Conondale
Visitors who pass through Maleny and descend the Blackall Range towards the west will soon discover the village of Conondale.
Blessed with an active community Conondale's State School serves as the centre for activity - markets, fairs - you name it.
Here you see the front of the school on the day of Conondale's Federation celebrations. A rare treat was the historical society's magnificent documentation on the history and development of this rural community.
The area is "blessed" with many artistic individuals who love to improve on nature.
Below is an example of roadside raiment added to a maturing flooded gum. There is little need for further embellishment.
The area is "blessed" with many artistic individuals who love to improve on nature.
Here is an example of roadside raiment added to a maturing flooded gum. There is little need for further embellishment.
Donald Mackenzie named his station at the headwaters of the Mary River after his place of birth, the River Conon in Scotland. The river was known to the Kabi people as Numabulla. Andrew Petrie named it the Wide Bay River, but it came to be officially named the Mary River in honour of Lady Mary Fitzroy, the governor's wife.
When the Gympie gold rush began, the track north from Brisbane passed the Durandur and then climbed the range to the Conondale Station. It was not long before a road was marked closer to the coast, but until that happened Conondale was well known to travellers on the Gympie track. Many bullock drays overturned and were destroyed in their attempts to negotiate the range.
See also Sunweb's page on Green Park - Conondales's Memorial Park and Recreation Reserve headquarters of the Conondale Bush Racing Association Inc. and the Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Club.
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