This collection brings together a small number of items that reflect the story of Bimblebox and the people who have stood for it. Each piece holds meaning beyond its form, marking a moment of collective effort, resilience, and care for a place worth protecting.
With only limited pieces remaining, this is a chance to hold onto something that represents that shared commitment and the impact it has made.
Browse the collection and take home a piece of the story.
Photo by Greg Harm
While the core Bimblebox caretaker team has now been released from the years of being focused on protecting Bimblebox Nature Refuge from the threat of total destruction for coal, to maintain its biodiversity and integrity we still welcome and need help with the more routine tasks here at the nature refuge and at its sister property, Kerand Station, a 1½ hour drive to the east.
Sonya Duus, by Maureen Cooper.
Photo by Tangible Media
Photo by Sonya Duus
Bimblebox Nature Refuge was threatened by a massive new thermal coal development proposed by Waratah Coal, owned by Clive Palmer. Its Galilee Coal Project (formerly called ‘China First’) initially would have involved open cut mining more than half of Bimblebox Nature Refuge and underground mining the remainder.
Incredibly, this destructive proposal over a legally ‘protected’ conservation property was approved by both the Queensland and Federal Governments in 2013.
