Bribie Island

One of the things that I like about the Brisbane area, is that you can drive 30 minutes in any direction and it feels like you are in the country.

Although we are thoroughly enjoying our city break, I really enjoy the country and regional feel of many areas within close vicinity of Brisbane.  As they say "You can take the girl out of the country, but you cant take the country out of the girl"!

Bribie Island Bridge

Bribie Island is one of these places. About an hour drive North of Brisbane, it is a large island at about 35 kilometres in length.  About 80% of the island is bush land (National Park).  It is only the Southern tip of the island that is habitated.  We were told that the population is about 18,000 and will be capped at 30,000.


We thought we would do a drive around the island but soon discovered that this would not be possible (maybe if you had a four wheel drive?).

I look forward to going back in summer as there are beautiful clean beaches surrounding the island and we can take our little dog for a walk on the Southern Beaches from Red Beach to near Woorim (but not at Woorim).

We had a lovely Fisherman's Basket for lunch at the Sylvan Beach Seafood cafe, overlooking the water.

Sylvan Beach Seafood Cafe

Bribie Island reportably has the "best fishing and boating in South East Queensland" as you have a safe inlet and no sand bar to get out to the ocean.

It is a beautiful place with a country vibe. But there were still too many people for my parents! Although there is a lot of tourist accommodation, there is not as much as I expected.  I find it hard to understand why it has not taken off before now?

Molly at Bribie Island Bridge