Caboolture’s historical village, north of Brisbane, will keep its doors open for at least three more years thanks to council funding.
Caboolture Historical Society (CHS), which manages the village, is to receive $140,000 a year for three years to keep it running.
Society president Greg Raedel described the funding news as a vote of confidence in the village’s role in the wider Moreton Bay community.
“This investment helps us with building sustainability for the next three years and it gives us a good foundation,” he said.
Raedel says the village shines a light on Caboolture’s agricultural roots, where dairy, timber and sugar once flourished.
CABOOLTURE HISTORY
Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery says the region’s history needs to be preserved amid a development boom.
“With more than 80 buildings and 110,000 museum pieces, including structures, council appreciates the immense cultural value that the Caboolture Historical Village provided for decades,” he says.
“Moreton Bay is experiencing an unprecedented era of growth and transformation but it is important to celebrate the history on display.”
The funding will be used to help the CHS develop, and give council, a new business and marketing plan for growing visits to the village while also improving their financial performance.
Councillor Adam Hain says the village is a Caboolture tourism drawcard.
“Not only does the village preserve local heritage through exhibitions, collections and interactive displays, it offers educational experiences and hosts community events,” he says.
“Even though we have the wonders of technology available at the touch of a button, the village remains an important reminder of our humble beginnings as a community.
“We want the village to succeed, and this funding goes some way to helping them do that.”
More than 9000 school children tour the village each year, council says, as volunteers demonstrate equipment of the day used by the early European settlers.
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