Rocks Riverside Park is the largest riverfront park in Brisbane and quite a delightful surprise nestled in amongst industrial sites on Counihan Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks. It has 800 metres of river frontage on 26 hectares. The park area has had many different uses over its lifetime. Different immigrants farmed here until the 1960s. until Queensland Cement and Lime (QCL) set up their operations in the area, as the site was a good source of fresh water, gravel and sand. Dead coral was brought up the Brisbane River from Moreton Bay as this was found to be a good substitute for lime. The plant closed in 1999 and the Brisbane City Council developed it as park which was opened in 2003. It features industrial artefacts from its previous use as a cement quarry. Public art works which draw upon the park's industrial heritage are also featured throughout, as is a crop patch which reflects the site's farming days. |
An outing today, not with the bushwalkers but the neighbours. Helen always seems to discover hidden gems to enjoy around Brisbane, and the Rocks Riverside Park is a true gem. The park has three major zones. There is the river flat, a formerly rich riparian environment, then market garden and industrial site; the bushland range, which forms the backdrop for the river flat area covered with dry eucalypt forest; and a major green link from the park to the suburbs to the south.
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