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in Deception Bay, rescued Pamphlett & Finnegan, who showed him around the surrounding locality.

Consequently, Oxley gave a glowing report on the Redcliffe Peninsula, resulting in the Redcliffe Penal Settlement being established in 1824. Later a more expansive and suitable landscape was found upstream along the Brisbane River, so in 1825, the Redcliffe settlement was moved to what is now the site of Brisbane city.

We are fortunate to live in Moreton Bay, a region with a diverse and attractive natural landscape strongly influenced by the varied coastal and hinterland topography. Perhaps the largest local foreshore area of original significance to the Gubbi Gubbi people, and still preserved in almost pristine condition, just as Pamphlett and Finnegan would have observed 200 years ago, is now also enjoyed by today’s residents. This expansive crescent-shaped section of Moreton Bay extends as an Environmental Park along the Rothwell foreshore (off Gynther Road) between Scarborough and Deception