Source to Foothills

[@BradGryphonn]

I'm a little late, but I'll be watching all of your videos over the coming days. On a side note, a friend and I almost bought a property at Ocean View that held the source of the Caboolture River. Absolutely stunning beginnings of a river.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Hi Brad - love Ocean View. I just checked the maps and there's a three-point catchment (Caboolture, Stanley and North Pine Rivers) close to Mt Mee Road lat 27° 6'19.95"S long 152°45'6.51"E Beautiful country.

[@cosmocat12]

Fantastic. I came from Brisbane a few months ago for 2 nights and we hiked the established trails. Not enough time though, it’s a really special place. This was so interesting , I look forward to the next videos.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks! We’re 15 videos downstream now, approaching Brisbane. The Bunyas are very special though.

[@brisbanewalker1773]

Awesome 👍 Fantastic your journey. Looking forward to the next one.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Brisbane Walker - perhaps our paths will cross further downstream

[@iancrump4369]

Thanks for sharing this awesome stuff 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️👌

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Ian - it was a memorable walk, and the start of a long journey

[@KateGrarock]

So exciting - best of luck you will probably beat me down the Shoalhaven River. Happy hiking and paddling

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Kate - we have about 250 km to go, so it'll take a while. It's a great journey though - always wanted to follow a river source-to-sea, so we share that fascination.

[@tbillington]

Excellent watch, looking forward to the rest of the story.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Anthony

[@thehousedetective]

Hi Magnus and team! WOW! We watched all the videos last night and absolutely loved them! We're a little late to the party I know, but so glad I finally got around to watching! I'm absolutely blown away by the amount of work you have put into all aspects of this project, particularly the research and liaising with all the locals and land owners. Absolutely brilliant and I can't wait to see more!

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Marianne - that’s very kind of you. The production will improve over time, but I’m very happy with the extent of local involvement so far. Such generous people, and fascinating stories. We’re having lots of fun too :-)

[@asalyall-wilson2207]

Looks great - I want to do this one next time I am up there

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

It's quite inaccessible - be careful

[@wesleycardinal8869]

Thanks for the virtual walk, I will be working my way through the rest of your videos. I can attest to the noise of the cicadas, as we were once driven out of Boombana Park at Mount Nebo by the sound!

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Wesley - I've heard it loud before, but those high-altitude eucalypt forests seem to be particularly good habitats for cicadas

[@sambo1572]

Fantastic project Magnus, looking forward to coming along on the ride and am eagerly awaiting the next instalment. Regards Chris

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Hi Chris - long time! Hope you're well. There are some good spots along the way...

[@MaerdymHorses]

Fascinating! Thank you.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks for watching Arlene

[@chriswhite5659]

Wow. Came across this purely by chance ... and love it. Wife and I recently thought we might follow the track of the Brisbane River (via road trip rather than bush trekking) but little did we realise we'd already done it by pure chance!! From around 2009 we'd holidayed in the Bunya's a few times (mostly ECOS off Govan Way) and had dropped back on day trips once or twice. Such a wonderful coincidence to find your channel. Thanks for the video. REALLY interesting (particularly the Three-Way Catchment) and will be watching the whole playlist.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thank you! 18 days on the road and water so far and day 19 (leg 15) will be added shortly. The Bunyas section was amazing, look forward to re-visiting it when this trip is done.

[@uzetaab]

Great video. Thanks!

[@urban_rambler]

Great work! Will follow with interest - from a fellow Urban Rambler!

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Maria - lots of rambling to be done in this project :-)

[@cbeuck5024]

Just watched..have visited Bunya Mts many times...never knew about the three source...thank you...great filmwork and info...looking forward to future "mini" films...perhaps in the future a documentary on the ABC?

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks C - it's a little-known fact. The people on the foothills and some of the locals in the Bunyas know about the three-way catchment, but not many others. I haven't come across anyone else nominating that spot as the technical source of the Brisbane River. And it would be great if the ABC did a documentary on the river down the line - so many stories.

[@murkyseb]

Awesome video! Very interesting. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey down the river, hopefully you manage to find lots of cool fish on your journey!

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks - and yes there will be underwater vids the whole way, keen to capture as many of the various biotopes as possible..

[@murkyseb]

@@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600 thats awesome! Cant wait to see them

[@damiancaesar1686]

Amazing. The 3 way point was fascinating, that would be my pick of spots to visit. Having grown up around Bundy and sailed, paddled and swam in the Burnett River adds to my interest. Thank you.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks Damian - it can be found, with some planning and a GPS. Watch out for Gympie Gympies and pytons though - I've never seen so many snakes in my life!

[@oswaldthree]

Fabulous idea/project! I'm hooked! Hope it will evolve into a documentary film for you. (BtW, any signs of Yowie activity so far?! :) RjB

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks RjB! A Yowie or a Bunyip - either would be great. Or a Yowie fighting a Bunyip..

[@oswaldthree]

@@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600 haha - be careful what you wish for!! :)

[@annpeake7514]

just starting to watch this series...when you said a three way catchment, one of which goes to the Murray Darling, what would be the first creeks and river that the water you poured onto the ground flow into that system?

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Hi Ann - the water that runs to the right at that spot will flow into the Myall Creek North Branch to the north side of Fig Tree gully, then Myall Creek, then the Condamine, Balonne and eventually the Darling.

[@graemepearson1036]

Also there are other number of creeks head waters that start in the bunyas one is Barkers Ck and others barkers runs on into lake yallakool near nanango and murgon

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

That's correct, but the top of Cooyar Creek feeds into the Brisbane River Catchment, and is the farthest location in the Bisbane River catchment as the water flows, hence the Source of the Brisbane River by a commonly used definition.

[@robyncook3406]

So how different is this version to Frank Warwick’s one called source to sea?

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

I don't know - haven't been able to find that production. I'd be very keen to see it though.

[@graemepearson1036]

It also starts near manumbar range which is the western branch over the other side of the range is the eastern branch Cooyar creek runs into the brisbane river which is the west and east branch below the junction of these so to state that it starts in the bunya mts is wrong who ever did this did not do a great deal or research so who ever should fix this mistake

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Hi Graeme - a widely used definition of "source" is the farthest point in the catchment from which water travels to the sea, irrespective of the name of the tributary. And for the Brisbane River, the top of Fig Tree Gully and Cooyar Creek in the Bunyas is the absolute farthest point from the river mouth - about 300 Km as the water flows. The traditional "Headwaters" of the Brisbane are indeed in the ranges north of Mount Stanley, East of Kingaroy, but this is not necessarily the "source" by the modern definition. The traditional Headwaters location is about 60Km closer to the river mouth than the Source - so we picked the longer route. But both definitions are used. Trust me - I've researched it extensively :-) There's a post on the Facebook Page "Brisbane River the Whole Journey" which explains it in more detail.

[@strlngybarkjulian8650]

Two points re the Stinging Tree (D.excelsa - cordate leaf base) - you’ve got the wrong common/Indigenous name. The proper one is Brag’gain for D.excelsa.. D.moroides (found around Gympie) is Gimpi Gimpi (Kabi Language) …also, it’s not Bracken… its Cunjevoi which is the traditional cure, hence them being found in the same habitat.. as opposed to bracken which grows in a drier situation.

[@brisbaneriver-thewholejour2600]

Thanks for the clarification - our botanical knowledge is a bit limited so we used the common names we that we know.