch plan 😏⁠
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📍 @grunskesbytheriver ⁠
📷 @tracy_wilson_50767⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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This is your sign to order the seafood platter 🦐👀⁠
⁠
For over 30 years, @grunskesbytheriver has been doing what they do best: wild-caught local seafood straight from the trawler to your table. Prawns, bugs, oysters, scallops and plenty more, best enjoyed riverside 💙⁠
⁠
Add a glass of something cold and you’ve got yourself a very solid lunch plan 😏⁠
⁠
📍 @grunskesbytheriver ⁠
📷 @tracy_wilson_50767⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

Picked this morning. Gone by this afternoon 🍓⁠
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Farmer Mick’s out here picking Everest-quality strawberries right at their peak... and fair warning, they don’t hang around for long once they hit the punnet 👀⁠
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You’ll find them at @bargaraberriesmeadowvale, alongside scooped gelato, handcrafted jams and a café menu starring Strawberry Deb’s Pancakes and Mick’s Biscoff Pancakes 😏⁠
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Fresh-from-the-field finds? Just one of the perks of being here in Australia’s food bowl 🍓✨⁠
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📍 Bargara Berries Meadowvale & Strawberry Kiss Cafe⁠
📷️ @bargaraberriesmeadowvale⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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Picked this morning. Gone by this afternoon 🍓⁠
⁠
Farmer Mick’s out here picking Everest-quality strawberries right at their peak... and fair warning, they don’t hang around for long once they hit the punnet 👀⁠
⁠
You’ll find them at @bargaraberriesmeadowvale, alongside scooped gelato, handcrafted jams and a café menu starring Strawberry Deb’s Pancakes and Mick’s Biscoff Pancakes 😏⁠
⁠
Fresh-from-the-field finds? Just one of the perks of being here in Australia’s food bowl 🍓✨⁠
⁠
📍 Bargara Berries Meadowvale & Strawberry Kiss Cafe⁠
📷️ @bargaraberriesmeadowvale⁠
⁠
#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

House tour… but it’s floating on the Southern Great Barrier Reef 👀🏝️⁠
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@ladymusgrave_experience just gave us the full tour of their floating HQ, and we’ve got just one question… when can we move in?⁠
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Underwater observatory ✔️⁠
World-class reef access ✔️⁠
Rooftop VIP glamping experience ✔️⁠
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Day trips depart from Bundaberg. Just saying. 💙⁠
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📍 Lady Musgrave Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef⁠
📷️ @ladymusgrave_experience⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #LadyMusgraveIsland #LadyMusgraveExperience #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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House tour… but it’s floating on the Southern Great Barrier Reef 👀🏝️⁠
⁠
@ladymusgrave_experience just gave us the full tour of their floating HQ, and we’ve got just one question… when can we move in?⁠
⁠
Underwater observatory ✔️⁠
World-class reef access ✔️⁠
Rooftop VIP glamping experience ✔️⁠
⁠
Day trips depart from Bundaberg. Just saying. 💙⁠
⁠
📍 Lady Musgrave Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef⁠
📷️ @ladymusgrave_experience⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #LadyMusgraveIsland #LadyMusgraveExperience #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

Your weekend plans just got an upgrade💥👀

Spend $200+ on Bundaberg experiences and snag $100 OFF* with Experience Oz. Think reef trips, iconic tastings, & bucket-list days out.

👉🔗Use code QLD100 at checkout. Link in bio.

#ThisIsQueensland #QueenslandHolidayFeeling #VisitQueensland #RegionalRewards

The Regional Rewards initiative is delivered in partnership by RACQ and Tourism and Events Queensland. *T&Cs apply.

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Your weekend plans just got an upgrade💥👀

Spend $200+ on Bundaberg experiences and snag $100 OFF* with Experience Oz. Think reef trips, iconic tastings, & bucket-list days out.

👉🔗Use code QLD100 at checkout. Link in bio.

#ThisIsQueensland #QueenslandHolidayFeeling #VisitQueensland #RegionalRewards

The Regional Rewards initiative is delivered in partnership by RACQ and Tourism and Events Queensland. *T&Cs apply.

