Menu
Log in


The Royal Geographical
Society of Queensland Ltd

Log in

2024 Photo Competition: Geographic Icons of Queensland

This slide show advances to the next image every 5 seconds. You can temporarily pause the show by rolling you mouse pointer over the image

39. Brisbane Waking Up - As the night recedes, Brisbane City is bathed in the glow of a new dawn rising over Moreton Bay
43. City Hall - Brisbane
07. Mt Coonowrin - Glass House Mountains
37. The Pyramid - Ballandean
48. Palm grove - Mt Tamborine
12. A Dwarfed Icon - City Hall, once the tallest building in Brisbane, is dwarfed by its younger neighbours but still puts on a show
19. A Carnival of Colour - A snapshot of the spectacular floral displays of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
28. A Furry Ally - The sweet face of the Queensland-endemic allied rock-wallaby greets visitors to tropical Magnetic Island.
11. A Queensland Country Sunrise - Two Queensland bottle trees stand proud at the edge of a field on a farm near historic Roma.
32. Classic old Queenslander pub - Gayndah
05. Fan palm Licuala Ramsayii - Cairns
47. Hold that train!!!  - Kuranda
36. The Gulflander train at Normanton Station
40. A morning walk through Carnarvon Gorge
13. Savannahlander train - Einasleigh
34. Red Poinsettia - Brisbane city flower emblem
09. Whitehaven Island off Airlie Beach
26. Van Gogh in Emerald? - Emerald
33. St Luke’s Anglican Church - Emerald
38. Sugarcane - Bundaberg
17. Sandstone Point - Bribie Island District
08. Story Bridge - Brisbane
44. Anzac Square - Brisbane
29. Kedron Brook - Stafford, Brisbane
10. Rainbow Lorikeet in Lillipilli Tree - Newmarket, Brisbane
04. Castlemaine XXXX Brewery - Milton, Brisbane
23. Brickworks Chimney - Alderley, Brisbane
02. 1902 Water Tower - Bundaberg
25. Donnelly Castle - Pozieres
20. The anti-icon for “The Sunshine State” - Quart Pot Creek, Stanthorpe
16. The iconic battle against a relentless foe - Cottonvale
30. The iconic Queensland residence?
46. Model Kronosaurus Dinosaur fossil
06. Water tank at rural Richmond
27. Blue-winged Kookaburra
45. Windmill at rural Hughenden
22. Frozen juvenile koala as walkers pass in Toohey Forest
42. Miawaki espouses close planting between weed mowing which forces quick upward growth.
03. Wongalong Beach Dawn - Far North Queensland Taken
24. Admiration Infrastructure - in appreciation of the unifying work of Neville Bonner.
18. Windorah Sandhills
35. School of Mines - Charters Towers 1899-1925
14. Mt Slocombe - Yaraka
41. Lake Moondara
31. Cowpoore Lookout
15. 2024 Brisbane Exhibition ‘Ekka’.   Cattle Pavilion   Brahman cattle waiting to be shown on the Main Arena - Brisbane
01. 2022 Brisbane Flood - Enoggera Creek flooding in Ashgrove.   Last minute evacuation in the rain taking needed items and precious possessions.  Ten centimetres before peak flood level.
21. Happy Christmas from Government House! - Fernberg Road, Paddington, Brisbane

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The images on this page are low resolution copies of the original works.

Follow Us

Be part of our community by following us on our social media accounts.

The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Ltd.
Level 1/28 Fortescue St, Spring Hill QLD 4000
info@rgsq.org.au  |  +61 7 3368 2066
ABN 87 014 673 068  |  ACN 636 005 068

Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us  |  © RGSQ | Site Map

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software