ATTRACTIONS UPPER KEDRON QLD

Kumbartcho is the local Aboriginal word for Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii). The Hoop Pine is the focus of the Shires name, emblem and logo some magnificent specimen trees can be found at the Kumbartcho Sanctuary, which is set on 6 hectares of natural habitat, including a boundary with the South Pine River. Kumbartcho hosts the Pine Rivers Community Nursery. The Nursery produces local native plants perfect for planting in the district. Other facilities at Kumbartcho include a community hall, playground and barbeque.

La Boite Theatre Company is a leading Australian theatre company working out of the nation’s third largest city. It is a platform for inspired collaboration, seeking to produce and present theatre that draws on the full grammar of performance. Words, music, dance, the visual arts and contemporary performance are among the contributors to a theatre that aims to invigorate minds and emotions. We produce plays, but also create work that privileges other forms of theatrical expression. Stories can be told in many ways, and our work is driven by a desire for fresh enunciations.

We occupy Australia’s only purpose-built theatre-in-the-round, one of only a handful in the world, and embrace its distinctive possibilities. This is an epic-intimate space that calls for a theatre that celebrates the theatrical. It is an arena of inquiry and a coliseum of the senses.

We mostly create our own productions, but also seek collaborations with independent creative teams and both new and established companies from Queensland and beyond. We also present touring work. We have an appetite for new work, from both Australian and international artists, but also a taste for renovating the classic works of world drama by building surprising alliances and approaches. We aim to converse with the times - to unwrap the past and scrutinise the present as a means of expressing our aspirations for the future.

For 23 years, Harvest Rain operated out of the Sydney Street Theatre in New Farm, Brisbane. Over the years, hundreds of passionate theatre lovers gave their time to make theatre magic happen at Sydney Street both on stage and behind the scenes - it was the dedication of these folk that made the company what it is today.

In 2008, our company spread its wings and relocated to the Mina Parade Warehouse in Alderley, and began a partnership with QPAC that saw all of our main-house productions staged at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex.

Harvest Rain is well-known for producing high quality, affordable productions that are enjoyed by thousands of theatre goers each year. At Harvest Rain, we believe that live theatre is not just for the rich or for the arty-farty – theatre is for everyone, and we are committed to presenting live entertainment that is fun, engaging, and affordable for the whole family to enjoy!

Our company is also widely respected for being a hub of creativity and professional development for emerging artists, and a launching pad from which many artists and smaller companies can develop and thrive.

Australia’s only purpose-built theatre-in-the-round the Roundhouse Theatre is a unique and versatile performance venue, with a raked auditorium ensuring your audience has 100% visibility to the stage. Renowned for its intimacy, accessibility and imaginative staging capabilities the auditorium seats a maximum of 400 people, with disability access and a discrete latecomer entrance.

The theatre also offers a full compliment of lighting & sound equipment plus self-contained dressing rooms & ‘green room’. The adjoining Rehearsal Room is perfect for post-event functions or as a workshop space. Both venues open onto several attractive outdoor courtyards.

Situated just 2km from Brisbane’s CBD the Roundhouse Theatre is surrounded by parklands, restaurants & recreation facilities.

Formed in late 2004 by James Dobinson and Catherine White, Warehaus Theatre Company is a dedicated group of creatives giving artists and theatregoers the chance to be exposed to exciting new works in a range of professional contexts.

We are committed to providing Brisbane audiences with theatre that is challenging, bold and original, while providing Brisbane\'s performers with chances that would otherwise be unavailable to them.

Warehaus is about taking theatrical risks with powerful and compelling theatre and building on the image of Brisbane as a tour-de-force of the arts scene; an exciting new frontier for emerging artists.

An exciting Australian wildlife experience like no other awaits, with a host of amazing Australian animals including snakes, crocodiles, frogs, possums, owls, lizards and quolls waiting to meet you and help celebrate a special occasion.

We deliver a range of educational and entertaining presentations and hands on wildlife experiences for schools and community groups, birthdays parties for both kids and adults, corporate and private functions and even filming opportunities throughout Southeast Queensland, including Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.

Geckoes also offers an educational training service through a qualified instructor for venomous snake handling, general wildlife handling and TAFE courses.

Take a trip back in time to when trams were the lifeblood of Brisbane City. See why they were so popular with the people of Brisbane and discover why many cities are returning to this viable form of public transportation. Rediscover the romance that Brisbane has lost, but not forgotten.

Tours of the museum and display hall plus tram rides on restored 1901 - 1969 Brisbane Tramcars are available each Sunday. Special mid-week group charters are available by prior arrangement.

The Slab Hut is a unique art and craft venue located in the picturesque Samford Village, just north of Brisbane.

