Sandgate Turrbu/Yugarabul people: ‘Warra – a stretch or expanse of water’ Sandgate originated as a sea-side resort town for early European Brisbane residents, with boating, golf and swimming combining with the existing heritage listed building to create ideas of a Gatsby-ish playground in the romantic recollections of locals. Theatre has played a part (ho ho!…
Forest Hill Forest Hill lies deep in the Lockyer Valley, South East Queensland’s salad bowl – rated as one of the top 10 most fertile farming areas in the world. Narrow country roads open out into golden fields of baled hay, green shoots, or fragrant, freshly turned earth, and colourful produce is for sale in…
Numinbah Valley ‘hold tight country’ from ‘nyummin’, meaning tight Numinbah Valley is a little village nestled in between Springbrook Mountain and Beechmont. It is the Valley time forgot, with the Nerang River running though old dairy farms of the past, all towards the area’s beautiful heritage listed community hall. Numinbah Valley has many bushwalkers enjoying…
Texas Gunggari and Bidjara people On paper, Texas has a romantic history that can rival Deadwood. Named after the US land dispute, but in honour of a local one between two brothers and some post-gold rush squatters, Texas earned its stripes with farming, silver mining and tobacco. Driving on the meandering road over the Dumaresq…