Wide Bay Burnett

In this section:

• Overview
• Accommodation
• Education
• Transport
• Cultural facilities
• Related links

Overview

Population	Over 250,000 people
Area	Almost 50,000 square kilometres
Sub-regions	Bundaberg Kingaroy Maryborough Hervey Bay
Key infrastructure	Strategic location and transport links allow easy access to major markets Broad network of telecommunications, transport and energy infrastructure Port and marina facilities for large and small vessels Variety of tourism activities supported by a range of accommodation Education and research facilities
Main industry	General aviation Unmanned airborne vehicles

Accommodation

• Beachfront homes
• Rural or town living

Education

• CQ University—Bundaberg campus
• University of Southern Queensland—Fraser campus
• Wide Bay Institute of TAFE—campuses at Bundaberg College of TAFE, Childers, Hervey Bay Senior College, Maryborough College of TAFE, Gympie TAFE Centre and Gayndah TAFE Centre

Transport

• Air
  • 4 key regional airports—Kingaroy, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough
• Rail
  • Brisbane to Gympie, Maryborough, Howard, Bundaberg and Miriamvale, with links to the hinterland—daily Tilt Train service
• Road
  • Bruce Highway links to Brisbane in the south and Cairns in the north
  • The Burnett and Isis Highways are part of a major inland transport corridor from the Bruce Highway at Childers to Toowoomba

Cultural facilities

• Main access point to Fraser Island and Lady Elliot Island on the southern Great Barrier Reef
• Whale watching (July to early November)
• Museums, galleries and sporting facilities
• Affordable housing and lower cost of living than Brisbane
• Sporting, cultural, leisure, arts and recreation facilities

Related links

• South Burnett Regional Council
• South Burnett Tourism
• Economic Development in Regional Queensland