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Tin Can Bay is a fishing and boating paradise located on the Cooloola Coast 2 1/2 hours drive north of the Queensland state capital Brisbane and just off the southern tip of World Heritage listed Fraser Island.
Its main industry is still fishing, boasting a fishing fleet of around 50 Prawn & Scallop trawlers working out of here on a seasonal basis and more recently Spanner Crabs are being caught for the overseas market.
Marina and Houseboat/Yacht charter facilities reflect the predominance of water-based activities for visitors wishing to explore the Great Sandy Straits from Inskip Point to Hervey Bay, a beautiful waterway protected by Fraser Island.
The old town itself is built on a peninsula that protrudes into Tin Can Inlet providing safe beaches for families and calm waters for recreational boating.
Only 90 minutes north is Hervey Bay, home of Whale Watching from July to November and the same distance south to the bright lights of Noosa. |
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By Air Regional airports are on the Sunshine coast and Hervey Bay giving easy access from the southern capitals.
By Bus Coaches leave the Airport or Transit Bus/Rail centre in Brisbane and travel north via Gympie. Contact Greyhound Bus Service. Polleys run twice daily from Gympie to Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach.
By Train There is a daily service from the Brisbane Transit centre stopping at Gympie for transfer to Polleys Coaches. Contact Queensland Rail |
| Bus Contacts |
Greyhound
(from Brisbane airport
to Tin Can Bay.)
131499 |
Local Agent ( Greyhound)
Sleepy Lagoon Hotel
07 5486 4124 |
Polleys Coaches
(Gympie to
Tin Can Bay.)
1800 072 322 |
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| Train Contacts |
Queensland Rail
13 16 17 |
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