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Wide Bay/Burnett Region

Extending from Eidsvold in the west to Bundaberg and  Maryborough in the east, and from Monto in the north to Kingaroy in  the south.

Scenic shot of the esplanade

About Wide Bay Burnett Region

Area: 52,316 sq km.
Population: around 224,000.
Industries: sugar, livestock, agriculture, manufacturing, fishing, tourism, freight.

Transport and Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14, outlines what the department is doing in the Wide Bay Burnett Region of Queensland, now and in the future.

To find a customer service centre (for general enquiries, vehicle registration, licensing, driving test bookings and vehicle inspections) select a location from the alphabetical list.

Road contact information

For road information, the department’s Bundaberg Office is the main point of contact for residents, industry and business.

Bundaberg Office

Email: bundaberg.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4154 0200
Fax: +61 7 4152 3878
Post: Locked Bag 486
Bundaberg DC QLD 4670
Location: 23 Quay St
Bundaberg QLD 4670

Gympie Office

Email: gympie.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 5482 0333
Fax: +61 7 5482 0465
Post: PO Box 183
Gympie QLD 4570
Location: 50 River Road
Gympie QLD 4570

Interesting facts and figures

Wide Bay/Burnett Region road facts  

Road network

Visit the Traffic and travel information website for the lastest update. 

  • Bruce Highway (Gympie - Benaraby)
  • Isis Highway (Bundaberg - Coalstoun Lakes)
  • Burnett Highway (Nanango - Biloela)
  • Wide Bay Highway (Gympie - Goomeri)
  • Bunya Highway (Kingaroy - Goomeri)
  • Pialba - Burrum Heads Road
  • Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road
  • Torbanlea - Pialba Road
  • Maryborough - Cooloola Road
  • Goodwood Road
  • Elliott Heads Road
  • Bundaberg - Bargara Road
  • Bundaberg - Port Road
  • Bundaberg - Gin Gin Road
  • Bundaberg - Lowmead Road
  • Mundubbera - Durong Road
  • Murgon - Gayndah Road
  • Eidsvold - Theodore Road
  • Gladstone - Monto Road
  • Gin Gin - Mt Perry Road
  • Gayndah - Mt Perry Road
  • Monto - Mt Perry Road
  • Booyal - Dallarnil Road
  • Maryborough - Biggenden Road
  • Boompa Road
  • Kilkivan - Tansey Road
  • Brooweena - Woolooga Road
  • Bauple - Woolooga Road
  • Kilcoy - Murgon Road
  • Burrum Heads Road
  • Booral Road
  • Monduran Dam Road
  • The Cedars Road
  • Innes Park Road
  • Burnett Heads Road
  • Moore Park Road
  • Wuruma Dam Road
  • Kalpowar Road
  • Gooroolba - Biggenden Road
  • Cania Dam Road
  • Gympie - Woolooga Road
  • Mungar Road
  • Miva Road

Local government

Places of interest

  • Maryborough
  • Hervey Bay
  • Gympie
  • Kingaroy
  • Cherboug
  • Monto
  • Tiaro
  • Childers
  • Fraser Coast
  • Fraser Island
  • Great Barrier Reef

Projects

Project feed

Project nameRegion(s)Description
Bruce Highway (Cooroy to Curra)Wide Bay /Burnett, North CoastA joint state and federally funded project to address the safety and traffic needs of the Bruce Highway between Cooroy and Curra.
Bruce Highway and Bauple Drive intersectionWide Bay /Burnett 
Bruce Highway overtaking lane (south of Cabbage Tree Creek)Wide Bay /BurnettThe project involves constructing a southbound overtaking lane on the Bruce Highway, south of Cabbage Tree Creek.
Bruce Highway pavement reconstruction at TiaroWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is upgrading the Bruce Highway through Tiaro to provide a smoother and safer driving surface between Eaton Street and the Tiaro Cemetery.
Bruce Highway upgrade southern approach to Gin GinWide Bay /BurnettThe project involves a major upgrade and realignment of the Bruce Highway at the southern approach to Gin Gin.
Bundaberg Port Rail Link StudyWide Bay /BurnettIn October 2007 Transport and Main Roads (then Queensland Transport) engaged GHD to undertake a study to identify a rail corridor (for freight traffic) to connect the Port of Bundaberg to the existing rail network via the North Coast line.
Connecting Wide Bay Burnett 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan (draft)Wide Bay /BurnettA plan with strategies to improve the way people and freight move around the Wide Bay Burnett region for the next 20 years and beyond.
Determination of the State of the Health Science for Ultrafine ParticlesMetropolitan, Central West, Darling Downs, Far North, Fitzroy, Mackay/Whitsunday, North Coast, North West, Northern, South Coast, South West, Wide Bay /BurnettA department-Queensland University of Technology study to determine the level of health science knowledge on ultrafine particles.
Queensland regional travel surveyDarling Downs, Fitzroy, Northern, Wide Bay /BurnettSurveys to collect essential information on the day-to-day travel and activities of people living in various regional centres; how they travel, where they go, when, why and so on.
Reconstructing QueenslandFar North, Fitzroy, South Coast, North Coast, Wide Bay /Burnett, Mackay/WhitsundayThe huge task of reconstructing Queensland’s road network as part of Operation Queenslander is well underway.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/BurnettWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct 336 km of disaster-damaged roads in Wide Bay/Burnett over the next few years, following the cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/Burnett - BundabergWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct almost 48 km of disaster-damaged roads in the Bundaberg region over the next few years, following cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/Burnett - Bruce HighwayWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct 35 km of disaster-damaged roads on the Bruce Highway over the next few years, following the cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/Burnett - Fraser CoastWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct 34 km of disaster-damaged roads in the Fraser Coast region over the next few years, following cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/Burnett - Gympie/South BurnettWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct 88 km of disaster-damaged roads in the Gympie / South Burnett region over the next few years, following cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.
Reconstructing Wide Bay/Burnett - North BurnettWide Bay /BurnettThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is working to reconstruct more than 115 km of disaster-damaged roads in the North Burnett region over the next few years, following cyclone and rain events of 2010/2011.

Last updated: 24 February 2012