There once was a creek somewhere in your neighbourhood, flowing where no creek flows today. Perhaps it flowed through a nearby park, or beneath what is now a busy street. Maybe it flowed through your own backyard.
Whatever this creek’s story may be, it is a story worth knowing, for it is the story of how your neighbourhood once was, and how it became the landscape that you know today.
Here, you will find the stories of creeks and their catchments from across Brisbane and beyond.
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There once was a swamp (1850s – 1880s)
This page is part of a series: Angus Veitch — 2012 What would Rosalie be without Gregory Park? If Rosalie is really a village, then Gregory Park is the village green, a place where the neighbourhood seems to become a community. To see this place teeming on a Sunday afternoon with all manner of recreation…
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The return of Western Creek?
Western Creek, as it once was, is gone. Except in a few small pockets at the top of the catchment, the original channels have been buried and the native vegetation removed. In its place are houses, roads, businesses, recreational spaces — all vital and well established pieces of community infrastructure. But the story of Western…
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The Milton section of Western Creek
This page is part of a series: The Milton section of Western Creek (or call it the Auchenflower section if you like!) is as much an extension of the Brisbane River as it is the conclusion of the stream that begun in the hills of Rainworth. Here the tides of the river are the dominant…
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The Rosalie section of Western Creek
This page is part of a series: There is literally nothing to see of the Western Creek stream in the Rosalie section of the catchment (which I’ve defined as starting from Murruba Street and ending at Haig Road). Unlike in the Rainworth and Milton sections, the creek through Rosalie (and the tributaries in Paddington) has…
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The Rainworth section of Western Creek
This page is part of a series: The Rainworth section of Western Creek incorporates the creek’s headwaters, and includes the only remaining natural channels in the catchment (though these are far from pristine). It passes through Rainworth School, Norman Buchan Park, and the bottom of the Governor’s House property (‘Fernberg’). The ridge of Boundary Road…
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The course of Western Creek
This page is part of a series: Time for the tour! If you’ve read the pages about the creek and its catchment, you would have already seen the map below showing the approximate course of the Western Creek and some of its tributaries. It is now time to examines the course of Western Creek in…