History

Visitors to Mon Repos this turtle season are being encouraged to discover another side of the beach's history before their evening turtle encounter. Mon Repos is known around the world for its nesting turtles but it also holds an important...

A World War I army captain and Gallipoli hero with links to the Bundaberg Region has been remembered on the Svensson Heights street named in his honour.

Private Arthur Melvin, who fought and died for Australia during World War II, has been honoured in Norville.

A brave airman who found love and lost his life in World War II has been recognised with Streets of Remembrance signage added to the street named after him.

From its construction in 1939 through to 2013, thousands of Bundaberg residents and visitors passed through the Bailey Gate.

A young soldier killed in action one week before the end of fighting has been honoured on a Bundaberg North street named in his honour.