Sunnyside Sugar Plantation, Heritage site with dry-rubble wall in Bundaberg, Australia

Sunnyside Sugar Plantation is the heritage-listed remains of a former sugar plantation at 94 Windermere Road, Windermere, east of Bundaberg. The site retains two weeping fig trees, an area of 29 burials in three rows, and a dry-rubble wall along Windermere Road that now runs about 201 metres, roughly half its original length.

Edward Turner selected 100 acres in the Woongarra Scrub east of Bundaberg in June 1874 and lived on the property he named Sunnyside from January 1875. Sugar was grown from the early 1880s with South Sea Islander labour until the turn of the century. In 1884 Turner built a juice mill and piped his cane juice to the Millaquin refinery.

The burial ground holds graves of South Sea Islander workers who shaped Queensland's sugar industry during the late 1800s. These burial sites tell the story of their lives and their role in building the region's agricultural foundations.

The grounds are accessible on foot and key sites like the cemetery and wall are easy to spot as you explore. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, especially on warm days, as there is limited shade throughout the property.

The boundary wall was built by South Sea Islander workers using local volcanic rocks without mortar or binding material. This construction method reflects the workers' practical skills and their resourceful use of materials found on the land.