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THE GREAT BUNYA DRIVE BUNYA MOUNTAINS TO KINGAROY 1 HR 16 MIN | 86 KM From the Bunya Mountains National Park head towards Australia’s peanut capital Kingaroy. Once in Kingaroy you can stock up on your favourite flavoured peanuts at the famous Peanut Van. If art and culture is your thing then head to the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery and Kingaroy Heritage Museum. If you’re a foodie at heart then checkout the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre for locally produced goodies like oils, capers, fudge, jams and chutneys and so much more. Kingaroy also has a wide variety of accommodation options ranging from motels through to self-contained cabins. And if you’re hungry then you have KINGAROY TO MURGON 35 MIN | 44.8 KM After visiting Mount Wooroolin in Kingaroy to see the sun raise it’s time to continue north to Murgon. Along the way you’ll notice more farming land where crops like peanuts, maize (corn), sorghum, Duboisia and you’ll also see a couple Paulownia plantations. Stop in at Memerambi’s famous Stop Shop for a ice cream or to see their range of local goodies. As you travel along the Bunya highway into the village of Wooroolin, the wetlands come into view. The wetlands are a perfect spot for birdwatchers. From Wooroolin you’ll pass through Tingoora which is Aboriginal for “many wattle trees”. Tingoora is synonymous with the Tinny Pub which is a good spot for lunch or a cold drink, before heading into Wondai. Wondai was traditionally a dairy and timber area. MURGON TO GYMPIE 1HR 8MINS | 93.1 KMS On your way out of Murgon swing by the Bjelke Petersen Dam, one of two dams in the South Burnet area. Also in that same area is a number of South Burnett wineries. Choose between Verdelho, Merlot, Chardonnay or Shiraz varieties. From Murgon continue along the Bunya highway till you get to the Burnett highway turnoff. Taking a left onto the Burnett highway and heading into the town of Goomeri. Famous for it’s Goomeri Pumpkin festival being the last Sunday in May. Call into the Goomeri bakery for a cuppa and sweet or savoury snack before continuing along the Wide Bay highway into another small town of Kilkivan. The town of Kilkivan is home to the Great Kilkivan Horse Ride and the Kilkivan Historial Museum. Travel along the Wide Bay highway till you get to the Bruce Highway. Turn right onto the Bruce Highway which will take into the town of Gympie, known for it’s gold mining history..

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