Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 1800 811 728; tours incl dinner $65; 6pm, last Saturday of the month)
Get spooked on a torch-lit
tour of the city's grisly murder sites, opium dens, haunted houses and cemetery. Tours be-
gin from the Maryborough Post Office in Bazaar St.
Festivals & Events
CULTURAL
Mary Poppins Festival
(
www.marypoppinsfestival.com.au
)
A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious festival celebrating PL
Travers and the famous Miss Poppins. Every June/July over the school holidays.
Sleeping
Ned Kelly's Motel
( 07-4121 0999;
www.nedkellymotel.com.au
; 150 Gympie Rd; s/d $49/79, cabins from $89; )
Basic,
budget and beside the highway. But there's a pool, laundry and mammoth Ned Kelly
statue out the front: what more do you need?
MOTEL
$
Eco Queenslander
( 0438 195 443;
www.ecoqueenslander.com
; 15 Treasure St; per couple $140)
You won't want to
leave this lovely converted Queenslander with comfy lounge, full kitchen, laundry and a
cast-iron bathtub. Sustainable features include solar power, rainwater tanks, energy-effi-
cient lighting and bikes for you to use. Minimum two-night stay.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Tin Peaks B&B
( 07-4123 5294;
www.tinpeaks.com.au
;
54 Berallan Dve; d incl breakfast $135; )
Spacious self-
contained cottage that comes over all rustic (with a random hint of nautical), but has all
the mod-cons you need. The huge verandah and warm furnishings make it just like home,
but better. Six minutes from the CBD.
B&B
$$
Eating & Drinking
Toast
CAFE
$
