Paronella Park

Conserving a Tropical Pleasure Garden with Ruined Concrete Structures

Authors

  • Jinx Miles Environmental Protection Agency in Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600003366

Keywords:

Paronella Park, 1930s pleasure garden, Mena Creek waterfalls, tropical planting

Abstract

Paronella Park, near Innisfail in far north Queensland, is a 1930s pleasure garden of around five hectares on the old route of the Bruce Highway between Townsville and Cairns. The focus of the garden is the Mena Creek waterfalls close to the road crossing of Mena Creek. The garden stretches from the road eastwards along the north bank of the creek. The park is set in the sugarcane fields surrounding the South Johnstone Mill but the tropical planting within the garden has developed to a degree where this landscape setting in uniform cane fields is hard to believe.

Author Biography

  • Jinx Miles, Environmental Protection Agency in Queensland

    Jinx Miles is a conservation architect at present working for the Environmental Protection Agency in Queensland after 2.5 years in private practice and 11 years as staff architect for the Queensland branch of the National Trust. During her time in private practice she worked on a range of projects, including the preparation of the conservation plan for Paronella Park. She has a particular interest in the practical aspects of conserving and managing historical places in the long term.

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Published

2003-11-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2003): Special Issue: Tropical Pleasures: A Focus on Queensland Gardens

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Miles, J. (2003). Paronella Park: Conserving a Tropical Pleasure Garden with Ruined Concrete Structures. Queensland Review, 10(2), 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600003366