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70-497: Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Pty Ltd is an Australian family-owned business that brews non-alcoholic beverages. Based in Bundaberg , Queensland , the company exports to over 60 countries across the globe and is most known for ginger beer and other carbonated beverages. The company was established in Bundaberg in 1960 as a bottling and fermenting business. In 1968, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming (senior) along with Cliff and Lee Fleming, bought

140-531: A sheep station . Blaxland was a son of the Blue Mountains explorer, Gregory Blaxland , and Forster was later to become a Premier of New South Wales . They selected a very large area of land which encompassed most of the western part of the modern day Bundaberg Region along the Burnett River . They named this pastoral lease Tirroan. Blaxland and Forster had previously set up sheep stations near

210-476: A 24-bed hospital with an operating theatre, chapel, and accommodation for the nurses and maids, officially opening on 28 July 1946. The nurses were initially all nuns, but they established a training school for other women to become nurses. The hospital expanded over the years with additional beds, operating theatres, X-ray, pathology and a dedicated children's ward. It was the first hospital in Queensland to use

280-643: A contaminated diphtheria vaccine . In 1941 the Sisters of Mercy purchased the house Brabourne (originally owned by prominent citizen Frederick Buss) and established St Mary's Hostel, for women and girls working in or visiting Bundaberg. After World War II , doctors were calling for modern hospital facilities in Bundaberg, so the Sisters converted the hostel into the Mater Private Hospital,

350-420: A lack of medical care all contributed to the high death rate. Penalties for the plantation owners whose neglect resulted in these fatalities were rare and did not exceed a £10 fine. Importing South Sea Islander labour was made illegal in 1904 and enforced repatriation of these workers out of Bundaberg and other locations in Queensland occurred from 1906 to 1908. The 1911 Queensland sugar strike occurred after

420-463: A large extent on the local sugar industry. Extensive sugar cane fields have been developed throughout the district. Value-adding operations, such as the milling and refinement of sugar, and its packaging and distribution, are located around the city. A local factory that manufactured sugar-cane harvesters was closed down after it was taken over by the US multinational corporation Case New Holland . Most of

490-474: A major achievement, with the 1911 strike lasting over seven weeks in Bundaberg where the town's economy was largely based on the sugar industry. The end result of the strike was a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the sugar industry in 1911–12, which had been initially requested by Harry Hall, a Bundaberg AWA organiser in 1908 with a petition signed by 1500 Bundaberg sugar workers. The Royal Commission, with ALF Secretary Albert Hinchcliffe as secretary, concluded

560-526: A noteworthy non-stop flight from London to Turin in 1920. The following year in 1921 Hinkler flew from Sydney to Bundaberg, non-stop, in a record breaking flight of 8 and a half hours, in the process beating a telegram he had sent to his mother, to warn her of his arrival. The Bundaberg War Memorial commemorating those who died in the Anglo-Boer War and World War I was unveiled by Major-General Charles Brand on 30 July 1921. The Bundaberg digger

630-506: A practice considered of form of slavery . The trade was outlawed in 1904, with most South Sea Islanders deported by 1906. Major floods in 1942 and 1954 damaged the river, ending Bundaberg's role as a river port and led to a new port at the mouth of the Burnett river. In the post-war era , Bundaberg continued to grow with its wealth tied to its sugar industry. In 2013, Bundaberg experienced record flooding from Cyclone Oswald , which

700-532: A rich coastal plain , supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang-Bunda , Goreng Goreng , Gurang, and Bailai peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy", "Rum City", and "The 'Berg". The demonym of Bundaberg is Bundabergian. In the 2021 census , Bundaberg's urban area has a population of 73,747 people. The district surveyor, John Thompson Charlton designed

770-620: A rich history and culture, along with its humid subtropical climate it is known for its weeping fig trees , dry stone walls , and historic plantations, including the Fairymead Plantation and the Sunnyside Sugar Plantation , the latter of which is the site of a mass grave . Other sites of South Sea Islander cultural significance include Sir Anthony's Rest atop the Bundaberg Hummock and

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840-407: A strong summer maximum and winter minimum. The average temperature in Bundaberg ranges between 11.3 C and 78.7 C. Extreme temperatures ranged from −0.7 °C (30.7 °F) on 16 July 1918 to 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 19 December 1901. Increasing population in Bundaberg is extending residential development into rural localities, such as Ashfield . Subtropical Bundaberg is dependent to

