NORTHERN LIGHT

HUNDREDS OF TINY TURTLES flip-flopping their way down the sand as they begin their perilous journey to the sea, or manta rays gliding towards the iridescent beauty of the Great Barrier Reef are memories many visitors will take home after a holiday to Bundaberg and Queensland’s Coral Coast. Increasingly they are also packing cars and eskies with fruit, nuts, vegetables, preserves and bespoke gin.

Bundaberg, a river city just inland from the coast about four hours’ drive north of Brisbane, is surrounded by a tapestry of farms thanks to fertile red volcanic