Murrenbong Scout Campsite

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Murrenbong comes from an Aboriginal word that means 'good camping place'.

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Murrenbong comes from an Aboriginal word that means 'good camping place'.

It was in 1953 that the land at Kurwongbah was purchased by the North East District of Brisbane (Groups then extended from Breakfast Creek to Redcliffe). There were 11 Groups (631 persons) in the old N.E. District being Hendra, 1st Nundah, 2nd Nundah, Hamilton, Geebung-Zillmere, Northgate-Virginia, Clayfield, 1st Kalinga, Pinkenba, Wavell Heights and 1st Ascot. All of these Groups donated £100 towards the cost of the land.

So you can see - Murrenbong truly belongs to the Groups in Brisbane North Region. Until the recent creation of the Regions, Murrenbong was a sub-committee of Brisbane North Area and has always been managed and maintained by a Committee of volunteers.

Since 1953, successive Committees have worked hard to bring many improvements to the site - still keeping the natural bushland setting. There are 150 hectares of natural bushland in the Petrie-Kurwongbah area.

Address: 135 Scout Rd, Kurwongbah QLD 4503, Australia

Phone: (07) 3285 5408

Website

ua.gro.gnobnerrum@ofni

State: Queensland

City: Kurwongbah

Zip Code: 4503

Opening Hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 – 10:00 AM
Sunday: 8:00 – 10:00 AM

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Reviews

I have been coming here regularly for family holidays and for business events for the past two years.

Nestled in the Northside of Brisbane this hidden gem is fantastic for camping with well appointed campsites facilities and  scouts dorms available for hire.

The landscape  of this parcel of land is so diverse and well maintained, making it ideal for a large variety of outdoor activities.  
If you are looking for a truly natural Forest with wildlife than look no further as this place ticks all the boxes. 

In some areas the forest thickens and looks almost magical, the trails are many to chose from and the terrain and constant change in elevation makes it both challenging and fun. 
The wildlife is divine, the many different types of birds are amazing.

The Scouts allow many sporting groups, local businesses and other recreational associations the use of this land, which is awesome as it is important to attract more people in outdoor activities especially young people. 
This is a practice that needs to be encouraged more and more as the many benefits of such activities are priceless, also benefiting the local community and networking with other local businesses.
As a local business owner myself I cannot emphasize enough how much it has contributed to both my business and family life. 
Getting back to nature is the best way to bring out the best out in everyone, we often forget what's it's like to be immersed in a totally natural habitat, the beauty of nature and the immediate relaxation is priceless.

The Murrenbong is the perfect place also  geographically well positioned, not far from the city or the highway easy to reach within the Brisbane area.
A definite must visit place.

      
      
      
 8 years ago (15-09-2017)

I've been here a few times, mostly for the Taurus 200 preparation and event itself, and this land was excellent; good facilities, clean water, well-kept land, protected. I went for a long walk on the land and I thought it was great, found a few pit stop areas for people to sit and have a break.
Most everyone at the event (both participating and volunteering) had no complaints and only good things to say about the Murrenbong Scout Campsite.

The Taurus 200 event held there also went pretty well; there were quite a number of people there, especially on the last day, everything was set up well and the vibe was pretty good. I hope to return there for Taurus 200 2018 :D

 8 years ago (13-09-2017)

This land is AWESOME! So pretty, and there are toilets throughout the land :o

Heard of the big event Taurus 200 happening there so I went to check it out and WOW!! SO many people and SO many things going on. And the race? OMG it looked so hard D:

I had a few friends doing the race and buy some merch. They're motivating me to train for next year so I can get one of their pretty medals :D Highly recommend, 5/5 stars

 8 years ago (13-09-2017)

5☆ for murrembong campground/campsite

But 0☆ for Taurus200 that was held here...
Hope the campground doesn't allow a bad organizers to use the ground again 
Water was brown from rain tanks and ment for emergency fires not human consumption

Advertised 20km laps and was only 14.8km  (map in photos) that's false advertising and made our race 1hour shorter then expected. 

We told them we NEVER WANTED to do this race again as over priced basically a trail walk/run. Lied about 30+ obstacles in email sent and actually one of the guys who set up for taurus came and abused us when trying to leave!

How can you say 100km or 200km endurance when 200km is only 160 with the 5km short times X10laps. That's lying and FRAUD!! 

Only person who was nice was the photographer who agreed water was disgusting and she wouldn't want to have diarrhea so wouldn't touch it!! Photo in comments of health hazard water! (Other ocr races bring in filtered water tanks or filtered water trailers)

1 obstacle wood broke under my 60kg weight (lightest person at race) as cheap wood not built correctly so nearly injured on that which photographer saw. 

The rope was on the ground for the hanging section so was pointless same as the ment to be floating wood and string obstacle had also moved down so on the ground and pointless. Have photos to prove all of this too. 

$170 for 16km out of 20km and 15 obstacles out of 30+.

WORSE OCR EVER 

When signing waivers the lady owner insulted my friend for not writing neatly even tho it was neat & able to be read and in caps as document asked. 

All campers even looked upset and not happy. 

STAY CLEAR unless you're wanting to pay $170 for a trail walk/run 

 8 years ago (04-09-2017)

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