This distinctive reproduction of a traditional slab hut is the home of the non-profit Samford Art and Craft Association Inc.

The Slab Hut sits in a garden setting and features local timbers and recycled corrugated iron.You will see a wide range of

exciting & individual works of art and craft which reflect the diversity of the members, who are there to offer a personalized service.

Welcome to Ella Baché Brookside, we pride ourselves on offering a range of Professional Beauty Treatments preformed by highly educated Beauty Therapists. We want your skin to be the very best it can be, we will take the time to diagnose your skin prior to every treatment and we will help you to achieve your skincare goals. We will prescribe a home care regime to ensure that your skin is healthy and has the ultimate glow. As skin care experts we are dedicated and passionate about what we do so if your coming in for waxing, tinting, manicure, pedicures, massage, micordermabrasion or facial treatments we will ensure that your journey with us is relaxing and rejuvenating for the mind, body and soul! We are located in the Brookside Shopping Centre, come and experience our divine treatments in a luxurious environment to which you will most definitely want to return. Please take the time to peruse our Menu of Services and choose a treatment that suits you. Please feel free to contact or email if you have and questions and one of our friendly team members will be more than happy to help you. We look forward to pampering you soon!

Located just minutes from the heart of Brisbane city (QLD, Australia) in one of Brisbane’s best lifestyle suburbs, Ella Baché Paddington is the place to come when you need to retreat from the world. Our team of professional and passionate Beauty Therapists are trained to ensure they provide the exceptional treatments and customer service for which Ella Baché Paddington is well known.

Renown in the industry as the "Skincare Experts", we believe that successful skincare prescriptions come from our Beauty Therapists thorough knowledge and understanding of the skin. They have the experience and expertise to provide you with the right skincare solution for your skin, aiding you to achieve your skincare goals...beautiful, healthy, glowing skin every day!

Visit Ella Baché Paddington for all your skincare & beauty needs including: Facial & Body treatments, Massage, Waxing, Tinting, Manicures & Pedicures, Body Bronzing and Make-up. If you are looking for a gift we have gift vouchers available that will suit any budget. Find us at www.paddington.ellabache.com.au or call for an appointment on 07 3367 2500.  

Our salon is so professional, beautiful, peaceful that we will take away your stress and worries! Our goal is to ensure you receive the best treatment to complete your wellbeing!

Stay briefly or for the whole day — Our highly qualified Therapists will create a relaxing environment to rejuvenate your skin, body and spirit, leaving you feeling amazing!

Our skin treatments include; Ella Baché Facial treatments, Waxing, Pedicures, Manicures, Lash & Brow Tints, SprayTanning, Body treatments, Massages & Indulgent Packages. We also offer Micro Dermabrasion and IPL*.
 

Totoka is an innovative family owned day spa offering the latest in organic and holistic beauty treatments for our chemical and eco conscious clients, in a blissful and tranquil environment. Totoka meaning BEAUTIFUL in Fijian.

The spa offers 6 treatment rooms either for a single treatment, pampering package or an all day indulgence. The Totoka Day Spa experience is all about you! Arrive half an hour before your treatments to indulge in a cup of herbal tea in the blissful lounge area or slip into the sauna or spa bath to accelerate the relaxation process.

The extensive spa menu (which can be tailored to suit allergies, injuries, skin conditions or pregnancy) is brimming with options to enhance your well being. All therapists at Totoka Day Spa are highly qualified and leaders in their fields of expertise, so relax -you're literally in the best of hands.

Whether the treatment you are seeking is to help finish a hard day at the office, or to help you get through the week or simply to “switch off”, clients can choose from a selection of treatments that can provide either relaxation, invigoration or beauty care.

Are you looking for a place to escape for an hour or two from the stress at work or the demands of the daily life? Then AnJie Day Spa is the right place for you. AnJie Day Spa is a small “boutique” spa for those clients who deserve a period of self-indulgence within minutes of the Brisbane CBD and Toowong Shopping Village.

Anjié Day Spa & Massage utilises the finest natural beauty products and oils. We pride ourselves in offering a range of professional treatments performed by highly skilled therapists in an atmosphere of serenity. Our services menu above is offered to allow you to scroll through at your leisure to choose a treatment which best suits your needs.

Anjié Day Spa offers a number of beauty services, such as facials, waxing and tinting, eyelash extensions, eyebrow and eyeliner tattooing, invites you to experience a refreshing, relaxing and soothing therapeutic massage at our day spa in Toowong.

Original paintings, sculptures, and glass and pottery works by established and new artists. Exhibition and visitor information. Located in Brisbane.

