Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
Explore the region
Explore Hervey Bay, Maryborough and coastal towns. K'gari is an island journey requiring suitable transport, access and conditions, not a mainland suburb.
Listings across Hervey Bay, K'gari, Maryborough, Pialba, Scarness, Urangan.
Attractions and places to visit
75 places in this selection. Opening hours, access and admission vary; check the place details.
Tiaro Christmas Cottage is there to inspire you to create that special atmosphere of Christmas for your family and loved ones with unique decorations for your tree, house, table and garden. The items for sale and on display are selected from the best Christmas Design Houses around the World. The stock arrives constantly throughout the year and the cottage will transform itself frequently throughout the season.
Tiaro Christmas Cottage clients come back again and again, enjoying the displays and the vast selections they have to offer. Their online store is open all year and the Cottage, in Tiaro, is open from June through to December, seven days a week with plenty of off-street parking.
The cottage offers beautiful, exquisite and unique Christmas decorations sourced only from the world’s best manufacturers of Christmas. Collections are gathered directly from some of the largest design houses of Europe and North America and others from small boutique workshops in Germany, Denmark, Poland, and other countries where the focus is on tradition and quality.
More than a million years in the making, World Heritage-listed Great Sandy National Park on K'gari is a place of incredible natural beauty.
Drive and walk through fragrant open woodlands, lush towering rainforests and colourful wallum banksia heathlands. Discover magical perched and mirror lakes nestled in the dunes, climb creeping sandblows, relax in picturesque picnic areas and spend hours on long golden beaches flanking the Great Sandy Marine Park.
The Butchulla (Badtjala) Aboriginal people have ancient connections with K'gari and continue to walk in the footsteps of their ancestors.
The island's rich forests, heaths and woodlands are a haven for wildlife, including the world-renowned local island dingoes (wongari). Possibly the purest dingo population in Australia, their conservation and continued welfare is of national significance. Knowing how to be dingo-safe on K'gari is important for your safety, that of future visitors and the dingoes.
K'gari is a natural environment and conditions are unpredictable. Before you visit ensure you read the detailed safety information on the national parks website so you know your dingo do's and don'ts before arriving on the island to ensure your K'gari adventure is a safe and enjoyable one.
The Bauple Heritage Trail acknowledges the rich historical foundations of the small village of Bauple also known as the original home of the macadamia or 'bopple' nut. The self-guided tour is approximately 3.3kms in length, winding around the leafy village of Bauple.
There are 24 points of interest along the trail. Maps are available at the Bauple Museum for the self-guided walk. Facilities are available at Bauple Museum making this a great start and finish point for your walk.