910-522: A unique playground for migrating humpback whales . The tourist industry has grown along with the number of whales, leading to Hervey Bay being called the whale watching capital of Australia. The region includes two universities: Central Queensland University at Bundaberg, and the University of Sunshine Coast 's Fraser Campus at Hervey Bay. The Wide Bay Institute of TAFE operates from campuses at Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Maryborough, with

980-537: A wharf on the northern banks of the Burnett River where Bundaberg North now stands. An official survey of the area was undertaken in 1869 by John Charlton Thompson , assisted by James Ellwood and Alfred Dale Edwards, and the town of Bundaberg was gazetted across the river on the higher, southern banks. The first Bundaberg land sale was held in Maryborough on 11 May 1870 where hotelier John Foley bought

1050-587: Is a city in the Bundaberg Region , Wide Bay, Queensland , Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. It is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River , about 20 km (12 mi) from its mouth at Burnett Heads , and flows into the Coral Sea . The city is sited on

1120-460: Is a site to be seen with local flora and fauna, its own cafe, marketplace, chapel, green house, training facilities, woodwork and indigenous nature section. Wide Bay%E2%80%93Burnett Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland , located between 170–400 km (110–250 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane . The area's population growth has exceeded

1190-600: Is also significant: avocado, banana, bean, button squash, capsicum, chilli, citrus, cucumber, custard apple, egg fruit, honeydew melon, lychee, mango, passionfruit, potato, pumpkin, rockmelon, snow peas, stone fruit, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomato, watermelon, zucchini. Macadamia nuts are also grown. Due to the year-round farm work available in Bundaberg, the city has a high number of working hostels for backpackers looking to extend their working holiday visa in Australia. The hostels provide backpackers with work on farms across

1260-582: Is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) and it is separated from the mainland by the Great Sandy Strait . The island is considered to be the largest sand island in the world at 1840 km . It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on the East Coast of Australia . The island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. It

1330-607: Is equipped for future expansion. The same year, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. In 2024, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Founder, Cliff Fleming, was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to business and to the community of Bundaberg. The flavours include: The Diet range includes: Since 2014, the brand has been offering limited releases of its popular Spiced Ginger Beer during

1400-400: Is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides a natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. Fraser Island is home to a small number of mammal species, as well as a diverse range of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including the occasional saltwater crocodile. The island

1470-695: Is protected in the Great Sandy National Park . The South Burnett is a peanut growing and wine-producing region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range , north of the Darling Downs . The Bunya Mountains mark the southern boundary of the region. 12 km from Murgon is the Bjelke-Petersen Dam . Other dams in the region include Gordonbrook Dam and Boondooma Dam . Tarong Power Station and

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1540-748: Is the son-in-law of original business founders, Cliff and Lee Fleming. In March 2018, the company entered into a partnership with PepsiCo to distribute their beverages across the United States , although the two remain separate companies. In 2022, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks was named the 2022 Queensland Exporter of the Year at the Premier of Queensland's Export Awards. In 2023, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks launched its new state-of-the-art Master Brewery after two years of construction. The purpose-built facility remains in Bundaberg and allows for increase production and

1610-580: The 2021 census , Bundaberg's urban area has a population of 73,747 people. Bundaberg has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Bundaberg has a warm humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa) with hot, wet summers and very mild, dry winters. Mean maximum temperatures are high for most of the year, from 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July to 30.4 °C (86.7 °F) in January. Annual rainfall averages around 997.0 millimetres (39.25 in), with

1680-660: The Bundaberg Rum distillery and attractions at Bundaberg Botanic Gardens , such as the 2 ft narrow gauge Australian Sugar Cane Railway , are also popular with tourists. The Mystery Craters , 35 unexplained water-filled holes in the ground, discovered in 1971 at South Kolan , are also a tourist attraction. Opened in 2002 by the former member for Hinkler Paul Neville , the Tom Quinn Community Centre gardens (a multiple "Bundy in Bloom" winner)

1750-492: The Burnett Highway and Isis Highway form part of an inland transport corridor to Toowoomba and central New South Wales . Queensland Rail operates daily high-speed Tilt Train services to Gympie, Maryborough and Bundaberg. Public transport operated by Wide Bay Transit (Hervey Bay/Maryborough), Polleys Coaches (Gympie) and Duffy's City Buses (Bundaberg) connect at the railway stations. Public transport options for

