Agriculture

Bundaberg farmers are continuing to provide hundreds of tonnes of produce to Foodbank Queensland each year to help families in need.

The remains of the Invicta Mill site, on the banks of the Kolan River, are a reminder of the area’s rich sugar growing history and is listed in Bundaberg Regional Council’s Register of local heritage places.

Local Taste Ambassador Rachael Coffison from Gooburrum Grove started her boutique food business in 2021 after purchasing a property with 500 Tahitian lime trees. Read her story as part of the 2024 Taste Bundaberg Festival.

Locals and visitors are encouraged to explore farm gate stalls and food businesses along the Taste Bundaberg Festival Taste Trail.

Local Taste Ambassadors Nat and Mark Albert from Childers Fine Foods love a good hot sauce and said the rich volcanic soil, water supply and beautiful sunshine were the perfect ingredients to create their Carolina Reaper chilli products.

Gooburrum State School was recently awarded funding from the CRT Primary Schools Program to supply more books to the school.