Community feedback in November 2023 told Council the rich history of the Glasshouse Precinct that lies within the Samford Parklands is highly valued. It also indicated a strong community desire to acknowledge and share this history as the precinct is revitalised to enable community and economic benefits.

Examples of how the past may be acknowledged include:

• incorporating design elements, building forms and materials that reflect the precinct’s historical uses
• adaptively reusing elements of the former glasshouse structures in a future facility and/or its associated landscaping
• installing interpretative and wayfinding signage that highlights the history.

We understand the uses of the Samford Glasshouse Precinct have changed over time.

We want to gather more information that tells the stories of the place and the people involved. If you, or your family, have documents or photographs that do this, or if you know stories about the past, we would love to hear from you!

Council will also be inviting the assistance of local community groups, including the Samford Museum.

The material you provide will be verified by our Local Histories team before being:

• safely stored and made publicly available on Council’s digital portal, Our Story
• used to help inform how the precinct’s history is acknowledge on the site as the revitalisation progresses.

It may also be reproduced fully or in part and made available at the site, for example, on interpretive signage.

Council’s Our Story portal houses an extensive collection of documents, photographs, audio, video, newspapers and journals capturing the history of how Moreton Bay’s communities and suburbs have grown and changed over time.

Access Our Story at https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au

You can provide material to us by:

• direct upload of digital items to Our Story (see over page for instructions)
• email to local.history@moretonbay.qld.gov.au
• phone on 07 3205 5555**
• bringing items to our Strathpine Customer Services Centre**

**ask for the Community Engagement or Local History team

You can upload digital contributions to the Our Story portal by following four simple steps:

1. Go to https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au

2. Log in, or register an account if you do not already have one

3. Follow the prompts to submit your file, adding a title, description and dates

4. Click submit and finish. Your contribution will be reviewed and Council will be in touch via email.

Submissions are subject to terms and conditions and privacy information available on the portal website.

We understand some of your photographs and documents may be in their original form. You can create archive quality digital copies of photographs, slides, negatives and documents at Council’s Preservation Stations at select libraries. This service is free however library membership will be required to access some services at library venues.

To find out more about digitising your items, and for the location of Preservation Stations: