Venman Bushland is a national park in
Queensland
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Australia, 22 km southeast of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
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History
Jack Venman
John (Jack) Burnett Venman (13 August 1911 – 29 December 1994) was an Australian best known for deeding 254 acres of farming land to the Shire of Al ...
purchased 255 acres of land on West Mount Cotton Road in the
Shire of Redland in 1954.
The land had been heavily logged in the 1900s.
Venman paid 2 pounds per acre which was a total of 510 pounds. His early plans for the land were cattle farming but he did not have money to sustain cattle. In 1959, Venman sought work elsewhere and it was noted that the land was returning to its natural state.
In the late 1960s Jack discovered surveyors on the property who wanted to develop the land. He turned them down but became concerned for the preservation of the land as bushland.
He constructed walking tracks, barbecues and built wooden chairs and tables.
In the 1970, he deeded the land to
Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Quee ...
for $1 and the right to maintain his home on the land. At the age of 73, Venman retired as caretaker for the property.
See also
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Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected ar ...
References
External links
National parks of South East Queensland
Protected areas established in 1995
1995 establishments in Australia
Redland City
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