1820-411: The Burnett River . The name was coined by surveyor John Charlton Thompson and his assistant Alfred Dale Edwards. Bunda was derived from the name of one of the kinship groups of the local Taribelang people, and appended with the suffix "berg". Two sources of the suffix have been proposed. It is a Saxon suffix which means "hill". It is also a German word which translates as "mountain", and refers to

1890-508: The Clarence River and had a notable history of conflict with Aboriginal people. Sheep stations imposed on native bushland disrupt native food production, typically resulting in widespread hunger and illness amongst native peoples. Conflict continued at Tirroan when two of their shepherds were killed by Aboriginal people in 1849. Forster and Blaxland led a punitive expedition causing multiple Aboriginal deaths. Further conflict occurred

1960-590: The Kabi people to the south of the region. He resided mostly around the Mary River and was referred to as Durrumboi . The Burnett River was surveyed by John Charles Burnett , after whom it was named during his exploration mission of the Wide Bay and Burnett regions in 1847. British occupation of the land in the region began in 1848 when pastoral squatters Gregory Blaxland Jnr and William Forster established

2030-620: The North Burnett . As such, the Bundaberg Regional Council has reflected this recognition in their "First Nations Strategy 2022-2026", and endeavours to celebrate and embrace the region's "local connections to First Nation Peoples and other cultures". The first British man to visit the area was James Davis in the 1830s. He was an escaped convict from the Moreton Bay Penal settlement who lived with

2100-504: The Port of Maryborough developed during the 19th century Wide Bay became well known as ships passed through the area before entering the Great Sandy Strait and the port. The coastal parts of the region are centered on the city of Maryborough . The inland is defined by a series of ranges which create the water of the Burnett River . In the southeast of the region is a coastal area known as Cooloola. The Wide Bay–Burnett region consists of

2170-546: The Promisedland mountain bike trails. Bundaberg's coastal areas include Bargara and Mon Repos , Deepwater National Park , and the southernmost reaches of the Great Barrier Reef alongside the islands of Lady Musgrave and Lady Elliot . The city is about 385 kilometres (239 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane . It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) inland from the Coral Sea coast and situated on

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2240-515: The Sloping Hummoch , the singular hill rising above the relatively flat region surrounding the Burnett River on which the city is situated. Colloquially, the city is widely known throughout Australia as "Bundy". Residents are referred to by the demonym Bundaberger , and the corresponding adjective is Bundabergian . Bourbong Street is the main street of the city. and there is some controversy in regards to its spelling and meaning. Bourbong

2310-789: The Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides . The Young Brothers owned the Lochiel and the May vessels, the Cran family and Frederic Buss were the major investors in the Helena while the Ariel was co-owned by a number of local planters. While some of the recruitment was voluntary, violence and deception toward Islanders often took place. For example, the crew of the Helena fought a battle with

2380-807: The South Sea Islander Church . Major cultural institutions include the Hinkler Hall of Aviation and the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. The city's culinary culture is highlighted by its annual ' Banquet on the Bridge ', and an iconic rum and gin culture with Bundaberg Rum originating in the city. Bundaberg is a popular tourism destination, the city's hinterland includes the historic towns of Childers and Gin Gin , Lake Monduran , Cania Gorge National Park and

2450-530: The Tarong National Park are both in the south of the Burnett. The area is dominated by the Cooloola sandmass. Fraser Island belong to the same sandmass. It once extended 30 km to the east when sea levels were lower than today. Large vegetated sand dunes have formed a varied terrain noted for its scientific importance. They contain the longest known chronosequence of coastal dunes in

2520-445: The "dole capital of Australia". Tourism is an important industry in Queensland, and Bundaberg is known as the 'Southern Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef '. The city lies near the southern end of the reef in proximity to Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands . The nearby town of Bargara is an increasingly popular holiday and retirement destination. Nearby beaches are popular with both locals and tourists. Moore Park Beach , to

2590-920: The AWA demands had been justified. The union victory was a watershed in organised labour in Queensland and Australia. St Joseph's School opened in June 1876. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , Barolin Division became the Shire of Barolin and the Borough of Bundaberg became the Town of Bundaberg on 31 March 1903. On 22 November 1913, Bundaberg was proclaimed a City. In 1912 Bundaberg pioneering aviator Bert Hinkler built and successfully flew his own glider on Mon Repos beach. He also completed

