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Tin Can Bay is a quiet holiday destination for those who love the coast and the natural wonders of the Cooloola National Park. Located half an hours drive east of Gympie, Tin Can Bay is built on a peninsula that extends into the Great Sandy Strait, close to the southern tip of Fraser Island.
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The warm, shallow waters provide safe beaches for families and calm waters for recreational boating and fishing. Tin Can Bay is well known as one of the few places in Australia where wild dolphins can be hand fed in their natural environment.

Tin Can Bay's dolphin visitors
Rare Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins have been interacting with residents and visitors of Tin Can Bay for over 30 years. 'Mystique' and girlfriend 'Patch' come in beside the boat ramp, at Norman Point in Tin Can Bay to observe humans and be hand fed. Other dolphin visitors include 'Harmony' daughter of 'Mystique'. Feeding of the dolphins in Tin Can Bay is regulated to minimise potential risks to the wild dolphins. Fish are available on site for a small charge. Presentation and dolphin feeding starts at 8am.
Find out more about dolphin feeding at Tin Can Bay

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.

Fishing the Great Sandy Strait from Tin Can Bay

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.
Take a full or half day charter for deep sea or inshore fishing, departing from Tin Can Bay through the Great Sandy Strait.

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.Find out more

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.

Tin Can Bay Photography Tours
Tin Can Bay Photography Tours offer walking or driving nature photo tours to help capture the beauty of our Cooloola Coast. Tours can start pre-dawn to catch the sunrise, bird life, the feeding of the dolphins at Norman Point, water reflections at the marina or local wildflowers. The half day tours are only $35 pp or $65 per couple or family.
Group bookings are available POAFor more details call Ken Ferguson on (07) 5486 2745 M:0438 831 947
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The Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce
The role of the Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce is to promote local businesses, primarily from Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and the nearby areas, acting primarily on behalf of members. Their major activities presently relate to increasing the visibility and tourist potential of the area. The Chamber represents most local business sectors
and tourism in its various forms.
For more information about Tin Can Bay and the Cooloola Coast
visit www.tincanbaytourism.org.au

FOR MORE INFORMATION FREECALL 1800 444 222