Woody Point
About Woody Point
A picturesque relaxed seaside village located on the southern tip of the Redcliffe Peninsula.
The Redcliffe peninsula is comprised of the suburbs; Redcliffe, Margate, Woody Point, Scarborough, Kippa-Ring, Clontarf, Newport and Rothwell.
Woody Point beaches are most loved element of the suburb with locals heading outdoors to enjoy everything from sailing, swimming, walking, riding or simply lying on the beach.
Facilities
Woody Point had two schools Southern Cross Catholic College and Woody Point Special School. Additional schools are located in neighbouring suburbs.
Located along the foreshore are a number of cafes, restaurants, retail boutique stores, as well as stand-along corner shops throughout the suburb.
Things to see and do in Woody Point
- Woody Point Jetty
- Crockatt Park
- The Belvedere
- Redcliffe Parkour Park
- Scotts Point Beach
History of Woody Point
Woody Point is historically significant as the landing spot of Mathew Flinders in 1799.
Much of the peninsula was subdivided into farm lots in the early 1870s, but settlement was sparse. The construction of the peninsula's first significant jetty at Woody Point in 1882, brought about some development.
The Belvedere was first built in the 1890s as a boarding house by Mrs Jamison. She later sold the premise to Thomas Snook who then converted it into a hotel and pub in 1901.
Woody Point was the first stopping place after crossing Bramble Bay on the Hornibrook Highway (1935). It tended to draw people after an outing of fish and chips on the foreshore.
Woody Point is the final resting place of the heavily armed 'Gayundah' warship wreck which first took to the water in 1885 before being decommissioned in 1958.
Residential redevelopment - apartments and units was concentrated around the Redcliffe and Scarborough beaches in the 1980s-90s, but by the 2000s developers reconsidered Woody Point.
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