2660-555: The Barolin Plains, a lightly timbered grassland that stretched along the coastal fringe. Neither of these areas were suitable for sheep farming but the British soon found that raising cattle was possible. In the early 1860s the first cattle stations in the area were established; Branyan on the south side of the Burnett River and Tantitha on the north side. Timber companies, such as that owned by William Pettigrew , started

2730-536: The Bingera leasehold in the rainforest scrubland downstream from Tirroan. Three towns in the Bundaberg region, Tirroan , South Bingera and Gin Gin , commemorate these massive initial leaseholds. Before colonisation, much of the land around the lower reaches of the Burnett River consisted of either the Woongarra Scrub, a subtropical rainforest that stood where most of the Bundaberg canefields now grow, or

2800-585: The Bundaberg Barrel, one of Australia's Big Things in Bundaberg East . The Bundaberg Barrel provides visitors with the opportunity to sample every Bundaberg flavour through an interactive guided tasting session. In 2023 and 2024, The Bundaberg Barrel was awarded a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award. This award is provided to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within

2870-444: The Bundaberg area. However, the hostels and farms have received huge criticism in the press and on social media due to the treatment some backpackers have faced. The Courier-Mail have reported claims of poor living conditions, underpayment and allegations of sexual abuse which they say has led to backpackers warning others about working hostels in Bundaberg. Because of its high rate of unemployment, Bundaberg has been referred to as

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2940-457: The Burnett River inundated hundreds of homes. Two years later, in January 2013, Bundaberg experienced its worst flooding in recorded history as a result of Cyclone Oswald . Floodwaters from the Burnett River peaked at 9.53 metres. Over 4,000 properties and 600 businesses had been affected by floodwaters, which moved in excess of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph). Two defence force Blackhawk helicopters were brought in from Townsville as part of

3010-470: The Maryborough campus . A campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE is located at Kingaroy . The Wide Bay–Burnett region contains four large airports. These are Hervey Bay , Bundaberg , Maryborough and Kingaroy . Hervey Bay and Bundaberg airports are serviced by regular passenger flights. The Bruce Highway links the region to Brisbane , Rockhampton , Townsville and Cairns , while

3080-725: The Zeiss ophthalmic microscope, the first regional hospital in Queensland to have a lymphoedema clinic, and to use facial recognition technology for endoscopic sinus surgery . In the 1960s the township was completely flooded by the Burnett river. In 1967 Bundaberg celebrated its centenary by producing a coin and opening The Bundaberg and District Historical Museum in the Bundaberg Botanical Gardens in Bundaberg North . In December 2010, Bundaberg suffered its worst floods in 60 years, when floodwaters from

3150-643: The business, then known as Electra Breweries. From then on, it was run by mother, father, son and daughter. In 1995, the company changed its name to 'Bundaberg Brewed Drinks' developing a distinctive, local brand. At this same time, the now well known 'Brewed to Be Better' promise was introduced, highlighting the key point of difference for the brand - brewing. Over the years, the company has seen growth in sales and brand recognition, both domestically and internationally. Today, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks can be found in more than 60 countries worldwide. In 2007, John McLean took over as CEO of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks. Mr McLean

3220-577: The city layout in 1868, which planned for uniform square blocks with wide main streets, and named it ‘Bundaberg’. An early influence on the development of Bundaberg came with the 1868 Land Act , which was a famous Queensland via media , that aimed to create a class of Australian yeoman . Large sugarcane plantations were established throughout the 1880s, with industries of sugar mills, refineries, and rum distilleries that delivered prosperity to Bundaberg. These plantations used South Sea Islanders as indentured labourers , many of whom were blackbirded ,

3290-508: The city's north, has 20 kilometres (12 mi) of golden sandy beach. Beaches on the southern side of the Burnett River are (from north to south) the Oaks Beach, Mon Repos, Nielson Park, Bargara Beach, Kellys Beach, Innes Park and Elliott Heads . Cania Gorge National Park , Deepwater National Park , Eurimbula National Park and Kinkuna National Park , located in the Bundaberg region are popular with campers and bush-lovers. Tours of

