Bacon and Eggs Bay, TAS
Located in south Tassie, this deliciously named bay has just 244 people. It’s about half an hour from Hobart, and it was named after a governor’s wife, who once served eggs and bacon there. As you do.

Oyster Bay, NSW
Known for its magnificent oysters (natch), Oyster Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney.  Despite the name, Australia’s Big Oyster is actually located in Taree, NSW.

Lamington National Park, QLD
Lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border, the park was named after Governor of Queensland Lord Lamington in 1915. Although you won’t find any lamingtons in the subtropical climate, you will find some of Australia’s most magnificent flora and fauna.

Orange, NSW
Located in the central west region of New South Wales, Orange wasn’t named after the deliciously sweet citrus fruit we’ve all come to love, but rather after Prince William of Orange. However, the region is known for its orchard fruits, producing some of Australia’s finest apples, pears, and stone fruits.

Berri, SA
The name “Berri” derives from the local Aboriginal tribe, Meri, meaning “a wide bend around the river”. You’ll find Berri in SA’s Riverland region, where it’s home to Berri Juice Company.

Banana, QLD
Nope, it wasn’t named after the state fruit – rather, the quaint rural town of Banana found in Central Queensland was named in the 1860s after a bullock named Banana, who was used by local stockmen to help them when herding wild cattle into yards. It is not the home of the Big Banana, which is just plain confusing.

Scone, NSW
Located in the Upper Hunter Shire of the Hunter Region of NSW, Scone is known as the horse capital of Australia. Although Scone is home to dozens of exceptional scone shops run by the Country Women’s Association of Australia, it was named after Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland in 1831.

Figtree, NSW
The inner west suburb of Figtree sits southeast of Woollongong, NSW. Figtree got its name simply from the town’s giant fig tree. Makes sense.