Getting our kids outdoors

Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre

This bushland oasis in Brisbane’s backyard is perfect for families, friends and visitors to Brisbane. Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre is your gateway to Queensland’s diverse and beautiful national parks. The centre is located on the edge of D’Aguilar National Park—a 36,400ha park with eucalypt forest and rainforest that stretches from The Gap to Lake Wivenhoe in […]

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Tree Top Walkway, Lamington National Park

O’Reilly’s Tree Top Walk allows you to walk through a canopy of flowering and fruiting trees covered by vines whilst you explore the epiphytic orchids and ferns surrounded by the many birds and animals that inhabit the tree tops. The Tree Top Walk, was the first of its kind in Australia, is 180 metres in […]

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Redlands Track Park at Scribbly Gum Conservation Area

Get back to Nature right in the heart of the Redlands Shire. Great mountain bike and walking trails for all the family with off track creeks and unique spots to explore. The trails are reasonably flat so even the little kids can have some fun. Pump track up near the Cleveland pool is also fun […]

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Happy Valley Beach

A great beach to take kids for their first beach experience. At low tide the water is shallow and easy for kids of all ages to play in. Once they are a bit older the waves here are a great place to learn how to surf and body-board. This is an un-patrolled spot with the […]

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Hinterland Regional Park

Lots of places to explore – easy walks through the forest, great bird spotting. A large recreational park of open space with patches of Eucalypt forest and several small watercourses that drain into Mudgeeraba Creek and Bonogin Creek. The connectivity from Hinterland Regional Park through Upper Mudgeeraba Conservation Area provides opportunities for low-impact, nature-based recreation […]

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Mt Barney Lower Portals

This totally wild location is absolutely beautiful and relatively remote. The main attraction is a breath taking swimming hole surrounded by rock walls that stays very, very cool all year round. An awesome spot for a day hike or a great spot for overnight camping trip. The hike in is 6km, but no big hills, […]

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New Farm Park

New Farm Park is a public park located in the suburb of New Farm, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park covers 15 hectares (37 acres) and is situated at the south-eastern end of the New Farm peninsula on a bend in the Brisbane River. The Powerhouse arts centre is located at the eastern end of […]

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Backyard campout staycation

Spend a weekend away in your own backyard. You don’t need a big place for a big adventure. All you’ll need is a tent and your family to join you. Pitch the tent, bring some flashlights, ghost stories and enjoy the time away from the world and with your kids. […]

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Can you find the treasure?

Hide a surprise in the backyard. Make a map and have the kids find the surprise. Draw in trees, bushes and walkways to help them along the way. X marks the spot! […]

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Sprinkler run

When it’s hot outside, play in the sprinklers. It’s cool and no one is too old for that. […]

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