Government House Queensland
Community Bushland Walks
Government House, in partnership with Health and Wellbeing Queensland, regularly hosts free community wellbeing walks through the Fernberg Estate bushland to encourage a healthy and active State.
Our next bushland walk will be held on Thursday, 26 September 2024 from 9.00am - 10.00am.
We invite walkers to wear the jersey of their favourite AFL team, in support of the upcoming Grand Final weekend!
While the event is free to attend, registration is required.
Gates open at 8:45am and the event begins at 9am sharp and generally takes an hour, with visitors walking at their own pace around the bushland track.
Post walk refreshments will be provided by Health and Wellbeing Queensland.
Participants should have a medium level of fitness, as there are some challenging hills and uneven surfaces, including gravel pathways. Unfortunately, this event is not wheelchair accessible.
The free community walks fulfill the Governor’s pledge, made when sworn in, to encourage a ‘healthy and active Queensland’, and to open the Estate grounds to more Queenslanders.
Filming/photography: Government House staff reserve the right to film and/or photograph tours and events within the grounds of the Fernberg Estate and do so regularly for official social media accounts and for educational purposes. All care is taken to do so in a respectful manner and avoid clear identification of individuals, especially children. If you do not wish to be featured on Government House social media, please advise your tour guide or the staff member involved.
Key information
- Entry to the Estate is via Gate B, with street parking available on Fernberg Road and surrounds.
- The pathway is approximately 1.1km in length and winds its way through the ten hectares of bushland occupying the estate.
- Participants should have a medium level of fitness, as there are some hills and challenging surfaces, including gravel pathways. Unfortunately, this event is not wheelchair accessible.
- Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable walking clothes and sturdy shoes, and to bring a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle.
- Pets (with the exception of assistance dogs) are not permitted.
- Health and Wellbeing Queensland will kindly provide all walkers with complimentary fruit and water.
- Entry to the Government House Estate is subject to all visitors following the protocols outlined on the Government House website.
