Where to buy sweets in Bundaberg, Fraser Coast and Gympie regions
Looking for a last minute Easter treat? These 10 local businesses have got you covered.
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Whether you're preparing an Easter egg hunt for the kids, looking for a gift, or just craving something sweet, these local businesses have got you covered.
With Covid restrictions, staff shortages and border closures, many small businesses have been doing it tough.
Here’s a list of 10 sweet spots you can pop into for a last minute gift or a weekend trip year round:
Bundaberg
Tinaberries Strawberry Farm
Where: 15 Zinks Rd, Woongarra, 4670
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm daily
Vibe: Chocolate not your thing? This sweet strawberry farm makes homemade fruit ice cream to rival the Ekka Strawberry Sundae.
Website: https://tinaberries.com.au/
Cha Cha Chocolate
Where: 84 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, 4670
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 3pm. Saturday 9am – 1pm
Vibe: Fulfil childhood dreams of walking through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. This Bundaberg chocolate shop is packed with treats for as far as the eye can see, guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Website: https://www.chachachocolate.com.au/
Jake’s Candy
Where: 6 Commercial Street, Svensson Heights, 4670
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Saturday 9am – 1pm.
Vibe: This sweet shop in Bundaberg has a lot of candy goodness to offer, but has locals raving about their mouth-watering butter brittles, fudges and rocky road.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/jakescandy.com.au/
Mammino Gourmet Ice Cream
Where: 115 Lucketts Road, Childers, 4660
Hours: 9am – 5pm daily
Vibe: The perfect treat to cool you down in summer. This ice cream shop in Childers showcases their range of homemade flavours, like Macadamia Nut, crafted with Queensland macadamias – it was also the shop’s first ever flavour on the menu.
Website: https://www.mammino.com.au/
Maryborough
Lychee Divine
Where: 22473 Bruce Highway, Tinana South, 4650
Hours: 9am – 4pm daily
Vibe: Calling all lychee lovers! This little shop on the Fraser Coast gets creative with lychees, offering products like wines, liqueurs, sauce and ice cream – all made from the fruit.
Website: https://www.lycheedivine.com.au/
The Land of Sweets
Where: 403 Kent Street, Maryborough, 4650
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Saturday 9am – 1pm
Vibe: Sweets galore! With shelves bursting with lollies, biscuits, chocolates and other delicious goodies, The Land of Sweets has a treat to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/thelandofsweets/
Hervey Bay
Le Petit Chocolatier
Where: 11 Main Street, Pialba, 4655
Hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm. Saturday 10am – 1pm
Vibe: With such a wide variety of Australian made scrumptious chocolates, settling on just one flavour is tricky. So why no mix and match flavours to create the perfect chocolate box?
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Le-petit-chocolatier-Hervey-Bay-743083709123542/
Gympie
Kenilworth Bakery
Where: 8 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth, 4574
Hours: 7am – 1pm daily
Vibe: There’s nothing like the aroma of bakery but this one is so famous, it draws people from hundreds of kilometres away. Pop into the Kenilworth Bakery in the Mary Valley for freshly baked goodies and their famous coffee-in-a-doughnut along with shelves of other nutella, jam and lemon curd filled options. Pro tip: Get there EARLY.
Website: https://kenilworthbakery.com/
All About Candy
Where: 4/27 Red Hill Road, Gympie, 4570. Corner of Monkland Street and Mary Street.
Hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm. Saturday 10am – 3pm.
Vibe: Looking for a sweet treat but not sure where to start? All About Candy has got you covered with their range of lollies, fairy floss and chocolate in every colour of the rainbow.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutCandy1/
Melt Me
Where: 85 Mary Street, Gympie, 4570
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm. Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm.
Vibe: A chocolate shop with cakes and confectionery to die for. Whether it’s a sweet tooth craving or a last minute gift, this choc shop has decadent treats for every occasion.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Melt-Me-Chocolate-Shop-1604861379788862/
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