Redwood Park is located on the

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of the

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, Australia.

Facilities

Redwood Park is a huge

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park, covering over . It has many walking, horse-riding and mountain-bike trails and a picnic area in the bushland.

History

In 2020 Redwood Park was nominated for Heritage Listing by Scot McPhie. The Toowoomba Regional Council opposed the listing. In March 2021 the Queensland Government announced all of Redwood Park would not be heritage listed, but Eagles Nest Camp, a depression era itinerant workers camp located within Redwood, would be Heritage listed

References

External links

Redwood Park - Redwood
- Tooowooba Regional Council Toowoomba Parks in Queensland {{Toowoomba-geo-stub