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Burnett Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality of Burnett Heads is on the southern side of the Burnett River at its mouth into the Coral Sea. The river forms the western and northern boundaries, while the ocean forms most of the eastern boundary. The town's most notable feature is its historic timber lighthouse, the Old Burnett Heads Light, dating from 1873. The structure, originally sited on South Head (the southern entrance to the Burnett River), was replaced by a modern structure in 1971; the original lighthouse was restored and moved to a local park off Mittelheuser Street. It includes the original Fresnel lens. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_Heads,_Queensland

With a backdrop of rugged clifftops, pandanus trees and ocean views, Lovers Rock is a hidden gem nestled right on the QLD/NSW border in Tweed Heads. The space features a large grassed area overlooking the ocean – perfect for couples planning an open-air ceremony. Source: www.tcweddings.com.au/top-10-ceremony-locations-tweed-coast

This place is definitely in my future plans for visiting, even if I may not be in love.

Interesting story

Queen of the Colonies The vessel, Queen of the Colonies made five trips from the United Kingdom and Ireland to the colony of Queensland during the 1860s. Unfortunately, no picture of the ship is known to exist. During the voyage, which ended on 8th April 1863, the ship made good time. She anchored off Moreton Island on 6th April, and on 7th April at 5 pm, 13 crew and volunteer passengers took the lifeboat to the island to bury one of the passengers, Mrs Barnfield, who had died in childbirth. In the boat were Mr Barnfield, Captain Hill, and Messrs Durrant, Arundel, Langford, Ford, Eldridge (chief officer), Grant (fourth-mate), Roach and Murray (quarter-masters), and three able seamen. At 7 pm the boat returned and had reached the ship but a violent squall erupted and the crew were unable to reach the rope thrown for them. The lifeboat then disappeared. Captain Cairncross decided to continue to Brisbane on the 8th of April, whereafter search crews were sent to look for the life-boat. The men attempted to row to Brisbane but the boat overturned on a sandbank, and Mr Barnfield was drowned. They returned to a beach near where Caloundra is today. Three of the men (Eldridge, Grant & Durant) then tried to reach settlement overland and were the last to be found - on April 26th. The remainder had already been found at Caloundra. All were in terrible condition - sunburnt and starving, and nearly naked, having lost clothing when the boat overturned. A street in Caloundra is named after the ship Queen of the Colonies Parade - and for many years a Pandanus tree stood at Moffatt Head, which bore the inscription "Queen of the Colonies" and several of the castaways initials engraved on it. (The Queen of the Colonies Tree). The remains of the tree are now held by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, in their Queen of the Colonies display. Source: nanopdf.com/download/queen-of-the-colonies-shipwreck-pand...