STRETCHING some 2300km long, the Great Barrier Reef is undeniably the destination darling of Queensland's tourism tale. And if you're searching for where reef royalty resides along the world's largest coral reef system, look no further than Bundaberg North Burnett. For it is not only here, that the Southern Great Barrier Reef begins, but where you will find Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands.

Still trying to escape the cold? Drive on up to sunny Bundaberg, the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, just 4 hours North of Brisbane. August is the perfect time to come see the curious Whales so pack up the motorhome and hit the road!

Four charming characters you should meet in Bundaberg North Burnett.

A fixture in the Bundaberg culinary community, never far from a degustation, always eager to share his expertise and passionately waving the 'eat local' flag, Anthony Rehbein, recognisable as the face of Winterfeast 2018, runs One Little Farm and BundaGinga with his with wife Kate in the coastal regions of Bundaberg. 

Fourth generation farmers, the family created One Little Farm to bring their farm to locals. Whether it's beautiful flowers for your table, fruit for your next delicious dessert, or vegetables and micro herbs for family dinner on a Sunday night, One Little Farm is a one stop shop. 

Building a legacy takes much more than just hard work and grit, it takes team, it takes a family. Today Macadamias Australia is a grower and worldwide exporter of macadamias, sourced from their expansive orchard comprising 2500 acres. In 1958 Ron and Marion Steinhardt saw an opportunity and purchased their first farm, an unworked piece of bushland. Early days saw the growing of a variety of crops from peanut and corn to tobacco and sugar cane, and later to tomatoes and zucchinis before eventually finding their footing in macadamias. Nowadays the farm sits under the watchful eye of their children, Janelle, Trevor, Kevin and their partners to carry on the legacy.