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Visiting Bribie

Bribie Entertainment - For the history buff

Walk down from Red Beach to Bald Point where Matthew Flinders had an altercation with the local aborigines. In his diary he called it Point Skirmish. Collect pumicestone in Bongaree area for this is why Flinders gave Pumicestone Passage its name. White Patch was the area where he later beached his ship "Norfolk" to make repairs.

Take a boat trip 15km up the passage to Mission Point once selected by Thomas Petrie as an aboriginal mission for homeless natives from Brisbane, now a favourite picnic spot.

Walk across Bribie Bridge and turn southwards to see the remains of a historically gazetted aboriginal fish trap.

Visit Ian Fairweather Memorial Park at the corner of First Avenue and Hunter Street, a place designed for reflection and meditation, and reflect on the life of this world-renowned artist. Wander around the old World War 11 bunkers in the park at the end of North Street or take a trip up the beach to observe old WW11 gun emplacements erected to defend the entrance to Brisbane. Take a walk along the jetty at Bongaree, once the hub of the island, where passengers arrived and departed for trips on the Koopa and other vessels, pre bridge days.

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