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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.
This May will see the first walk to be hosted outside of the Estate, in Rockhampton, on Saturday 11 May.
Details about this special Wellbeing Walk will follow shortly.
For those wanting to join us on the next Community Bushland Walk on the Fernberg Estate, please save the date of Tuesday 11 June.
Community Bushland Walk at the Fernberg Estate - Tuesday 11 June
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.
Refreshments are provided by Health and Wellbeing Queensland at the finish line.
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.
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.