We went for a walk around the botanic gardens in Bundaberg the other day. There are a couple of lagoons in the grounds which are home to about 100 different species of birds – however, my limited knowledge could only identify magpie geese, egrets, herons, cormorants, some honeyeaters and a few others. Hmmm, still got a lot to learn about birds yet 
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There’s a walking/running track surrounding the grounds, and the day we were there it was complete with a few joggers out buggering up their knees and hips. I’ll stick to strolling and taking photos . There’s a railway track running around the perimeter of the gardens and you can ride on a coal powered steam locomotive which travels around the park.
One of Bundaberg’s most famous people is Bert Hinkler, a pioneer aviator who made the first solo flight from England to Australia in 1928. His house in England was moved brick by brick to Bundaberg in 1983, and you can visit the house and aviation museum in the grounds.
There is also Fairymead house, a relocated and restored 1890 homestead which now houses the local history of the sugar cane industry; Chinese Friendship gardens; Japanese Gardens; a pretty good café and the Bundaberg and District Historical Museum. All in all a lot to see in a fairly small area.
