MARKETS

Beachmere District Community

The B.D.M.S. Community Markets are held at the Men's Shed 53 Rogers Street Beachmere, every 1st Saturday of the month 7.30am12 Noon.

Bribie Island BICA Markets

The Bribie Island BICA Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree, the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6am -12pm

Bribie Rotary Markets

The Rotary Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the second Sunday of each month from 6.30am – 12 noon

Queensland Cancer Council

The Cancer Council Markets are held at Brennan Park, Bongaree on the first Sunday of each month from 7am to 12 noon.

The Sylvan Beach Munch Markets (Farmers Market)

The Munch Markets are held in the park opposite the Bribie Island Hotel on the 1st Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm

Banksia Beach Market

Bribie Harbour Shopping VIllage is held on the last Saturday of each month 8am to 2pm

The Bribie Island Comm Plant Nursery

The BribieIsland Community Plant Nursery is open Tues to Sat 8 am to 12 pm

The Bribie Island Lions Market

2nd Sat of the month at Tintookie Park Woorim 7am - 1pm.

Bribie & District Woodcrafters Assoc & Bribie. Island Gem Club Open Day and Markets

Our Markets Are Held On The Last Sun Every Month 8am - 12pm Contact Ian Trail 0401 134 384

At first light on 21st March 1823, four intrepid sailors felt a sense of excitement as they sailed through Sydney Harbour towards the Heads at the start of a new venture with high expectations of big rewards. Sailing past South Head in their 10-metre open boat, they turned and headed south, tracking a few km parallel to the coast. They felt that even the wind was on their side as they picked up a strong north-westerly that drove them under full sail towards their destination, Five Islands, just off the coast about 80 km south of Sydney. It was there they planned to trade rum and food for cedar logs from an illegal convict gang enterprise. The crew were led by ticket-ofleave convict, Richard Parsons. He was not a man to say much, having the demeanour of a sour, strict sasanach. He was one of 113 convicts transported on Perseus, arriving in NSW in August 1802. He had been sentenced to life in NSW. A sawyer by trade, he was employed as a convict in the timber industry in and about