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Allan Stirling Memorial Park

Background:
In July 2019, BMCAI approached South Burnett Regional Council (SBRC) about the unkempt and unusable state of the Allan Stirling Memorial Park. Despite being a property owned by the Council, they were unaware of the Park's existence, and it was not included in any Council maintenance works. We were later to learn that it had been almost 20 years since the Nanango Shire Council had even mowed the Park. The two very old picnic tables had sunk and were unusable.
Allan Stirling Memorial Park was donated to the community by the Stirling family, some of whom still live in the Bunya Mountains, whilst other descendants own property in the Bunyas. The Park is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including Bunya Trees, Mowbullan Whitewoods, Native Olives and one remaining Red Cedar tree. It is also frequented by a range of different birds including the Paradise Rifle Bird, the Catbird, the Satin Bowerbird and various parrots. In October each year, fireflies provide an evening spectacle.
BMCAI approached SBRC to seek a meeting to clean up and refurbish the Park to enable it to be used again, as was intended by the Stirling family when they donated the land.

The sign showing "Alan Stirling Memorial Park" in letters on a timber beam held up by stone plinths
An aluminium picnic table with seats that is wheel chair accessible
Large rocks arranged in a yarning circle in th forest

Park Activities undertaken since July 2019
SBRC :

  • Installed 4 new picnic tables positioned upon recycled composite timber platforms

  • Created accessible pathways to the 2 tables closest to the Bunya Avenue entry to the Park

  • Cleaned up the picnic area and removed a dead tree across the buttress roots near Table 1

  • Ordered and provided 20 tree identification signs

  • Replaced the Park Sign and refurbished the plinth and brass plaque, of the Park sign facing Bunya Mountains Road

  • Acquired large rocks suitable for positioning as “seating” at the yarning circle and at bottom inner corner of the Park; and

  • Have indicated that they will provide routine checks on the Park by adding the Park to their schedule for 6 monthly routine checks

BMCAI:
 

  • held a working bee, marked out, raked and cleared a walking track around the Park

  • Installed the tree identification signs

  •  rake the walking path and generally monitor that the Park is clean and tidy on an ongoing basis

Eleven people sitting and standing in the forest at a working bee in the park
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