Extensive exotic-pine plantations stretch from Tin Can Bay to Boonaroo, with small patches of melaleuca wetlands and open eucalyptus forest, plus mangrove-lined estuaries.


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1. Poona National Park

11.43 MILES

Two islands and low-lying coastal plains in the Great Sandy Strait are protected in this park on the mainland.

2. Gatakers Artspace

13.67 MILES

Inside the restored Gatakers Buildings (behind the Military & Colonial Museum) are four galleries exhibiting contemporary art from the region and beyond…

3. Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum

13.67 MILES

Occupying a brick warehouse built for JE Brown in 1879, this museum houses over 7000 military and colonial artefacts. Check out the only surviving three…

4. Story Bank

13.71 MILES

Upstairs, in a bedroom of the former Australian Joint Stock Bank (c 1882), Helen Goff (aka PL Travers), the author of the Mary Poppins stories, was born…

5. Mary Poppins Statue

13.72 MILES

On the street by the neoclassical facade of the former Union Bank (where PL Travers, creator of Mary Poppins was born) is a life-sized statue of the…

6. Portside Heritage Precinct

13.73 MILES

In the historic area beside the Mary River, Portside has 13 heritage-listed buildings, parkland and museums. The Portside Centre, located in the former…

7. Brennan & Geraghty's Store

13.73 MILES

This National Trust–classified store traded for 100 years (1871 to 1972) before closing its doors. Two generations of owners had kept a lot of old stock …

8. Maryborough Family Heritage Institute

13.73 MILES

Occupying a handsome Bank of New South Wales building from 1878, this heritage centre houses colonial immigration records from ships logs, and offers…