Brookside Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in Brisbane's north-west, situated in Mitchelton, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Toowong Village and Tower is an iconic building gracing the skyline of Brisbane for over 20 years. Toowong Village in conveniently located within 3km from the Brisbane CBD. The centre has over ten levels of undercover car parking and a railway station and Brisbane City Council bus interchange are conveniently located in and adjacent to the centre.

Toowong Village is anchored by David Jones department store, a full line Coles Supermarket (ranked one of the highest performing Coles supermaket in Queensland), Kmart discount department store and 86 specialty stores. The specialty stores feature an array of gourmet fresh food, fashion and homewares.
 

Located just 10 minutes north of Brisbane, our 60 acre venue at Keperra can cater for numbers of between 1 to 200 people at a time.

In Paintball or Skirmish, men and women compete equally.

Paintball is like a game of tag and chess combined. Determination and the ability to think quickly and decisively is what makes you a star.

Each player is armed with a compressed gas powered paint marker that propels soft gelatine balls the size of a bath bead. These are filled with biodegradable washable paint that splatters upon impact.

Keperra World Series Paintball is Brisbane's premium paintball field. It is set over 60 acres and has 10 fully developed themed fields which will have you running, ducking and shooting for hours! Being the largest field in QLD, it's the obvious decision for paintballing in Queensland.

Keperra offers four start times, two morning session and two afternoon session, so you can play at a time that suits you.

The morning session are 7:15am and 8:15am and start with a quick safety brief and tutorial before heading out to play.

The afternoon session are 12:15pm and 1:15pm and also start with a quick safety brief and tutorial before heading out to play.

Samford World Series Paintball is your chance to play on the same field as the Pro's. Samford has been the host to International Games and Tournaments and therefore can cater for groups of any size. Samford is home to 6 different themed fields and all only 25 minutes from the Brisbane CBD.

Flipside Circus is a unique circus company that not only teaches circus to children and young people but takes it to the next level by creating exciting and innovative performances and shows.

Based at our training centre in Alderley, Flipside offers nearly twenty after school classes each week and school holiday workshops.

Flipside Circus
It doesn’t matter whether a trainer is teaching a young person a new trick or both are working as performers at the Adelaide Fringe Festival the opportunity to train and perform together is very stimulating.

Flipside also has workshops that reach into the school system. We believe every child should get to do circus at least once in their lives and our trainers will attend schools to teach circus skills and even help with organising a performance.

Flipside Circus... Exploring the Possibilities.

Discover remote gorges, sheltered pockets of subtropical rainforest, expanses of eucalypt woodland and spectacular views to Moreton Bay, all within an hour and a half's drive of Brisbane.

D'Aguilar National Park (formerly Brisbane Forest Park) totals approximately 36,000 ha, protecting the core of the D'Aguilar Range’s vast bushland area.

This delightful walk takes you through some of the best rainforest in Brisbane Forest Park. The rainforest is more varied here, with strangler figs, buttressed trees, stinging trees and large rainforest trees such as white booyong. After walking for about 500 metres you will come to a clearing beside the road - Western Window - with a magnificent view over the scenic rim of mountains to the west. You can see Cunningham's Gap and Mount Barney on a clear day. Walk down some steps and you will reach a junction. If you take the track to the right, you will walk below the rocky basalt cliffs and through wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest.

Perrin Park is a local park with great facilities for kids. It is located in Toowong. There are bicycle tracks, picnic areas, a rebound wall and a playground with a pedal powered cars on on a circular track. There is also an area for dogs to be let off their leashes.

The museum is located within a working army barracks and displays uniforms, medals, equipment, banners, original battlefield artefacts, photos and memorabilia. Featured light horse items from 1860-1942 cover colonial times, the Boer War, WWI and militia days. Royal Australian Armoured Corps history on display from 1942 - present includes SW Pacific, Vietnam, East Timor and Iraq. Group tours can be scheduled by prior arrangement.

Toowong Memorial Park, home to Western Districts Rugby Football Club, can be packed with spectators in season, unaware of historic tributes just metres from the footy oval, towards Brisbane River. Parliamentarian EM Macartney officially opened Toowong Memorial Park on 7 September 1918 in honour of the 101 locals who enlisted in WWI. Decorative wrought iron memorial gates were erected to mark the park's official opening. Beyond, on the summit of a ridge, is the 12 metre high Toowong Soldiers' Memorial, unveiled by Governor Sir Matthew Nathan on 2 July 1922. A fluted column with a Queensland marble drinking fountain at its base, surrounded by carved wreaths and swags, this memorial's base provides a valuable roll call of local involvement, naming all who enlisted on three marble slabs. A commemorative avenue of palms was planted in 1918. A large section was relocated in 1993 to run parallel to Sylvan Road from the car park, curving gently towards the memorial gates. Dawn ANZAC Day services proceed along this avenue, gathering at a more recent RSL memorial cairn, inside the gates.

