“Quandamooka Country” – 150 Years in 150 Minutes

04 November 2009

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF Q150 PROJECT “QUANDAMOOKA COUNTRY” – 150 YEARS IN 150 MINUTES”

An audio/visual collage from the land and waters of Moreton Bay.
Redlands Tourism with funding from the Premier’s Dept Q150 Unit is proud to announce the launch of the 2 dvd set which will be available as a free resource for schools, libraries, museums and tourism operators…

“This 2 dvd set is a regional collection of oral history, anecdotes, yarns and future aspirations from a broad cross section of the community” said Mr Robin Cain, Chairman, Redlands Tourism.

He went on to say “Redlands Tourism as the local tourism authority has produced the collection of facts, fiction, humour, personal interest stories, a ‘food for thought’ along with a few laughs intertwined through images past and present.”

Major Themes covered:

From the Land: Red Soil Changing – from muddy beginnings to Redland City in 150 years.

From the Waters: Food, Fishing & Fun

From the islands: Straddie and Bay Islands

The Dream: Social, Economic and Ecological visions

The Dvd will be officially launched at the Grand View Hotel, Cleveland at an event on the 27th November, 2009 from 5pm where Member for Capalaba Mr Michael Choi will officially launch and present the dvd. The event is open to everyone to attend and more information can be obtained from Redlands Tourism on Ph. (3286 7815 or 3821 0057 or email members@redlandstourism.com