3360-477: The evacuation operation, which ultimately used an additional 14 aircraft. On 6 April 2018, Prince Charles visited Bundaberg Rum Distillery He stated, “I'm thrilled that this Distillery's proving to be the one that produces some of the most famous and special of all rums around the world." In 2018, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated the population of Bundaberg's significant urban area

3430-403: The festive season. Based on the original Ginger Beer but with a cinnamon and clove twist, the once-a-year product has been a hit with consumers worldwide. In 2021, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks released a 200ml Mini Can range comprising its top flavours - Ginger Beer, Passionfruit, Lemon Lime & Bitters and Pink Grapefruit. The range was extended to add a new Blood Orange Mini Can in 2023. Due to

3500-564: The following local government areas : Noosa is sometimes included in the region, especially by tourism authorities, but is formally excluded by both the ABS and the Queensland Government's Department of Infrastructure and Planning. Fraser Island is located along the southern coast of Queensland, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Brisbane . Its length is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) and its width

3570-427: The following year when Blaxland was clubbed to death. Forster and a number of other squatters conducted another reprisal, resulting in a large massacre of Aboriginal people in scrubland toward the coastal part of Tirroan. In the early 1850s, Forster sold the property to Alfred Henry Brown who changed the name of the pastoral lease to Gin Gin. At the same time, Native Police officer, Richard Purvis Marshall , took up

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3640-495: The locals of Ambrym while taking Islanders from there. These labourers had to work for three years and were only paid at the end of this time period. Instead of cash, they usually received substandard goods and trinkets of minimal value as payment. Excessive mortality of the Islanders while serving their term of labour in the Bundaberg region was frequent. Overwork, poor housing, inadequate food, contaminated water supplies and

3710-568: The logging of the Woongarra Scrub in 1867. In 1868, Samuel Johnston erected a sawmill in Waterview , on the north bank of the Burnett River . The Waterview sawmill became a prominent supplier of timber until its closure in 1903 after being damaged by flood. In 1867, timber-getters and farmers, John and Gavin Steuart, established the Woondooma property which consisted of a few houses and

3780-462: The original lots. Most of the early settlers exploited the timber and grew maize on their selections but as a result of the incentives of the Sugar and Coffee Regulations of 1864, sugar became a major component in Bundaberg's development from the 1870s. Experimental sugar cane cultivation in the district was first grown at John Charlton Thompson's Rubyanna property in 1870 and the first sugar mill

3850-399: The phasing out of South Sea Islander labour , with workers claiming that many plantation owners had substituted black indentured labourers (sometimes referred to as slaves) with white ones. Workers sought better accommodation, wages and conditions, including an eight-hour day and a minimum weekly wage of 30 shillings, including food. The mobilisation of unionists from Bundaberg to Mossman was

3920-545: The popularity of the Bundaberg range, the brand has embarked on a variety of limited release product collaborations over the years. Some notable releases include the Whittaker's x Bundaberg Ginger Caramel Chocolate Block, an Alcoholic Ginger Beer with Bundaberg Rum, and the Bundaberg Ginger Beer Potato Chip alongside Kettle Chips. In 2005, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks opened their tourist facility,

3990-574: The raw sugar is exported. A bulk terminal for the export of sugar is located on the Burnett River east of Bundaberg. Recent years have seen the reduction of cane farms and in turn increase of Macadamia farms, whoms main market is China. Another of the city's exports is Bundaberg Rum , made from the sugar cane by-product molasses . Bundaberg is also home to beverage producer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Vintage Soda , Craft Brewery Ballistic Brewing Company and Craft Distillery's Waterview Distillery and Kalki Moon . Commercial fruit and vegetable production

4060-625: The region are the Taribelang , Gooreng Gooreng , Gurang , and Bailai peoples. They are the original inhabitants of the region. A determination of Native Title was made for all four cultural groups by the National Native Title Tribunal , pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 , on 28 November 2017. It was determined that "native title exists in the entire determination area" of Bundaberg, Gladstone , and

4130-517: The region, Nicholas Tooth , wrote that "Bourbong" was derived from the local Aboriginal phrase "bier rabong", meaning "plenty dead". Tooth, who took up land in the area in the early 1860s, found that Aboriginal people resolutely avoided the "bier rabong" vicinity. He later found the skeletal remains there of around twenty Aboriginal people who were apparently massacred in a raid by the Native Police . The Traditional owner Aboriginal groups in

