Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival Tin Can Bay celebrates all that there is to celebrate about seafood every year at the Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival. Read more
Rainbow Beach Triathlon Rainbow Beach is the host of this fun event which has a variety of triathlons for people of all ages. Read more
Tin Can Bay To Do
Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay
From Gympie follow Tin Can Bay Road to Norman Point public boat ramp at Tin Can Bay on the Cooloola Coast where you can feed wild dolphins in their natural environment. The dolphins arrive between 7am to 10am daily at Norman Point with regulated feeding from 8am. Charges apply for fish.
Tin Can Bay Yacht Club is located at Norman Point, Tin Can Bay, on the tidal shores of Snapper Creek at the southern end of the Great Sandy Strait in Queensland.
3rd Sept - 4th Sept
Rainbow Beach is the host of this fun event which has a variety of triathlons for people of all ages. The weekend offers triathletes the opportunity to race an olympic distance triathlon over two days by completing 2x 'sprint distance' events of 750m swim/20km ride/5km run in consecutive days. The Active Kids Triathlon starts at 1:30 pm on Saturday and events get under way at 8:30 am on Sunday.
Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival
24th & 25th Sept 2011
Tin Can Bay celebrates all that there is to celebrate about seafood every year at the Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival. Saturday kicks off from 9:00am till 4:00pm & Sunday from 10am - 2pm. Live entertainment, helicopter joy rides, cooking demonstrations, market stalls, kids rides & more. Various competitions are also held throughout the day, the famous prawn eating competition always proves popular as does the mullet throwing competition.
Foreshore Bird Walk
Tin Can Bay is home to a truly wonderful variety of birds, even the keenest birdwatcher will be amazed at the variety of bird life in the area. The foreshore provides a range of habitats for an excellent birding experience. Stroll along the bird walk that stretches four kilometres along the Tin Can Bay foreshore, where 137 species of birds have been identified. A pair of binoculars and a good field guide of Australian birds will enhance your walk.
Tin Can Bay is the habitat for a unique collection of spectacular native wildflower species. Wander through the informative wildflower walk on the opposite side of the peninsula from the bird walk to view wildflowers year round. The walk comes alive with colour in Spring and Summer when you can also view Vanilla Lillies, Helmet Orchids, Wallum Boronia and Spade Flowers.
Fergies Fab Fotos in Tin Can Bay offer half day walking or driving tours to help you capture the beauty of the Cooloola Coast. Photograph beautiful sunrises, dolphin feeding, bird life and Wildflowers. They even offer an outdoor portrait service. For more details call Ken Ferguson on 0438 831 947
Check out the cool adventures that many people have taken video and photos to show you the exciting times that can be enjoyed in an around our very special area. Visit us to explore one of the world's most important natural wonders.
We are right in the middle of the world's LARGEST Biosphere. This area is considered one of the most important of the world's biospheres for many other reasons. Come and find out why its so special around here !
Tin Can Bay is an ideal destination for family holidays
Children can swim safely in the protected waters along the Tin Can Bay foreshore. Enjoy barbecues, playgrounds and amenities along the foreshore. Explore the sand flats at low tide to see thousands of Soldier Crabs, pump for yabbies and fish off the beach or from the jetties at Norman Point. This seaside village offers a great range of accommodation and dining as well as excellent recreational facilities including two lawn bowls venues, an eighteen hole golf course, a swimming pool, a world class marina and two public boat ramps.
Experience a wonderful sense of freedom on the tranquil waterways
Marina, houseboat and yacht charter facilities reflect the predominance of water based activities for visitors wishing to explore the Great Sandy Strait from Tin Can Bay. Sailing along the Inlet is a popular pastime, an ideal location for houseboat enthusiasts. The estuaries throughout the water system also make for brilliant canoe trips. The Great Sandy Strait is home to dugongs, oceanic turtles and rare Indo-Pacific dolphins. Boasting both estuary and reef fishing, the variety of fish that can be caught in the Great Sandy Strait and estuaries is extensive.
The Strait is made up of sheltered bays, sand flats, beaches and mangrove lined creeks, perfect for fishing, crabbing and prawning. Hire a canoe or dingy from Tin Can Bay and fish the estuaries to catch whiting, flathead, bream, cod, mangrove jack, mackeral and tailor. Enthusiastic anglers can take a trip across the bar to reach the bombies and reefs which yield snapper, squire, pearl perch, tailor, sweet lip, cod and red emperor.
See migratory shorebirds, waders and sea birds along the bird walk
137 species have been sighted on the four kilometre bird walk that stretches along the Tin Can Bay foreshore. This area is part of a Ramsar Wetland of International importance and between September and March of each year at least twenty species of birds migrate from as far as Siberia to rest and feed on the Great Sandy Strait’s mangrove-lined flats. They are recognized as among the most important roosting areas for migratory trans-equatorial shorebirds in Australia. At least 45,000 birds use these wetlands as their summer feeding grounds.
View a unique collection of spectacular native wildflower species
Take a close look at wonderful wild flowers in their natural environment as you wander along Tin Can Bay's informative wildflower walk which can be accessed from the corner of Emperor Street and Oyster Parade. Tin Can Bay is the habitat for Banksias, Westringia and Bottlebrush. Soft pink and white waxflowers, vibrant yellow Guinea flowers and brilliant pink Melaleuca flowers can be seen year round. The walk comes alive with colour in spring and summer when you can also view Vanilla Lillies, Helmet Orchids, Wallum Boronia and Spade Flowers.
Fergies Fab Fotos in Tin Can Bay offer walking or driving photo tours to help you capture the beauty of the Cooloola Coast. Starting at pre-dawn to catch the beautiful sunrises, you'll then view the feeding of the dolphins at Norman Point. This half day tour will also take in the bird life, the local marina, and the Wildflower Walk. Only $35 per person and $65 per family. Group bookings are available with a maximum of 8 persons per tour.
