The Great Sandy Marine Park includes Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay Inlet and the waters off the east coast of Fraser Island, and extends from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south as they say. Here visitors get to enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches and rocky shores, mangroves and seagrass meadows, reefs and sheltered channels, rivers, creeks and estuaries and a wealth of wildlife like whales and turtles, dugong, fish, corals, birds, sharks and so much more, it's paradise found. The Great Sandy Marine Park offers camping facilities, canoeing and kayaking, fishing and powerboating, snorkeling, scuba diving and swimming, just beware of crocodiles and marine fish. Come exploring and enjoy all that this beautiful park has to offers, it's an unforgettable experience.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Marina is your gateway to the Great Sandy Strait and offers award winning facilities from a great location and accommodation for purchase in the Marina Villas with absolute waterfront setting. Services here are many and they have berths for rent and sale, there's also a 30 tonne travel lift, fuel including diesel and ULP, dry cradle storage, trailer boat storage, spray booths, mechanical, out board and diesel services and engineering, shipwright chandlery, upholstery and boat trimming, Myport wireless internet available and much more. The Marina Bar and Grill offers fantastic meals and drinks right on the water's edge and are open from breakfast through dinner, there's bait, ice and fishing tackle at the chandlery which is well stocked, plus the marina does used boat sales from the brokerage office. There's a laundry, state of the art security, showers and rest rooms, houseboat hire, fishing charters and more, come for the whole experience, close to shopping.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Real Estate also trades as Malcolm Smerdon Real Estate and are a husband and wife team who pride themselves on good old down to earth old fashioned service as they say. They offer Holiday Accommodation, House and Land Sales, and choices include waterfront holidays, country living, land sheds, vacant lots for building, unit duplexes and so much more. Tin Can Bay Real Estate also do commercial land including shopping centres and restaurants and will ensure a smooth and professional process from start to finish of your property transaction, contact them today and start making your dreams come true.READ MORE

The Black Cockatoo Cafe in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia is fully licensed with great location on the main road, contemporary decor and sea views. Meals are complemented with herbs from their own courtyard garden, and they source the best and freshest local seafood straight from trawlers and serve only the freshest of quality local produce. There's an extensive wine list, and experienced baristas and they are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with exquisite menus from steaks to lamb rump, pasta, great breakfast choices and light meals and sandwiches for lunch. The Black Cockatoo Cafe also caters to functions and events, and is a stylish and unique venue perfect for weddings and other intimate functions with a menu tailored to you.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Country Club has it all from sports to entertainment and fun, and there's golf and bowls, a bar and bistro, keno, gaming machines, raffles, darts, bingo and live entertainment. The Bay Bistro here offer air conditioned indoor dining, or out on the verandah with scenic golf course views and choices of light meals, pizza, pasta and more, and they are a great venue for functions and events. Enjoy a great game of golf for ladies and men, blue, red and white courses, and the bowls club is a competitive club in all district competitions for men and women. Entertainment at Tin Can Bay Country Club includes the gaming room with 28 pokie machines, KENO, weekly events of raffles and bingo and the free live entertainment hosts great gigs and shows every Friday and Saturday, the fun never ends.READ MORE

Temptations by the Water in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia is open for breakfast, lunch, coffee and drinks and they do take-out and catering for groups, have a waiter service and outdoor seating, and kids are welcome. Their menu offers a wonderful variety of seafood, burgers, BBQ dishes, sandwiches, Greek and Mediterranean delights and much more, and meals can be enjoyed with one of the best views in town. Temptations by the Water offers exquisite food and great service with healthy options too, come for memorable dining in town, and there's a gallery here too.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Motel is a quiet, friendly pet friendly retreat in Tin Can Bay, Queensland with air conditioned rooms, a swimming pool and BBQ and free WIFI. There's parking for your car, boat and trailers and they are ideally located close to Rainbow Beach and the Great Sandy National Park. Set in peaceful surrounds and close to the Tin Can Bay waterfront, there are 12 rooms available with kitchenettes, crockery and cutlery, fridge and microwave and more, and the swimming pool is surrounded by trees, plants, flowers and birds. Tin Can Bay Motel also has kayaks available for loan and there are self service laundry facilities and luggage storage, come for the perfect stay in quiet tranquility close to dolphins in the wild, waterfront dining, the Cooloola National Park, the beach and much more.READ MORE

Lee Fishing Company in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia are specialists in fresh and frozen seafood products, and have been in operation since 1951, and can even supply a range of different varieties of raw and cooked prawns, crabs and bugs. They are a fully integrated operation which incorporates catching, processing and marketing, of their quality Fresh and Frozen seafood, and they distribute throughout Queensland, Interstate and Internationally. They have a fleet of licensed trawlers which fish the east coast of Queensland and the Torres Straits, unloading forthnightly or monthly, and it is then processed and packaged further. Lee Fishing Company products include many prawn varieties, crabs, crayfish, bugs, squid, octopus, cuttlefish and scallops, and they meet the highest standard of quality.READ MORE

The Tin Can Bay Yacht Club is located at Norman Point, Tin Can Bay and offers a relaxed atmosphere by the water as well as club racing, regattas, special events, discover sailing programs and cruising. The Tin Can Bay Yacht Club bistro offers great meals, and are open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and cake, and the Wide Bay Bar has a wide selection of Australia's favourite beers, spirits, cask and Australian wines and more, and members' discounts apply. There is also Hardstand secure dry boat storage available and membership is required, and with reciprocal rights to other clubs allows those members' use of the facilities and to participate in club events as if they were members of Tin Can Bay Yacht Club. Come enjoy all that they have to offer, learn a new skill with their training fleet and participate in racing, regattas and other fun social events.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Houseboats offers fun, fishing, swimming on their fully equipped houseboats which come with linen, crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, TV and radio, fridge, freezer, icebox, hot and cold running water, even a BBQ and dingy with outboard motor. The are located in a magnificent World Heritage Area at the bottom end of the Great Sandy Straits Marine Park, and here there's an abundance of wildlife including dolphins, turtles, sea eagles, pelicans, dugong and the popular Fraser Island dingo. Tin Can Bay Houseboats come with very simple and easy to use controls, and no license is required, they offer a full brief on operations and tips on fishing and crabbing, and boat sizes from 6 to 12 people. They also have half day, daily and extended hire of modern open Fishing Boats from the Tin Can Bay Marina with a special for houseboat users in place.READ MORE