Burnett River

On the road north 2 - Banana

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April 10th 2011
With a name like Banana, just had to stop here for the night. Anyway back to Mundubbera - its a fruit and grape growing region and the mandarin picking is just about to start. There were about 5 vans/tents in the whole campground, but in a month they'll be full for the ensuing 6 months with fruitpickers. On the 5th we cycled all the town in the morning - took about 15 mins and one advantag ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Biloela

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more