Chermside Army Camp observation post

Geebung State School site

This was an observation platform built by the Army in the tallest tree on a Geebung hill in 1942. It provided views of Moreton Bay and it was one of a series of Army observation posts established across Brisbane’s northern suburbs. While the Geebung observation post continued to be manned until the end of the war, it was an emergency stopgap measure put in place until it could be super ceded by more modern facilities such as a radar station.

Place information

Location

250 Newman Road (formerly Geebung Road)

Geebung, QLD 4034

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Place type

Civil defence facility

History

Chermside Army Camp opened in October 1940, for the training of units of the Australian Military Forces (the militia or 'Chocko soldiers' as the troops returning from the Middle East nicknamed them). Its initial layout was in Alonzo Sparkes' paddock off Ellison Road.

The Chermside Army Camp’s authorities were keen to maintain community goodwill within the Geebung/Zillmere/Chermside farming districts. So troops training around the districts were ordered to:

…take precautions against damage to crops and gates etc on land used for training purposes. Where possible existing gates will be used and closed after use. Damage to private property will be reported immediately...

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