This Region

The Yugambeh people have lived in this region since time began and are recognised as the area’s traditional owners. They were sustained by the forests and the seas which they nurtured with deep knowledge of the interconnectedness of our natural world.

Timber cutters arrived in the late 1800s searching for red gold, the cedar tree which grew prolifically throughout. With newly cleared land and deep rich volcanic soils, together with high rainfall, it wasn’t long before dairy farmers arrived from the south to produce white gold supplying the local and Brisbane dairy markets, as well as quality butter and cheese in demand for export to Europe…