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Great Sandy Get-away 2day/1night self drive

Hervey Bay, Queensland, 4655
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The Great Sandy Get-away is a short stop away from the crowds to visit the small hamlets along the Great Sandy Strait between the mainland and Fraser Island. The Great Sandy Strait hamlets of Maaroom, Boonooroo, Poona and Tinnanbar are a short drive from Maryborough and Hervey Bay making this a nice little overnight getaway.

The Great Sandy Strait is an important shorebird destination and an excellent fishing spot for the interested angler. The Great Sandy Strait is about 70-kilometre of crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches, a network of shallow-lying flats and a maze of creeks.

If you are coming from South East Queensland it is an easy alternative to turn off the highway at Gympie towards Tin Can Bay and then follow the road to Maryborough passing the small villages of the Strait along the way. The drive takes you through state forest where wild horses may be seen at the edge of the forest.

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Day 1 Morning Hervey Bay to Maryborough

Drive to Maryborough and visit the Portside Heritage Precinct to learn about the rich history of Maryborough as an immigration point into Australia. See one of the most amazing Military Museums and book a walking tour of the Gallipoli to Armistice Walk in Queens Park with a Museum volunteer. Visit The Story Bank and discover Maryborough's unique connection with PL Travers, author of Mary Poppins. Explore the magnificently restored heritage-listed building, interact with the characters and settings from her popular Mary Poppins stories and so much more. Enjoy lunch in a Maryborough Café or pub and do a little shopping…
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Day 1 Afternoon - Maryborough – Great Sandy Strait

Continue to the peaceful hamlet of Poona from Maryborough, along the Cooloola Coast Road. Poona Palms Caravan Park has cabins, camping or caravan spots available. Relax, go fishing or take a walk along the shoreline. The Great Sandy Strait is a marine wonderland with plentiful fish, dugongs, turtles, dolphins, mangroves, seagrass pastures, birdlife sand and mud crabs. Excellent fishing is available either from the shore or out in the dinghy. Yabbies can be pumped on the low tide flats. Dinner options include self-catering; bbq in the park or camp kitchen cooking at Poona Palms. The Boonooroo Sandy Straits Bowls Club…
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, Hervey Bay, Queensland, 4655

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