Bundaberg Rum is a dark rum produced in Bundaberg, Australia, often referred to as " Bundy ".

The Bundaberg Distilling Company owns its own cola-producing facility, which supplies the cola for its ready-to-drink Bundaberg Rum and Cola products.

Bundaberg Rum originated because the local sugar mills had a problem with what to do with the waste molasses after the sugar was extracted ( it was heavy, difficult to transport and the costs of converting it to stock feed were rarely worth the effort ).

H T Christsen Pty Ltd operated their own Bundaberg Rum bottling plant in Bourbong Street, Bundaberg at the rear of their large grocery and hardware business in the centre of town.

In 2000, the Bundaberg Rum company and distillery were sold to British company Diageo.

The Bundaberg Rum distillery is open to visitors for tours of the facility.

There is also a museum and offers free samples of Bundaberg Rum products for visitors.

Bundaberg Rum is a major sponsor of the Australian Wallabies rugby union team and also sponsors the Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series.

Bundaberg Rum sponsored the rugby league ANZAC Test till 2009.

Bundaberg Rum signed a 5 year deal with the NRL to be the official dark rum of the NRL.

The Bundaberg Rum Bear advertisements first appeared in 1994.

Bundaberg Rum has been labelled the drink for yobbos, after some bars reported that " bundy drinkers are a lot louder, and more disruptive than other patrons.

The Bundaberg Rum Distillery admitted it was aware its brand had a reputation of being associated with aggression, and said it may change its advertising to dispel its " yobbo " image.

Bottle of Bundaberg Rum OP, 2006.

* Bundaberg Rum – official website

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Another of the city's exports is Bundaberg Rum, made from the sugar cane by-product molasses.

Tours of the famous Bundaberg Rum distillery and attractions at the Botanic Gardens are also popular with tourists.

Bundaberg has two cinemas.

Bundaberg has three public high schools, Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg State High School ( the second-oldest high school in Queensland that is still open ) and Kepnock State High School.

Bundaberg has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters.

Bundaberg has sister city agreements with Nanning, China and Settsu City, Japan.

However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay and Noosa, as well as study and research hubs in Cairns and Adelaide respectively.

From 2008 the stadium has hosted WA Reds home matches in the Bundaberg Red Cup.

Bundaberg is also a sponsor of the NSW Waratahs.

Bundaberg is also home to beverage producer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks.

There are also three main private secondary schools: Shalom Catholic College, St. Luke's Anglican School, and Bundaberg Christian College.

Bundaberg is also served by Bundaberg Airport, with flights to Brisbane and Lady Elliot Island.

It is also a remand and reception centre for offenders from Bundaberg to Gympie.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Bundaberg, for the city of Bundaberg, Queensland.

Two battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Bundaberg:

Cricket legend Allan Border and Brisbane Broncos identity Barry Maranta, along with Rod Petricevic of Bridgecorp, have all been associated with McDermott either as directors of Maxen or directors of other entities related to Maxen & its projects at Bagara Beach Estate near Bundaberg and Fraser Waters at Hervey Bay.

Copeland had been alerted to Patel's inadequacies by Toni Hoffman, a nurse at the Bundaberg Base Hospital.

It originated from the Bushells Coffee Chicory bottle that Bundaberg folks sold to his grandfather at the firm for one penny a bottle, after which they were washed and filled with the famous spirit.

The Burnett Sawmill operated for over 100 years at its East Bundaberg location.

A bulk terminal for the export of sugar is located on the Burnett River east of Bundaberg.

Mitchell Langerak, former Bundaberg footballer, who is now playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga

It is predominantly used for shipping raw sugar and other goods related to that industry such as Bundaberg Rum.

* Jack Dempsey, ( Liberal National Party ), State member for Bundaberg

In the latter part of 2005, Beattie faced potentially his most serious political crisis: the revelations and inquiries into Queensland Health and the Bundaberg public hospital after Jayant Patel, an Indian-born surgeon who was struck off the register in the United States for malpractice, performed several botched operations in the hospital, some of which resulted in death, and then fled the country to the US.

" By noon Cook's ship was in a position a little over half-way across the opening of Hervey Bay heading for Bundaberg.

A small piece of wood, a relic from one Hinkler's hand-made gliders, was presented to the U. S. astronaut Don Lind in early 1986 as a token of appreciation for his coming to Bundaberg to contribute to the Hinkler Memorial Lectures.

Currently, Endeavour is divided into five geographical Areas for administrative purposes, North ( incorporating Far North Queensland down to Townsville ), Central ( Bundaberg down to Gympie ), Sunshine Coast, South East ( including Brisbane and the Gold Coast ) and South West ( from Ipswich west to the Northern Territory border ).

In July 2005, he resigned as Minister for Health following media exposure of problems at Bundaberg Base Hospital.

* Bundy, colloquial name for Australia's Bundaberg Rum

In the 2009 Bundaberg Red Cup the Reds were winless until the back-end of the season when they won 3 of their 4 last games, giving them something to build on for the next season.

The 300, 000ML dam, which submerges the former gold mining town of the same name, is touted as securing the future of the nearby Bundaberg and Childers region, although no water will be available for residents of the Biggenden area.

At round Seven, Hidden Valley the team debuted two brand new VE Commodores, WR 012 now used as Car # 2 for Tander and WR 013 which was used as Car # 22 for Davison replacing the three year old Commodores which were WR 006 and WR 007 ( now being campaigned by Fabian Coulthard in Bundaberg Red Colours ).