Gin Gin, Queensland

A small town which survives because of its location on the main highway north.
Location: 371 km northwest of Brisbane; 51 km west of Bundaberg.
Origin of name: Derived from the Aboriginal "kwin kwin" in the Jinjinburra dialect of the Kabi language, it refers to the thick scrub of the hilly country in the Burnett Valley.
Brief history: Gregory Blaxland and William Forster the first Europeans to live in the area, moved there in 1847. The town is in a part of what used to be Gin Gin Station owned by Sir Thomas McIlwraith, (three times Premier of Queensland between 1879-93).
Natural features: Good Night Scrub National Park
Built features: Fred Haigh Dam /Lake Monduran; Boolboonda Tunnel (the longest unsupported man-made tunnel in Australia).
Heritage features: Railway Station and complex; Gin Gin Museum ('Euston Barn'; 'The Residence')