Heritage venues
Many of properties listed on the Queensland Heritage Register provide opportunities to experience these important historic places for accommodation or as wedding or reception venues. Check with regional tourist information centres about other places of historic interest as you travel around Queensland.
Accommodation in historic buildings
Below are some examples of heritage listed places where you can stay overnight. The link on the name provides details of the heritage register listing for the building. Contact these places direct for more information and bookings.
North Qld, Central Qld, West Qld, South Qld
- North Qld
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- Cooktown Motor Inn Motel
- Cairns Hide’s Hotel - info
- Ravenswood Railway Hotel
- Yungaburra Lake Eacham Hotel - info
- Townsville Great Northern Hotel
- Central Qld
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- Rockhampton Criterion Hotel
- Mt Morgan Grand Hotel
- Mt Morgan Queensland National Hotel
- West Qld
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- Birdsville Birdsville Hotel - info
- South Qld
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- Maryborough Customs House Hotel
- Childers Federal Hotel
- Brisbane People’s Palace
- Marburg Marburg Hotel
- Laidley Exchange Hotel
- Forest Hill Forest Hill Hotel
- Toowoomba Vacy Hall - info
- Jondaryan Jondaryan Homestead - info
- Warwick Criterion Hotel
- Allora Talgai Homestead - info
- Stanthorpe Central Hotel
Weddings in historic churches
For those couples who are keen to get married in a heritage church the following is a list of some of the churches currently on the Queensland Heritage Register. While these churches are historic, other Queensland churches might have similar appeal. Ask your local council for advice about other historic churches in your area that might be suitable for your wedding or reception.
North Qld, Central Qld, West Qld, South Qld, Brisbane, Ipswich
- North Qld
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- Torres Strait All Saints Anglican Church, Darnley Island
- Torres Strait Holy Trinity Church, Saibai Island
- Yungaburra St Mark's Anglican Church, 7 Eacham Road
- Yungaburra St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1 Penda Street & Mulgrave Road
- Herberton Anglican Church, 38 Broadway Street
- Townsville St Mary’s Church, Presbytery & School, Ingham Rd
- Townsville St John’s Church & Rectory, 30 - 34 Macrossan Street, South Townsville
- Townsville St Brigid's Church, 523 Stuart Drive, Stuart
- Central Qld
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- Boyne Island St Luke’s Anglican Church, Sayre Crescent
- Gladstone Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Goondoon Street
- Mackay St Paul’s Uniting Church, 21 MacAlister Street
- Rockhampton St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Bolsover & Derby Streets
- West Qld
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- Barcaldine St Peter's Church, 85 Elm Street
- South Qld
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- Maryborough St Mary's Church, Adelaide Street
- Maryborough St Paul's Anglican Church, Bell Tower & Hall, 178-202 Adelaide Street
- Mount Perry St Patrick's Church, Wallace Street
- Cleveland St Paul's Anglican Church, Cross & North Street
- Ormiston St Andrew's Church, Wellington Street
- Rosewood St Brigid's Church, 28 Matthew Street
- Toogoolawah St Andrew’s Church, Mangerton Street
- Millmerran All Saints Church, Toowoomba-Millmerran Road, Yandilla
- Jondaryan St Anne’s Church, Evanslea Road
- Kurwongbah North Pine Presbyterian Church, 57 Old Dayboro Rd
- Logan Old St Mark's Church, 2 Boronia Drive
- Beenleigh St George’s Anglican Church, Main Street
- Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church, Church Street
- Tamrookum via Beaudesert All Saints Memorial Church, Tamrookum Church Road
- Toowoomba St Matthew’s Church of England, Beatrice Street, Drayton
- Toowoomba St Luke's Church Hall, 152 Herries Street
- Toowoomba Wesley Uniting Church, 54 Neil Street
- Warwick St Augustine's Church, Dove Street, Leyburn
- Warwick St Mark's Anglican Church, 55 Albion Street
- Warwick St Mary’s Church, 163 Palmerin Street
- Brisbane
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- Uniting Church, 319 Albert Street, Brisbane
- Ann St Presbyterian Church, 141 Ann Street, Brisbane
- St Andrew’s Uniting Church, 165 Creek Street, Brisbane
- St Stephen’s Cathedral 249 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
- All Saints Anglican Church, 32 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
- Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Fortitude Valley
- Valley Methodist Church (Epworth Centre), 112 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley
- Primitive Methodist Church, 483 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
- St Patrick’s Church, 58 Morgan Street, Fortitude Valley
- Hemmant Community Church, 69 Hemmant-Tingalpa Roads, Hemmant
- St Andrews Church, Hall Lambert Rd & Fairley Street, Indooroopilly
- Uniting Church, Seventeen Miles Rocks Road, Sinnamon Park
- St Mary's Anglican Church, 455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point
- Christ Church, Hale & Chippendale Streets, Milton
- St Matthew's Anglican Church, 35 Church Road, Grovely
- St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church, 78 Musgrave Road, Red Hill
- St Andrew's Anglican Church, 160 Vulture Street, South Brisbane
- St Paul's Presbyterian Church, 43 St Paul's Terrace, Spring Hill
- St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall, 43 St Paul's Terrace, Spring Hill
- St Thomas Anglican Church, 67 High Street, Toowong
- Corpus Christi Church, Bage Street, Nundah
- Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 29 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills
- Ipswich
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- United Welsh Church, 6 Thomas Street, Blackstone
- St Francis Xavier Church, 6 Church Street, Goodna
- Uniting Church, Central Memorial Hall 86 East Street, Ipswich
- St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church & Hall, 22 Limestone Street, Ipswich
- St Paul's Anglican Church and Rectory, 124 Brisbane & Nicholas Street, Ipswich
Receptions in historic venues
The following list identifies some of the heritage registered buildings around Brisbane which host receptions. Contact these places direct for more information and bookings.
- Brisbane
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- Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane - contact
- Customs House, Brisbane - contact
- Public Service Club, Brisbane - contact
- School of Arts, 166 Ann Street, Brisbane
- Tattersalls Club, Brisbane - contact
- United Service Club, Brisbane - contact
Regional tourist information centres
- Southern Darling Downs – history & heritage
- Toowoomba
- Sunshine Coast
- South Burnett – museums
- Fraser Coast – local heritage info
- Bundaberg – local heritage walks
- Gladstone
- Capricorn
- Mackay – local heritage info
- Whitsundays
- Townsville
- Tropical North Qld
- Outback Qld – heritage trail – heritage features
Last updated: 11 August 2006