4200-494: The state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more than 430,000 by 2031. It is the subject of the Draft Wide Bay–Burnett Regional Plan , which aims to facilitate this growth while protecting over 90% of the region from urban development. Wide Bay was the name given by the early European explorer James Cook to a coastal indentation as he was sailing past Double Island Point . As

4270-590: The sugar industry in Bundaberg was reliant on South Sea Islander workers, who were often blackbirded and kept in a status close to slavery. The first significant shipload of Kanaka labour, as it was called, to arrive on the Burnett River came in January 1872 aboard the Petrel . Allegations of kidnapping and wounding immediately arose concerning the recruitment of the Islanders on this vessel. Influential Bundaberg plantation owners were able to purchase recruiting ships in order to obtain labour directly from areas such as

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4340-1020: The top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor. The Bundaberg Brewed Drinks range has received recognition across the globe for its high-quality taste. Recognition includes Gold in the Mixers category at the Berlin Spirits Competition, Double Gold at the SIP Awards, Gold at the New York International Spirit Awards, and more. In 2022, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks was rated Australia's #1 Soft Drink in the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customer Awards. 24°51′09″S 152°22′53″E  /  24.8524°S 152.3813°E  / -24.8524; 152.3813 Bundaberg Bundaberg ( / ˈ b ʌ n d ə b ɜːr ɡ / )

4410-520: The towns of Cherbourg , Murgon , Kingaroy , Gayndah , Eidsvold and Mundubbera . James Nash reported the discovery of gold near Gympie on 16 October 1867. The railway from Maryborough completed in 1881 and the North Coast railway reached Gympie from Brisbane in 1891. Bundaberg was named and surveyed in 1870. In June 2000, a fire raged through a backpackers hostel, killing 15 backpackers. In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald brought severe weather and flooding to much of eastern Queensland. Its impact

4480-417: The world, covering 730,000 years. The area was once part of the Shire of Cooloola until 2008 when the Gympie Region expanded. Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Councils, particularly

4550-699: Was 70,921 people. In the 2016 census , the city of Bundaberg had a population of 50,148 people. In the 2016 Census, there were 69,069 people in Bundaberg (Significant Urban Area). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population. 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%. 88.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.3%, Catholic 18.7% and Anglican 18.6%. In

4620-421: Was alternatively spelled Bourbon or Boorbong, which was a local Aboriginal title given to a large waterhole in the area. The main street was historically also gazetted in the Bundaberg Mail as "Bourbon" street, but by 1941 there is no reference to "Bourbon" street. Robert Strathdee's farming selection in the vicinity of the watering holes was recorded on early survey maps as 'Boorbung'. A pioneer pastoralist of

4690-455: Was built by Richard Elliot Palmer at his Millbank plantation in 1872. Bundaberg rapidly became an important sugar production region after the construction of the Millaquin Sugar Refinery at East Bundaberg by Robert Cran and his sons in 1882. The Fairymead sugar processing plant owned by the Young Brothers (Arthur, Horace and Ernest Young) opened in 1884 which further augmented Bundaberg's sugar producing capacity. The initial 35 years of

4760-419: Was imported from Italy and is constructed of Italian marble. The completed memorial, at a cost of £1,650, was the third most costly to be erected in Queensland. It is a major regional memorial and one of the two most intact digger memorials that remain in their original settings of intersections. The Bundaberg tragedy of 1928 resulted in the deaths of 12 children in a 24-hour period after they were administered

4830-556: Was most severe in the Wide Bay–Burnett region with Bundaberg particularly hard hit by both flooding and tornadoes. 4,000 properties were damaged. Cities in the region are Bundaberg , Gympie , Hervey Bay and Maryborough . Some of the more notable towns include Bargara , Biggenden , Blackbutt , Burnett Heads , Cherbourg , Childers , Eidsvold , Gayndah , Gin Gin , Howard , Imbil , Kilkivan , Kingaroy , Monto , Mundubbera , Murgon , Nanango , Rainbow Beach , Tin Can Bay and Wondai . The sheltered waters of Hervey Bay provide

4900-402: Was the worst disaster in the city's history. The economy of Bundaberg is based primarily on agriculture , forestry , fishing and tourism, with a gross regional product at about $ 5.6 billion as of 2023. Bundaberg also has a major distillery and brewery industry that exports to international markets. The city is served by the Port of Bundaberg and the Bundaberg Airport . Bundaberg has

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