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Why Maryborough?

Maryborough is one of the most intact colonial cities left in Queensland. Street after street of beautiful colonials and Gable homes, well kept lawns and tidy streetscapes. In the city itself there are grand buildings built in the 1800's.

The feeling there is of a clean and healthy environment to bring up children. Spread along the banks of the Mary river with acres of parks you couldn't help but consider moving here. Only 25 minutes drive to Hervey bay with it's beaches and easy access to Fraser Island, Maryborough is in a good position to benefit from the Ripple effect of the property growth there. Hervey bay is Australia's fastest growing city and has an airport with direct flights to Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and soon to add Melbourne and Cairns. Besides Maryborough is just a 3 hour drive to Brisbane. This is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what will be the next property boom in my opinion, I have bought 9 houses there myself in the last 6 months.

Maryborough is more than just a pretty face, it has a steel foundry, a large sugar industry and they Manufacture the rail carriages for Queensland rail. In addition to that there is a vibrant local economy with all the services and ammenities that you would expect of a city of this size.

Green lit projects include a large marine industrial park to service the east coast Fishing fleet. At the moment Trawlers are forced to pay Pleasure boat prices on the coast to haul out and work on the boats. There is a real need for this sort of yard which would see scores of of fishing boats completing haul out and refits in the shelter of the Mary river. This is proposed to bring 500 jobs. Another exciting proposed project is the second stage of coking coal exploration. Thats right, they have found it in the Maryborough area and now they are looking into the viability of shipping it out via Bundaberg. Though there is nothing concrete a large Japanense firm (NEC) has funded 65% of the feasability. Obviously if this were to come off property prices would double. Please see the article relating to this in what the press is saying about Mayborough section of this page.

Information On The Maryborough Region:

Originally settled in 1847 and proclaimed a City in 1905, Maryborough was the port for wool, timber and sugar industries and the supply centre for the Gympie goldfields. Some 22,000 migrants entered Australia directly from Europe by sailing ship through the Port of Maryborough from 1859.

Maryborough has a significant historical precinct and became a City of regional influence. With golden memories of the past, a bright future, modern facilities, 19th century charm and friendly people, Maryborough is a great place to live, raise a family, establish a business or retire.

Some 3 hours drive north of Brisbane, Maryborough, with a population of 26,000 is the dominant commercial centre for the surrounding local government areas of Woocoo; Tiaro and West Hervey Bay. Recently identified as one of the most affordable cities in Queensland there is an air of expectancy surrounding the growth of the region.

Fraser Island, the largest sand based island in the world and the world heritage listed national park, is only less than an hours drive and barge trip, east of Maryborough. The wilderness areas, unique freshwater lakes, coloured sands, rainforest streams, shipwrecks and 140km of untouched ocean beaches, exhibiting protected flora and fauna, make Fraser Island an International tourist destination.

Words and pictures will never do a place of this calibre justice, and the only way you will really know what awaits is to take a trip to Maryborough and see for yourself. The history is a drawn cheque, the future is a promissory note, the only cash you have is the present, use it wisely and take a look at what is a fantastic investment opportunity in the heart of Maryborough.

What the press is saying about Maryborough:

Coking Coal Targets to be drilled at Maryborough
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