Johnston Park is a parkland named after Archibald Wilfred Johnston, commonly known as ‘Wilf’, a councillor of Rosewood Shire Council from 1946 to 1949. Rosewood Shire Council amalgamated in 1949 into the new Moreton Shire Council, where Wilf became the first chairman until 1952, and served again between 1955 and 1958. Moreton Shire Council has … Read more
Bigges Camp Park is at the eastern end of Grandchester, between Rosewood and Laidley. Grandchester was formally called Bigge’s Camp, named after a pioneer pastoralist, Frederick Bigges. The area was first viewed by Alan Cunningham in 1829 when he and his party camped beside the Railway Lagoon in search for the source of the Brisbane … Read more
Federation Park is in Gumeracha in the South Australian Adelaide Hills. There is no staffed visitor information centre in Gumeracha but Federation Park contains a self-serve visitor information centre to find out what is at the town and surrounding areas. The park has lots of space to available and a playground for the kids. Barbecue … Read more
Rocks Riverside Park is a parkland on the Brisbane River in the south-western suburb Seventeen Mile Rocks. The park is a massive 26 hectares, redeveloped in 1999 from its previous industrial use. Before it was made into Rocks Riverside Park, the area was used by the Brisbane Cement and Lime Company (later merged with Australian … Read more
The state border tourist area at Wallangarra is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with a large billboard in the shape of a train used to promote surrounding areas. A white fence sits along the border with a sign showing the border. The train billboard sits on the New South Wales side … Read more
White Cedar Park is west of Mount Glorious in the southern section of D’Aguilar National Park. Northbrook Creek runs along the back of White Cedar and continues on to Red Cedar , only a few hundred metres down the road. The park has good facilities with large sheltered areas with multiple picnic tables and free … Read more
Red Cedar is a picnic ground in the southern section of D’Aguilar National Park between Mount Glorious and Lake Wivenhoe. Red Cedar is one of two parks close to each other. White Cedar is just east of Red Cedar, the entrance only a couple of hundred metres from each other. Both parks have similar features. … Read more
This brown sign destination for the Condamine River is at a park next to the river and a large park area in Warwick. This was the second sign for the river we came across on the same day, the other being in Killarney at the Ellen Backhouse Park. The start of Condamine River is in … Read more
This brown sign destination for the Condamine River is at a park next to a bridge over the river in Killarney, marking the start of the longest river system in Australia. The start of Condamine River is in the Main Range National Park at The Head, near Carrs Lookout along the Falls Drive. Condamine Gorge’s … Read more
The Gayundah Coastal Arboretum is a park located at Woody Point on the foreshores of the Redcliffe Peninsula. The park looks out over Moreton Bay towards Moreton Island, a vista catered for with a number of bench seats along the foreshore to relax and take in the view. In addition to the bench seats, there … Read more