Burrum Heads

Download coordinates as: Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

[5] The new Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan commenced 21 May 2024, and encompasses parts of the Burrum River system in this locality.

Vessels of 8 feet draught can run up about.6 miles to the junction at the Isis River, which flows into the Burrum.

If the channel of the Burrum Bar were deepened to, say, 8 feet at low water, it is said it would be one of the most useful harbours in the Colony.

[2] The Burrum Heads public library opened in 1987 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2013.

[18] The town is a relaxed coastal community that welcomes tourists, many of whom enjoy fishing and boating in the locality.

In Traviston Park on the corner of Burrum Street and Bushnell Road (25°11′25″S 152°37′18″E / 25.1902°S 152.6216°E / -25.1902; 152.6216 (Traviston Park)) there is a bush chapel dedicated to those lives lost at sea, which was originally a Commercial Fishermen's project for the 1988 bicentenary.

[28][29] It is also used for services by the Burrum Heads Anglican Church and the St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Community.

The Fraser Regional Council provides three boat ramps giving access to the mouth of the Burrum River:[33]

Sunset at Burrum Heads, Queensland
Male Magpie-lark ( Grallina cyanoleuca ) in South East Queensland, Australia. 2005 Nigel Jacques (Kris).
Bush Chapel, Traviston Park, Burrum Heads, Queensland. 2024.