Rockhampton Heritage Village
Open air museum in Parkhurst, Queensland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rockhampton Heritage Village is a tourist attraction and multipurpose venue located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Established | 8 May 1998 (1998-05-08) |
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Location | Parkhurst, Queensland |
Coordinates | 23°18′24″S 150°30′57″E |
Type | open air museum |
Owner | Rockhampton Regional Council |
Website | www |
Situated on corner of the Bruce Highway and Boundary Road in the suburb of Parkhurst, it was officially opened by Rockhampton City Council mayor Jim MacRae and Federal Member for Capricornia Paul Marek on 8 May 1998.[2]
Laid out as a township museum on 11.4 hectares of land, the Rockhampton Heritage Village consists of approximately 40 buildings, with a mixture of both original historical buildings or replicas which have been preserved or designed to focus on the history of Central Queensland since European settlement.[1]
The attraction is mainly run by volunteers from the organisation Friends of the Heritage Village, but a small number of paid Rockhampton Regional Council employees also work on site.[3]