“Eat, stay, play and let yourself go” is a motto the Splitters Farm team live by. Not just a working cattle farm, at Splitters they welcome guests with open arms. Everything they do is about helping visitors find connection. Each evening, glamping and camping guests...
Kalki Moon has done it again. They’ve taken something mainstream and reinvented it. Just when you thought you couldn’t love a humble Aussie “beer garden” any more, the award-winning distilling and brewing company has given us a reason to reacquaint ourselves with the...
Flavours that make up the region will be showcased throughout ten tantalising days of the Taste Bundaberg Festival in August, with a smorgasbord of food-focused events on offer. Kicking off on Friday, August 5, the festival will be launched with Let the Night Be Gin...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR Every great business venture, invention or piece of research starts with someone trying to answer a question or find a solution to a problem. What do we do with all this surplus molasses? How can we make medical script writing more...
WORDS BY NIKKI SORBELLO Tucked away at the end of a road, in a clearing near a creek crossing, sits Bucca Hotel, as proud and beautiful as she would have been when first built in 1897. Despite the enduring popularity of this local watering hole, the history of Bucca...
With glistening blue oceans, undulating fields of fresh produce, mouth-watering food, world-class drinks, curious turtles and experiences that create memories to last a lifetime, it is easy to think the Bundaberg Region sells itself. But when travellers are planning...
The iridescent blues and green of a peacock’s plume is a beautiful sight to behold. It’s just not something you expect to see among the chooks and goats at Bundaberg’s beloved farm stay and animal sanctuary, Splitters Farm. But if owner and animal lover Carly Clark...
Mum’s reading a book under a beach umbrella. The kids are exploring rock pools and splashing in the water. Dad is having a siesta – these are the ingredients for a perfect beach holiday, especially in a location as beautiful as Agnes Water. With Summer days so...
Surf, sun, sand… and books! Summer is here and it’s time to hit the beach or chill by the pool with a great summer read. Apples Never Fall is the highly anticipated 2021 release for Australian author, Liane Moriarty. From the outside the Delaney’s seem like the...
Boxing Day. It’s a day to pack away some of the Christmas mess, watch cricket on the television and eat leftovers. For kids, it often involves playing in the empty cardboard boxes. Imaginative play is vital for a child’s development and there is no better catalyst...
Most locals know at least one person who makes a trip to Bundaberg each year just to stock up on the limited edition and special release spirits that are available exclusively at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery. Or perhaps you buy them as gifts for loved ones interstate?...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR Colours have meaning and connotations. The colour white is achromatic; without hue. It is pure and crisp. It makes you visualise chalk, sand, snow, breaking waves. It might even make you think about icing sugar, sparkling blanc de...
With an abundance of beautiful green spaces across the Bundaberg Region, it is almost unthinkable not to enjoy them. But if the idea of packing up and lugging all the gear for a picnic in the park makes you want to stay inside, there is an easier way. Just order a...
Catching a view of our Region’s stunning patchwork landscape from the sky is one of many highlights Coastland Aviation will be offering with their specifically-designed scenic air tours. Sugarcane fields and macadamia tree crops, set against our rich volcanic soils,...
Distilling is delicate and precise. It’s a special kind of magic that Kalki Moon casts over the copper stills and ageing barrels that fill its distillery. It is not only what goes into the bottles that owners Rick and Kylie Prosser pay close attention to. They...
Being environmentally friendly or sustainable is a novel concept that most of us only committed to in the past decade or so. There are very few century-old companies or towns in Australia that can lay claim to being “green” since their inception. First surveyed on...
Gone are the days where playground equipment was just a staircase to a slide and a swing. Modern playground set ups are purposefully designed to promote problem solving, develop physical skills and encourage social interaction. And some of the best are built right...
Set on the banks of the beautiful Splitters Creek is a working cattle farm and rescue animal sanctuary doing everything it can to look after the environment as much as it does the animals. Splitters Farm, which looks after about 400 rescue animals, is proving how...
Family owned and operated, Kelly’s Beach Resort at Bargara strives to inspire environmentally-sustainable and culturally-responsible tourism within the Bundaberg Region. Empowering their staff and visitors to “go green”, it is the extra care, thought and practices...
Just a short 25-minute flight from Bundaberg Airport, Lady Elliot Island is a haven of biodiversity both above and below the water. As the Great Barrier Reef’s southernmost island and a protected Green Zone, last year it became the first island to be named a “climate...
Demand for immersive nature-based, sustainable travel experiences is growing, especially since COVID-19. Travelling for good means more now than ever before. Whether we are holidaying at home or travelling further afield, we want to know our presence isn’t doing harm...
Words by Ryan Pearce Confession time. We’re all guilty of watching our favourite action movies and thinking ‘I could do that!’ Maybe you yearn for an opportunity to deliver a snappy one-liner like “go ahead, make my day” or “hasta la vista, baby”!? Well, now’s your...
Spring! My favourite season. There is nothing better than grabbing a picnic rug and relaxing under a shady tree with a fabulous book. These two breathtakingly good novels by two outstanding Australian authors, are sure to keep you captivated for the season. Bila...
When you connect with a piece of art, it’s almost like it is speaking to you. Telling you a story. Perhaps of its origins, or one pulled from the depths of your imagination. There is something mature or grown up about purchasing original artwork and displaying it in...
David Kitchen instinctively plants the palm of his hand flat against his chest to tap his heart and the brand on his t-shirt, as he talks about Ballistic Beer Company. It’s easy to see why he’s been so successful. He’s philosophical and genuinely positive;...
It is Saturday night. After a busy day running around, a casual dinner with family is in order. Somewhere the kids are entertained by an enclosed outdoor playground, you can grab a drink at the bar, have a flutter on the pokies and enjoy some live music. It is a...
Brett Doss doesn’t mince his words. He’s cheeky and tells it like it is. “There’s a lot of jargon, snobbery, and pompous rot in the wine industry,” he said. And by “rot” he doesn’t mean the noble botrytis kind. “The misleading and sometimes confusing language can...
With sandy feet and sun-kissed cheeks, after a day visiting the picture-perfect townships of Agnes Water and Town of 1770, it is time to answer the rumbling in your belly. As you enter the expansive Agnes Water Tavern, you can tell there is heart and soul that goes...
When the first sip of crisp, bubbly cider passes your lips, it’s clear there is something immediately different about Ohana Cider House & Winery. Their award-winning Cheeky Tiki ciders are refreshing, fruity and not too sweet. They’re the so-called ‘goldilocks’ of...
Bundaberg’s beloved Kalki Moon Distilling and Brewing Company never intended to be a brand built on gin products. Given the outstanding success of their gins it’s hard to imagine. But this award-winning company was actually started as a small-batch rum distillery. ...