Russell Park

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Russell Park, which is situated within the Bunya Mountains landscape, is a 455ha freehold conservation reserve which was gifted to Council in 1927 from the Russell Family for the recreation of the public. The park and its surrounds hold significant environmental, cultural and social value.

The Bunya Mountains are a place of sacred, historical and cultural significance to Aboriginal peoples from southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. The Bunya Mountains were and are still, the largest stand of Bunya trees in the world, and the Bunya nuts were a sacred resource that brought many tribes and clans together for great gatherings. These gatherings were arguably one of the largest and most significant gatherings for Aboriginal people up until their cessation in the 1870s.