About Us

Our origins

So much of the heritage of Toowong was being lost when developers began changing the face of our suburb by relocating old Queenslanders and replacing them with high rise residential units and town houses that many people in Toowong were becoming increasingly worried that our past was being destroyed.

In the year 2000 the West Toowong Community Association, which had been formed to protect their local area, decided to set up a History Group to research the families who had built their lives and their homes in Toowong over the past 150 years.

The Toowong History Group was formed in 2000 to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the short-lived Toowong Town (1903-1925); to record some local memories to ensure they were not lost with the passing of the older generations; and to entice more histories to come to the surface. It resulted in the production of our first book.

Contact us

You can contact us via:

• Email: history@toowong.au
• Phone: 07 3870 3886
• Facebook: @toowonghistorygroup

You can send a letter to:

Toowong History Group
PO Box 808
Toowong QLD 4066