A short history of Ginger in Buderim

Before moving to Yandina, the ‘Merrybud’ Ginger Factory was the only highly-mechanised ginger factory in the world and the only plant in the southern hemisphere where ginger was processed in all forms. Buderim ginger is unique, noted for quality and mild taste a golden colour and fibre-free consistency.

The first ginger was planted on Buderim after a parcel of ginger plants was given to Mr. A.J.Burnett just after World War One. He planted them in his mandarin orchard at Greenmount.

The plants flourished and became the root stock for an entire industry.

The Ginger factory was originally situated in a disused blacksmith’s shop across from the school oval and later moved to the site now occupied by the Woolworth complex.

Later the site was transformed into open markets before it was demolished for a shopping centre.

The old Factory in the 50′s – Buderim’s Burnett Street sure has changed!

Now there are 19000 cars a day travelling the road, at last count.

The site was transformed into a very popular open markets area in the 1980′s before giving way to the ubiquitous Woolworths supermarket.
Buderim Ginger is now producing world-class products from the new factory in Yandina, around 15 minutes up the highway.