The Samford District Historical Museum boasts a comprehensive collection of buildings of local significance and purpose built replicas. There's also an Aboriginal kippa-making ceremony diorama as well as displays featuring local rural industries, horse-drawn transport, Ferny Grove to Dayboro railway (1918 to 1955), education and domestic life. Groups, by prior arrangement, can be entertained with demonstrations of old-time working with timber skills, blacksmithing, olden day school and more. Researchers will be amazed at the reference collection of photographs, published local history books, newspaper cuttings, historical maps and other files covering Samford district's growth and changes since the mid 1850s to current times. The rustic and rural buildings also provide ideal settings for wedding photos.

The Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mount Coot-tha are Australia's premier subtropical botanic gardens. These 56 hectare gardens are situated seven kilometres from the city centre, and offer tropical, subtropical, temperate and arid plant communities and as well as unique wildlife. Highlights include the Japanese Garden, Tropical Display Dome, Hide ‘n’ Seek Children’s Art Trail, Bonsai House and the incredible Bunya Forest. The National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium are also located onsite.

The Botanic Gardens are open every day 8am - 5.30pm from September to March and 8am - 5pm from April to August, entry to the gardens is free.  Visitors can enjoy free guided tours Monday to Saturday at 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. (public holidays excluded). Free mini bus tours are offered Monday to Friday at 10.30am (public holidays excluded). There is a fully licensed restaurant and cafe - Botanical - with a capacity of 150 people. Dining is a breath of fresh air in a relaxing and tranquil setting in the midst of the beautiful gardens. Modern Australian cuisine is served in the main restaurant with light snacks, Devonshire teas and ice creams available from the cafeteria. 

Rosalie Village is a compact, attractive pocket of Brisbane that is a well kept secret of the locals. But just ask anyone who comes here, and they'll tell you what it may lack in size, it more than makes up for in quality. Steep tree-lined hills display hundreds of colourfully renovated Queenslanders houses that make perfect breezy hillside homes, as well as providing some of the best city views. In a perfectly quaint way, locals have crafted some into the perfect little bar, cosy restaurant or chic boutique. Famed for its creative yet accessible eateries, Rosalie Village takes the food lover on a pleasant journey of discovery. There's a range of international cuisines, plus a sumptuous delicatessen, numerous cafes, a dessert lovers paradise and a 'to die for' ice-cream parlour. Popular at any time of day, try visiting at night, when the lights are twinkling in the street and the suburban village atmosphere is humming. A unique highlight of Rosalie Village is a boutique cinema that boasts intimate screening rooms, an in-cinema dining service and, of course, a leading selection of art house and blockbuster movies.

The Paddington Antique Centre is an iconic building on Latrobe Terrace, Paddington. This heritage listed building has been used as an antique centre since May 1985, and has been managed by the current owners since October 2008. With more than 50 dealers in the centre, visitors can always expect a great variety of stock. The collection includes English, Australian, French and Asian furniture, collectable costume and estate jewellery, vintage and retro clothing and accessories and lighting. Additionally, the Centre showcases antique Australian pottery, clocks and watches, photographic equipment, china, glass, silver, linen, buttons, military, rustic European, arts and crafts, art nouveau, art deco and much more.

On a clear day, the Morelia Track, Manorina offers spectacular views as far as the sparkling white sand hills of Moreton Island. Walk from the picnic area through tall open forest to the summit of Mount Nebo. Patches of rainforest along the way provide a cool contrast to the more open forest and pockets of cabbage tree palm rainforest. At the end of the walk there are large granite boulders on which to sit and ponder, and perhaps plan your next walk.

Brisbane's only war memorial clock silently keeps time and memories, hidden from traffic passing below on the busy Latrobe Terrace at inner-suburban Paddington. The four-sided clock, mounted atop a stone memorial engraved with the names of 130 local men who died in active service during WWI, was unveiled by Governor Sir Matthew Nathan in February 1922. Residents of what was Ithaca Town Council began fundraising in 1920 and commissioned monumental masonry firm AH Thurlow under supervision of Ithaca town engineer R Black to create their memorial. Synchronome Electric Company manufactured the clock, initially driven by a master clock in the adjacent fire station. Sited on a bare hilltop known as Cooks Hill, sandwiched between Enoggera and Latrobe terraces, the clock dominated the landscape. The bareness was softened by plantings, designed by Ithaca Town Council gardener Alexander Jolly (the father of the future Brisbane mayor William Jolly). The park in which the memorial stands was renamed Alexander Jolly Park in the gardener's memory.