Brisbane to 1770 road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops
Stops between Brisbane and 1770: Maryborough
Keep going along the highway, however, and you’ll get to the handsome, historic town of Maryborough.
Things to do in Maryborough include the Bond Store Museum, which looks at the town’s river port heritage. You can also discover the origin story of Mary Poppins at the Story Bank. The fictional nanny’s creator, PL Travers, came from Maryborough.
For good value Maryborough accommodation options, plump for the Mineral Sands Motel or McNevins.
Brisbane to 1770 road trip: Fraser Island and Childers
At Maryborough, most travellers will veer towards the coast for Hervey Bay and the River Heads ferry to Fraser Island. Click through for separate guides. Both are important destinations in their own right.
That said, for experiences in Hervey Bay, try a one day Fraser Island tour, a whale-watching cruise or a sunset cruise.
Book these 8 Hervey Bay experiences now
- 1. Great Sandy Strait wildlife cruise – with a great chance of spotting dingos or dugongs.
- 2. All-inclusive Fraser Island day tour – with pick-up at your accommodation.
- 3. Fraser Island two day tour – see much more.
- 4. Fun cruise – get close to dolphins and turtles while lounging in the boom netting.
- 5. Sunset cruise.
- 6. Dolphin sailing adventure.
- 7. Whale-watching – this is arguably the best place in Australia to spot humpback whales.
- 8. Fraser Island west coast cruise – with lunch & kayaking.
Good Hervey Bay accommodation choices include the Mantra Hervey Bay apartments, the Discovery Parks holiday park and the well-rated Akama Resort.
Otherwise, you need to come off the Bruce Highway at heritage town Childers, home to the Snakes Downunder reptile park.
Click through for the next section: Bundaberg.