Queens Beach South on the Redcliffe Peninsula is a section of beach on Moreton Bay just north of Redcliffe Jetty on Redcliffe Peninsula. One of three beach destinations in Redcliffe using the name Queens Beach, it is separated from Queens Beach to the north by a rock wall jetty that is a popular spot for … Read more
Queens Beach is one of many on the Redcliffe Peninsula with Queens Beach North and Scarborough Beach above it, and Queens Beach South and the Redcliffe Jetty below. A pathway is along the full length of the beach, which goes almost the full shoreline of the Redcliffe Peninsula, from Newport to Pelican Park in Clontarf. … Read more
If you are visiting Shorncliffe and your fishing gear is handy, you might want to try a spot of fishing at Baxter’s Jetty. Built to replace the original dilapidated Baxter’s Jetty, the jetty today dates back to 1920 and is still a popular spot for both the local and visiting fisherman. The jetty is named … Read more
The historic Shorncliffe Pier built in 1882 extends 350 metres into Bramble Bay, the largest timber pier in Brisbane and the largest recreational pier in Australia. The timber pier was formerly known as Sandgate Pier, originally 259 metres long. It was extended by 91 metres in 1884 to allow additional depth for steam passenger ferries … Read more
Suttons Beach is a patrolled beach and one of the most popular on the Redcliffe Peninsula foreshores of Moreton Bay for locals and tourists. Some of the beaches at Redcliffe are narrow during high tide, however, Suttons Beach continues to have a decent amount of sandy beach above the high tide. The beach’s gentle waves … Read more
Another year has gone by and all of the 2018 brown sign destinations visited during the year have been published. It is time to look back on where the brown signs have led us in our beautiful country during 2018. The year started around Mt Coot-tha and Ipswich during the school holidays. The Planetarium was … 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
The HMAS Gayundah was a gunboat with the Royal Australian Navy, originally serving with the Queensland Maritime Defence Force as the HMQS Gayundah before the Federation of Australia. Built during 1884 at Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom, it left for Australia late in 1884 via the Suez, finally arriving in Brisbane in March … Read more
Scotts Point in Woody Point is a rocky outcrop along the eastern shores of the Redcliffe Peninsula, with a park high on the tops of the point and another down close to the level of the water. Scotts Point is generally locally known to be at the Scotts Point Bathing Pavilion at the far southern … Read more
Kenilworth Historical Museum is a volunteer-run museum capturing the history and heritage of the Kenilworth area. We were immediately greeted an brought in to The Roxy Cinema, and shown a film made by Ed Sims, the uncle of the volunteer taking us through, and giving us some background history before being given a personal tour … Read more
