Boonah Butter Factory, Boonah

Name: Boonah Butter Factory
Address: Boonah, Australia

#3 among attractions in Boonah

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The Boonah Butter Factory is a heritage-listed former butter factory in Boonah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1916, it is a prominent landmark at the intersection of Boonah-Rathdowney Road and Railway Street on the northern entry to Boonah. During the first part of the twentieth century, it was one of the most modern butter factories in the Commonwealth, the largest butter factory in the Southern Hemisphere, had the second highest output of butter in Queensland and was a major supplier of dairy products to Brisbane. The former Boonah Butter Factory office, which is currently the premises of Flavours Cafe, is on the Local Heritage Register of the Scenic Rim Regional Council in acknowledgement of the site's historic, aesthetic and cultural significance. ()

Built: 1933 (91 years ago)Coordinates: 27°59'44"S, 152°40'55"E

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Boonah Butter Factory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frog Buttress, Templin Historical Village, Boonah War Memorial, Wiss Brothers Store.

3.8 miW
Natural attraction, Cliff
Frog Buttress, Moogerah Peaks National Park
97 min walk • Frog Buttress is a cliff on the north-west side of Mount French, in the Moogerah Peaks National Park near the town of Boonah in Queensland, Australia. It became famous when local rock climbers Rick White and Chris Meadows discovered it in 1968.
2.5 miNW
Museum
Templin Historical Village
64 min walk • Templin is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Templin had a population of 86 people.
~1060 ftSW
Memorial
Boonah War Memorial, Boonah
6 min walk • Boonah War Memorial and Memorial Park is a heritage-listed memorial at Park Street, Boonah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1920 to 1922. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
5.3 miNW
Shopping
Wiss Brothers Store
135 min walk • Wiss Brothers Store was a heritage-listed shopping centre at 101 George Street, Kalbar, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1890 to 1909. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 October 1992. The building now houses The Emporium shopping experience, an extension of Empire Revival in Brisbane.
5.5 miN
27°54'59"S • 152°41'35"E
Panorama Motorcycles & Memorabilia, Boonah
141 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.6 miN
Tree
Teviotville Tree
93 min walk • Teviotville Tree is a large Moreton Bay fig tree in Teviotville, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia that featured in the movie L'Arbre or The Tree in English.
4 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount French, Moogerah Peaks National Park
102 min walk • Mount French is a mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 579 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies approximately 100 km west of Brisbane in the locality of Mount French west of the town of Boonah in the Scenic Rim Region.
~690 ftS
Neighbourhood
Boonah Post Office, Boonah
4 min walk • Boonah Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 1 Park Street, Boonah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. The building was designed by the Queensland Government Architect's Office. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.
5.3 miNW
Town
Kalbar
136 min walk • Kalbar is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Kalbar had a population of 1,093 people.