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BEACH REPORT: Best spots to swim or take your board Nielson Park Beach will be busy with a surf lifesaving carnival this weekend. Photo: Mike Knott.
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Subscriber only Remember there are updated covid-19 restrictions, if you are at the beach, please maintain the social/physical distancing minimum guidelines and abide by the current group gathering guidelines as well.
WEATHER Well after a very, very warm and humid start to the week, we have thankfully seen the temperatures return to something a little more tolerable, but it still quite warm and expected to stay this way across the next few days (maximum temperatures around 30 degrees).
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Subscriber only Data from last year has revealed Bundaberg and the surrounding region s most popular suburbs for holding wedding ceremonies. It s no surprise the city s beautiful churches in the CBD take the cake with 87 ceremonies in 2020, with Bargara in second place, followed by Fraser Island and Bundaberg North. Branyan, Agnes Water, Seventeen Seventy and Innes Park all recorded ceremony numbers in the double digits. Bundaberg marriage celebrant Annie McGrath said the Bundaberg region was massively popular for weddings and said many people were happy to travel from Brisbane to tie the knot in our beautiful locations. Bundabergâs botanic gardens is a popular spot for weddings.
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Subscriber only While the weather was wet and not quite windy enough for kitesurfing, it didn t stop locals and keen volleyball fans from heading to the Wind Slasher Kite Surfing Festival on Saturday. The two-day event began Saturday morning at Elliott Heads with lots of beach volleyball action. Kids were entertained with fun rides including a rock climbing tower and jumping castle. Triple M Bundaberg s JB and Jules were also broadcasting live between 9am and 12pm. While the wind wasn t strong enough for kitesurfing on day one, conditions are expected to be better for day two on Sunday.