What it is
In the 19th century Maryborough, on the Mary River, was one of Queensland’s main ports, and many immigrants first set foot in the colony here. The Portside precinct preserves this era: the Customs House and the Bond Store now house museum displays on the port and immigration, and the surrounding hotels, banks and warehouses form a well-kept heritage streetscape, with a riverside park nearby.
P. L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, was born in Maryborough in 1899, and a life-size bronze statue of her famous character stands on the corner of Kent and Richmond Streets.
Getting there by bus
Richmond Street at Kent Street, right by the Mary Poppins statue, is about three minutes from Wharf Street and is served by routes 701, 702, 703, 704, 706 and 707. The stops at City Hall on Kent Street – Kent St at City Hall for routes 705 and 707, and Kent St opp City Hall for routes 701 to 707 – are a short walk further.
Route 705 links Maryborough with Hervey Bay.
