Tully Visitor & Heritage Centre
Tully Visitor & Heritage Centre
Bruce Highway
Tully
Queensland
Australia
4854
Listing Details
Surrounded by banana and sugar cane plantations, Tully is one of the wettest towns in Australia and the proud home of a 7.9 metre high Golden Gumboot.
Established in the 1920s as a sugar town, the Tully Sugar Mill is now a major employer in the town and processes around two million tonnes of cane each year. During the crushing season (June to November) there are daily guided tours that take visitors through the sugar mill to view the processing of the cane from cut stalks through to raw sugar.
With its strong agricultural industries, Tully is an ideal base for working backpackers with jobs usually available all year round. For the traveller, Tully has a good range of shops, supermarkets, banks, vehicle repairers and medical services.
Alligators Nest is a picturesque picnic area with a crystal clear freshwater swimming hole, just 7km north of Tully. There are no alligators or crocodiles, to be worried about. The area was named after a local scout group called The Alligators.
A good sealed road leads to the Tully Gorge National Park, 50km west of Tully. The Tully River is one of the best whitewater rafting spots in Australia, with grade 3-4 rapids and rafters enjoy stunning views of World Heritage-listed rainforest.
Mount Tyson towers 640 metres over Tully and the climb to the top is rewarded with a magnificent view over the Tully region.
The quiet retreats of Tully Heads and Hull Heads rest on the white sands of Googarra Beach and overlook many tropical islands. With boat ramp facilities and a Coast Guard base they are very popular spots with fishing and boating enthusiasts.
Phone: 07 4068 2288
Fax: 07 4068 2858