Visit the Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre. Enjoy our environmental and historical displays, discover facts about wetland flora and fauna, and learn about the importance of preserving tidal wetlands.
Meet our tree crevice skinks, become a migratory shorebird, play the animation game, and be immersed in the interactive displays.
While at the centre, explore with the Agents of Discovery mobile game by downloading the free app (Google Play, Apple Store).
The Free Native Plants Program nursery is open 9am-4pm, Tuesday-Friday and 9am-12pm, Saturday-Sunday. The centre is also closed on public holidays.
The environment centres are open to the public to allow visitors to learn and explore the natural environment.
For Out of School Care and Holiday (OSCH) groups, contact the centre to confirm your intended visit.
The environment centres also offer curriculum-based learning programs. If you wish to make a group booking for a school group, complete the online school learning program booking enquiry form.
You can help raise awareness about our reserves and encourage positive environmental outcomes, while enjoying the company of other volunteers, by joining our volunteer program.
A variety of volunteering opportunities is available including:
Find a map of the wetlands, track locations, grading and length of tracks on our Boondall Wetlands page.
Walk the Hide 'n' Seek Children's Trail though the wetlands. Before you go, or during your walk, you can download or view the trail map (PDF - 3.2Mb).
Watch the Sharing Shorelines video to learn about the importance of Brisbane's coastal habitats for shorebirds.
In 1996, nationally renowned Indigenous artist, the late Ron Hurley, worked with six local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to study and research the Indigenous culture of the Boondall Wetlands. Together, they developed and reinforced their cultural identity by creating a series of 18 contemporary totems symbolising various aspects of their culture. The Nurri Millen Totem Trail forms part of Council's public art collection.
Council’s Free Native Plants program offers a range of plants to assist the community to plant out and green their properties. The nursery at Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre is open 9am–4pm Tuesday-Friday and 9am-12pm Saturday and Sunday (closed public holidays). The endemic species provided through this program will help grow our city’s urban forest, connect habitats and support local wildlife.
Visit this centre or Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre or Downfall Creek Bushland Centre with your paid rates notice from the current financial year, or written authority from the property owner or property manager dated in the current financial year. You will receive two free native plants from the Council display stand. Find out more about the Free Native Plants program.
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