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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of Rainforestation Nature Park.
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Orchard, ducks and culture
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1974
An orchard
Charles and Pip Woodward buy an orange orchard called Mountain Grove.
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1976
Open to visitors
The park opens on 29 July with Army Duck tours and the Colonial Restaurant.
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1987
Boomerangs
Boomerang-throwing demonstrations begin for guests waiting for the Ducks.
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1989
A new name
Mountain Grove is renamed Rainforestation.
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1993
Pamagirri
The Dreamtime Walk, the Pamagirri Dance Troupe and the Pamagirri Cultural Centre begin.
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1996
Wildlife park
The Koala and Wildlife Park opens.
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2019
Gold
The Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience wins gold at the Queensland Tourism Awards.
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2022
A peace park
The park is named a Global Peace Park by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
