Rocky Creek Memorial Park

Located a few kilometres along the Kennedy Highway north of Tolga, the Rocky Creek Memorial Park is situated on the 2/2 Australian General Hospital laundry and medical stores site.

During World War II the Tableland area became the largest military base in Australia with camps at Tinaroo, Kairi, Atherton, Wongabel, Herberton, Wondecla, Ravenshoe and Garnet.

Rocky Creek was the site of the largest military hospital in the Southern Hemisphere - a 3000 bed hospital which treated over 60,000 patients from 1943 to 1945.


Rocky Creek plaques.JPG The first plaques dedicated in the park occured on VP Day in 1995. A special wall of remembrance was erected in 2009.   Applications for Wall Memorial Plaques are available here.

Every year on the Sunday closest to VP Day, returned soldiers, their families and descendants gather to remember Victory in the Pacific and to take part in a dedication and unveiling ceremony.

The Tablelands Regional Council is custodian of the crown land and the park is developed and maintained in collaboration with the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park Committee.

Entry to the park is free and camping sites are available throughout the year for a gold coin donation.

For further information:

• visit National Servicemen's Association of Australia Queensland Inc website
• view plaque photos by clicking here
• download Mareeba Historical Society Heritage Bulletin Article May 2008