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Cooneana Heritage Centre



Location:

1041 Redbank Plains Rd
NEW CHUM 

Queensland 4303
Ph. 3282 0358 (during opening hours)

(from Ipswich CBD, travel via Blackstone Road, Mary Street Blackstone & Redbank Plains Road)

(from Brisbane, travel via the Ipswich Motorway, Cunningham Highway, take the Redbank Plains exit and turn left)


Entrance Fees: 

Entry to Cooneana Heritage Centre is $5.00 per adult, children under 12 free. 

****Please Note:  
Cash or PayID payments to the Society from your smartphone are welcome, however the Society does not have EFTPOS facilities so no card payments can be accepted. 

Opening Times:

Conservation work on Cooneana Homestead is completed for now and the
150-year-old homestead building is now open to visitors. You are welcome to stroll through the grounds of 
Cooneana Heritage Centre and visit the
award-winning 1970's Rhondda Collieries Administration Building where local history and mining memorabilia  are on display on the following days and times:



Thursdays:                  10.00 am to 2.00pm


Fridays:                        10.00 am to 2.00pm

Saturdays:                   10.00 am to 2.00 pm


* Sundays:                    10.00 am to 2.00 pm
*  2nd & 4th Sundays of the month, March to November unless indicated on              Events page.

Members of the Society will be on hand to discuss the items on display that include displays of artefacts and photographs.  There is also a reference library and a film room. Displays are also set up in other buildings on site. 


Should you wish to visit the Centre outside of these times, please 
email: ipswichhistoricalsociety@gmail.com and every effort will be made to accommodate you.


Schools, group, and bus tours are welcome by appointment.

School Excursions Information
Locate us
1041 Redbank Plains Road
New Chum 4303
Contact
Cooneana Heritage Centre

President: Hugh Taylor

Postal Address:
1041 Redbank Plains Road
​New Chum QLD 4303


Ph. (07)3282 0358


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Updated 08/01/2021