Attractions

Lake Alford Park - Ducks Pond

The Park has wonderful facilities including all abilities playground, BBQ facilities, public amenities, Visitor Information Centre, off the leash dog park, and plenty of off street parking for caravans and RVs.

Lake Alford Park

Gold Mining Museum

In 1867, James Nash discovered 72 ounces of gold in just six days. His discovery started the Gympie Gold Rush and it became known as the town that saved Queensland from bankruptcy.

Since then Gympie has seen the rush for alluvial gold, deep reef mining, reprocessing of tailings and the re-opening of the mines in the mid 1980s. With the recent cessation of mining, there still remains the lure of residual gold and there may well be more to be found.

Gympie Gold Museum

Gympie Regional Gallery

The Gympie Regional Gallery was established in 1998 in the beautiful School of Arts Building built in 1905. The gallery showcases professional and emerging artists from our region, as well as touring exhibitions from around Australia.

We are a renowned public gallery, welcoming residents and visitors to join in our exciting workshops, classes and artist talks. The gallery is located at 39 Nash Street, Gympie. We are wheelchair accessible.

Gympie Regional Gallery

Museum Markets 

The Museum Markets, are located in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum Gardens with Lake Alford and it’s parks and picnic areas as a backdrop. At each of the Markets there will be added attractions, working displays and Special Deals. The Miniature Railway and Children’s Merry Go Round operating on some market days.

The Markets are held on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of each month.

Call the Museum Cafe: (07) 5482 3995

Museum Markets

Cafe at the Museum

Cafe at the Museum is the place to relax!  Enjoy a delicious meal and a coffee while resting-a-while, catch-up with friends or just enjoy the relaxed atmosphere overlooking the Duck Ponds! Walking distance from the Motel.

Cafe at the Museum

Deep Creek Fossicking Area

You can try your hand at gold panning in Gympie and relive the town’s past. This is a great activity for all ages. Discover how James Nash turned Gympie into ‘the town that saved Queensland’ when he discovered gold in Gympie in 1867. Why not try your luck by panning for gold? Fossicking licenses are required and you can get a license and equipment from the Lake Alford Visitor Information Centre.

Fossicking Areas

Memorial Park & Miners Hill

Take some time to absorb the beautiful heritage listed rotunda surrounded by century-old Jacaranda trees at Memorial Park in the heart of Gympie town centre. Enjoy the view of the city centre from the platform among the manicured gardens on Miners Hill, opposite Smithfield Street.

Gympie Region

Mary Valley Rattler

Take a journey through the picturesque Mary Valley, and into the days of yesteryear on a Mary Valley Rattler rail tour. Your journey passes through the small town of Dagun, home to a beautiful heritage station.  The afternoon run stops at this station where the locals host community markets and wine and cheese tasting from local producers found in the Mary Valley.

Mary Valley Rattler

Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay

Wild Dolphin feeding at Tin Can Bay is an incredible life experience that we highly recommend!

The dolphin feeding takes place at Barnacles Dolphin Centre and Cafe, and this activity brings thousands of visitors every year to the quiet, picturesque fishing village of Tin Can Bay. It gives Brisbane Kids the opportunity to have a magical encounter with a spectacular marine animal in its natural habitat. It is also an educational experience where kids can learn all about dolphins, their habitat and how to protect them. About 40min drive away.

Barnacles Dolphins

Gympie Music Muster

AUGUST 22 – 25, 2024.

The Gympie Muster is Australia’s original and most loved community camping and music experience. Staged deep within the natural surrounds of the Amamoor Creek State Forest, the Muster showcases a mix of country, roots, blues, folk and rock music as well as workshops, dancing, bush poets, kid’s country and much more.

The Gympie Music Muster is held on the last full weekend in August. The 2023 festival was a huge success with four-day tickets selling out for the first time in the events 40-year history. 

Gympie Music Muster

Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest

13-15 Sept 2024

An Australian Premier Music Festival hosted on a private 100 acre property up in Noosa Hinterland's beautiful Mary Valley, in Queensland's amazing Sunshine Coast region. Escape to the bushland for an adventure-filled weekend of rock blues and roots music. Enjoy FREE camping (caravan/rv incl), and 2 x alternating stages offering you non-stop music, so you never have to miss a band or artist.

Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest

Rainbow Beach

In recent times the Hemsworth’s and Damon’s have frequented Rainbow Beach. They’ve kayaked on the blue water, sipped coffee at local café’s and they’ve played in the surf while groups of horse riders trotted happily by.  

Did you know last year 2023 Rainbow Beach was voted number 1 in the top 15 Beautiful hidden-gem small towns in Australia?

Striking in beauty and rippled with colourful ancient sand dunes, the coastal town of Rainbow Beach is nestled between K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) and Cooloola National Park. A true representation of the vast landscape of Queensland’s stunning coastline, you can sink your feet into the golden sand of the Carlo Sandblow, hike through the sub-tropical rainforest fringing the dunes, or explore the rainbow hues of the seaside beach cliffs.

Rainbow Beach

Glass House Mountains

The beautiful Glass House Mountains are a natural playground loaded with walking tracks and epic lookouts.

The 11 peaks of the Glass House Mountains are found in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The area is a playground of walking tracks, waterholes and foodie haunts, offering a family-friendly escape with unique experiences to complement the incredible coastal adventures found nearby. Explore the quaint townships and wander through gardens, nature reserves and up mountain peaks. Or simply head to one of the area’s luxe accommodation options and enjoy the views.

Glass House Mountains

K'gari Beach (Fraser Island)

Further North about 123km, 1.5hrs from the Great Eastern is K’gari (Fraser Island).

K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland, Australia.

Distance from Great Eastern to Harvey Bay 123km, 1.5hrs & catch a ferry from here.

K'gari National Park

Long beaches, dramatic coloured-sand cliffs, natural sandblows, rocky headlands and pristine freshwater lakes and streams are some of K'gari's spectacular natural features.

Bribie Island

Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island.

It's become the mecca for boat owners, fishing enthusiasts and families wanting a conveniently located sea change. There's so much to do, see and explore on Bribie Island.