Members of the Bundaberg 4WD Club recently headed out to base themselves at Wuruma Dam, located at Wuruma Lake on the Nogo River between Eidsvold and Monto.
Run by Sunwater, the area is home to a popular, free camping spot.
The dam is stocked with fish including Australian Bass, Barramundi, Golden Perch (Yellowbelly), Silver Cod, Silver Perch and Saratoga, drawing fishing enthusiasts, boaters and campers alike.
Wuruma is a local indigenous word for majestic bird of prey, the Brahminy kite.
The dam took three years and $5.3 million to build and was completed in 1968.
From our base at the dam we headed out to Eidsvold to check out the RM Williams Centre.
The centre stands as a lasting tribute to genuine pioneer spirit and the character and courage of the people of the bush.
A core feature is a display dedicated to telling the RM Williams story with particular reference to his time spent in the Eidsvold community, his life’s achievements, and philosophies.
The weekend of our visit coincided with their annual show, so the town was a buzz with people.
Getting out and about, travelling the back roads the group visited the Coominglah State Forest.
Within Coominglah State Forest lies Queensland’s largest patch of semi-evergreen vine thicket with crows ash and bottle tree alliance.
It also has areas of open eucalypt forest featuring spotted gum, ironbark and Gympie messmate, with a grassy understorey.
While officially called Scientific Area 33, locally it is fondly known as Hurdle Gully.
Heading further afield we visited Mount Scoria, 17 kilometres Southeast of Biloela.
Mount Scoria was the site of an active volcano about 20 to 26 million years ago.
The mountain was formed by basalt lava that intruded into the vent of the small volcano, whose cone has since eroded away.
The lava formed a plug within the volcano, which, as it cooled, formed distinct columns or pillars with five to eight sides, called columnar basalt.
Our travels took us on many back roads in the area, with impressive views of forest and farmlands meandering through the valleys.
As a base Wuruma Dam delivered.
Members even tried their hand at catching some Redclaw, but they proved elusive with none making it to the plate.
To find out more on the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club and activities we have on, contact us via email, info@bundaberg4wdclub.com on the net at www.bundaberg4wdclub.com or catch us on Facebook or Instagram where you can see photos from our activities.
Brad Praed
Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club Inc
