What a wonderful time of the year, with crushing finished, school holidays commenced, Christmas lights shining bright and the town busy with shoppers making Christmas preparations. It is a time to be thankful for the year that was and grateful that Jasper was relatively gentle on our northern neighbours. Let’s hope that was the one and only cyclone for the season.
I hope you have extra time this year to spend with family and friends whether you are venturing away during the festive break or remaining in the Burdekin. Many of us have relatives and visitors arriving during this time and we sometimes overlook the many sights and activities under our noses here in the Burdekin.
If you are entertaining visitors then I implore you to drop into one of our Visitor Information Centres and whilst collecting valuable brochures directing you where to go and what to do, take the time to experience the Yongala Dive Virtual Reality Experience. For many of us that may never scuba dive, it is as close as we will get to feel immersed in the underwater experience that is right on our door step.
Pick up a pocket-sized leaflet with “101 Things to do in the Burdekin” and spend time ticking off the list. Whilst on your travels around the Burdekin be sure to show your visitors the unique fishing village that is Groper Creek and let the kids enjoy the new playground that has been installed recently. Pack your picnic hamper or cheese platter and take a bottle of wine and enjoy the sights from Inkerman Hill on your way home.
Plantation Park is abuzz with locals and visitors over the weekends and with the Juru Walk and Nature Play Space to amuse the children, it is well worth a stopover during your day. With an abundance of fishing and crabbing spots throughout the region, be sure to grab a “Burdekin Fishing Guide” from one of the VIC’s which will direct you to the boat ramps and even provide a couple of sneaky fishing co-ordinates to help you have a successful day on the water.
For those who prefer cultural pursuits, then a trip around the “Burdekin Art Trail” may be for you and your visitors, with dozens of murals and sculptures to enjoy. Not to mention some of the iconic buildings on show, like the Court Houses in Ayr and Home Hill and the Masonic Hall, and a drive over our most prominent architectural masterpiece, the Burdekin Bridge. (The kids will love trying to hold their breath for the entire span, mine did). Plus, there are many natural landmarks worth the visit – Cornford’s Lookout, Cromarty Wetlands and Alva Beach.
We often take for granted all that we have here in the Burdekin, what a great place to live, work, stay and play. I hope you all find plenty to do, enjoy your family and visitors and have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
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