The first national park on the D'Aguilar Range, Maiala National Park was declared in 1930.[2] The park was established by a community group called the Brisbane National & Recreation Park Committee.[3] In 1973 the group released a study on the feasibility of establishing a park between Mount Coot-tha and Mount Nebo. Initially the Brisbane City Council was concerned with the incompatibility of opening a public recreation area in a water supply catchment. A co-ordinating authority was set up to allay concerns and an Act of Parliament was passed in 1977 protecting 25 000 hectares.[3]
In 2009, Brisbane Forest Park was renamed and became one of two sections of the D'Aguilar National Park.[2]
Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre
The Walk-About Creek Wildlife Centre (at the Mount Nebo Road, The Gap, entrance to Brisbane Forest Park) has an information and education centre for Australian wildlife, a large walk-through aviary, aquariums and enclosures for wildlife (including a section for Australian nocturnal animals). The nocturnal section also has a pair of satin bowerbirds.
Public access to Enoggera Dam is via Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre.
Access
Brisbane Forest Park is accessible by car.
Many walks are possible in the Brisbane Forest Park with boardwalks erected to protect the area and to make it easier for the walkers. The walk to Greene's Falls leads through rainforest to the top of the waterfall.
^ abHorton, Helen (1988). Brisbane's Back Door: The story of the D'Aguilar Range. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 100. ISBN0-86439-036-X.