Mount Perry - Places to See

Museum
The Mount Perry Historical Society's Bicentennial Museum has a typical collection of folk memorabilia from the area.

Masonic Lodge
There's a superb masonic lodge (over the road from the museum in Isabella Street) with the delightful incongruity of an elaborate facade and fibro walls on the side

St Patrick's Catholic Church
St Patrick's Catholic Church is a charming timber bush church.

Mullock Heaps
There is a renewed interest in reworking the mullock heaps for gold. Given the fluctuations in gold prices the likelihood of this activity continuing is always in doubt.

Wolca Pottery
Located 6 km east of town is this studio by Drummer's Creek which sells both ornamental and functional items. It is open from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Thursday to Tuesday.

Boolboonda Tunnel
One of the most interesting sights in the area is the Boolboonda Tunnel near Mount Perry. Remarkably, despite the fact that it extends 192 m into the rock it is unlined and unsupported. In fact it has the dubious distinction of being the longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere. It was constructed between 1883 and 1884 as part of the railway line from North Bundaberg to Mount Perry with the objective of opening up the mineral and agricultural resources of the area.

If the tunnel is approached from Gin Gin it is clearly signposted. If, however, you are coming from Mount Perry the only sign is about 12 km from town. It reads 'Tourist Drive 6' and points towards a gate and a dirt road. After passing through two more gates the road winds up the side of a hill and suddenly goes through the long, dark tunnel which is only the width of one vehicle. If nothing else the trip is worth making because of the delightful bush track which makes you feel as though you are in some sort of time warp.

Mount Perry
The enthusiastic bushwalker and gold fossicker will find a hike up the walking track to the top of Mount Perry worthwhile. It is 750 metres above sea-level. The track passes through stands of hoop pine and rainforest and offers excellent views of the surrounding countryside. Wallabies, echidnas and koalas are found on the mountain.