Pelican Park is found in Clontarf just after crossing the bridge onto the Redcliffe Peninsula. The park is quite long with a playground at each end, and the Redcliffe Information Centre at the western end of the park. The park gets its name from the abundance of pelicans that visit the area. Before the new … Read more
The Clontarf Visitor Information Centre is at the southern end of the Redcliffe Peninsula. The centre is found shortly after crossing the bridge along the waterfront where you will often find locals and tourists enjoying the Moreton bayside outdoors. It is one of two tourist information centres on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the other is Redcliffe … Read more
Bicentennial Park at Woody Point is on the southern end of Redcliffe Peninsula, between Pelican Park and the Woody Point Jetty. Bicentennial Park and Apex park next to it towards the jetty was created by reclaiming land along the Hornibrook Esplanade. The mud flats used to come to near the road, and vehicles were often … Read more
2017 is the year Brown Signs was first published. It wasn’t until late in 2017, but the hunt began in 2016. As 2018 begins, we have a look back on what has been added to the Brown Signs destinations list, the types of destinations, and which ones where the highlights. The first destination of the … Read more
Settlement Cove Lagoon, also known as Redcliffe Lagoon, is a free water park, set on the shores of Moreton Bay at Redcliffe. It is very popular for families and is not uncommon to see it busy on weekday afternoons during the summer. The lagoon is quite large with varying depths from shallow areas through to … Read more
I’ve driven passed this tourist sign so many times and never gone in to have a look, so we decided to go check it out to occupy our Sunday morning. Tinchi Tamba Wetlands is on the North Pine River, about 2.5kms upstream from Osprey House . Tinchi Tamba is named after the Aboriginal words for … Read more
Brown Signs is a product of curiosity, a catalogue of tourist destinations across Australia, based on the roadside brown tourist signs on our roadways. The brown tourist signs are a familiar sight to most road users. Sometimes they are to destinations in your local area, such as a popular recreation park. Other times they lead … Read more
Wild Horse Mountain Lookout is along the Bruce Hwy north of Brisbane and one of thirteen mountains in the Glass House Mountains, the second shortest of the group of mountains at 123 metres. The 700-metre walk from the parking area to the lookout tower, 1.4km return, is the most accessible of the Glass House Mountains. … Read more