It’s 192 metres of pure trust in 19th-century engineering 🛤️⁠
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Hand-carved in the 1880s for the Mount Perry railway, Boolboonda Tunnel is a heritage-listed marvel you can literally drive through.⁠
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Would you take it on? 👇⁠
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📍 Boolboonda Tunnel, @visit_northburnett⁠
📷️ @offgridexplorerss⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #BoolboondaTunnel #VisitNorthBurnett #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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It’s 192 metres of pure trust in 19th-century engineering 🛤️⁠
⁠
Hand-carved in the 1880s for the Mount Perry railway, Boolboonda Tunnel is a heritage-listed marvel you can literally drive through.⁠
⁠
Would you take it on? 👇⁠
⁠
📍 Boolboonda Tunnel, @visit_northburnett⁠
📷️ @offgridexplorerss⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #BoolboondaTunnel #VisitNorthBurnett #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

14 flavours. One mission. 🥤⁠
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@sunnythestaria put the @thebundabergbarrel to the test, tasting their way through the full lineup, one "shot" at a time 😏⁠
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Creaming soda supremacy confirmed. Ginger beer still undefeated. Their rankings are in:⁠
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Scott: Creaming Soda 🥇 Ginger Beer 🥈 Mango 🥉⁠
Diyanah: Sarsaparilla 🥇 Creaming Soda 🥈 Ginger Beer 🥉⁠
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Best part? You can do the same for $20, including tastings, a self-guided tour and a take-home 6-pack.⁠
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Where do your favourites land? 👇⁠
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📍 Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Barrel⁠
🎥 @sunnythestaria⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #BigBundyBarrel #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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14 flavours. One mission. 🥤⁠
⁠
@sunnythestaria put the @thebundabergbarrel to the test, tasting their way through the full lineup, one "shot" at a time 😏⁠
⁠
Creaming soda supremacy confirmed. Ginger beer still undefeated. Their rankings are in:⁠
⁠
Scott: Creaming Soda 🥇 Ginger Beer 🥈 Mango 🥉⁠
Diyanah: Sarsaparilla 🥇 Creaming Soda 🥈 Ginger Beer 🥉⁠
⁠
Best part? You can do the same for $20, including tastings, a self-guided tour and a take-home 6-pack.⁠
⁠
Where do your favourites land? 👇⁠
⁠
📍 Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Barrel⁠
🎥 @sunnythestaria⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #BigBundyBarrel #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

10/10 wouldn’t recommend… unless beachside stays, reef adventures, farmgate feasts and warm winter days are your thing 😏⁠
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📍 @turtlesands⁠
📷️ Tourism and Events Queensland & Turtle Sands⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #TurtleSands #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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10/10 wouldn’t recommend… unless beachside stays, reef adventures, farmgate feasts and warm winter days are your thing 😏⁠
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📍 @turtlesands⁠
📷️ Tourism and Events Queensland & Turtle Sands⁠
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#VisitBundaberg #TurtleSands #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

Happy Queensland Day to everyone who`s ever ordered a Bundy and Coke without looking at the menu 🥃😏⁠
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For more than 130 years, @bundabergrum has been part of backyard barbecues, fishing trips, celebrations and stories shared with mates across the state and globe... and it all started right here in Bundaberg.⁠
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Step inside the Bundaberg Rum Distillery to discover one of Australia`s most iconic stories. Uncover the history, craftsmanship and characters that helped make it a Queensland icon. And yes, there are tastings too. 😏⁠
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Cheers, Queensland. You`ve more than earned it. 🥃☀️⁠
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📍 Bundaberg Rum Distillery⁠
🎥 @comeseewithus⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #BundabergRum #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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Happy Queensland Day to everyone who's ever ordered a Bundy and Coke without looking at the menu 🥃😏⁠
⁠
For more than 130 years, @bundabergrum has been part of backyard barbecues, fishing trips, celebrations and stories shared with mates across the state and globe... and it all started right here in Bundaberg.⁠
⁠
Step inside the Bundaberg Rum Distillery to discover one of Australia's most iconic stories. Uncover the history, craftsmanship and characters that helped make it a Queensland icon. And yes, there are tastings too. 😏⁠
⁠
Cheers, Queensland. You've more than earned it. 🥃☀️⁠
⁠
📍 Bundaberg Rum Distillery⁠
🎥 @comeseewithus⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #BundabergRum #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

National Doughnut Day. But honestly, any excuse will do. 🍩😏⁠
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At @bargaraconesandcoffee, it doesn`t stop at decked-out doughnuts. There`s real fruit ice cream, bubble waffles, loaded croissants, sweet sips and proper coffee to balance it all ☕⁠
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So call it a celebration. Make it a plan. Find it at 53 Esplanade, Bargara. 📍⁠
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📷️ @bargaraconesandcoffee⁠
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#TasteBundaberg #VisitBundaberg #SouthernGreatBarrierReef #ThisIsQueensland #SeeAustralia

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