21,000 years ago
The Qandamooka People have lived on and around the lands and the seas in this area for tens of thousands of years.
1841
Surveyor James Warner produced a map that described the western part of Thornlands as undulating, open forest land with ironbark and gum.
1851
George Thorn acquired 631 acres in the area between South Street, Redland Bay Road and King Street, which became known as Thornslands.
1872
James Cross transformed 240 acres from Redland Bay and Mount Cotton Roads into a thriving orchard with oranges, bananas, plums and apples.
1891
James Pink, Curator of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, built one of the Redland's significant houses, The Palms, which gained fame as the home of Palms Chutney.
1902
The Thornlands area attracted pioneering farmers like Henry Ziegenfusz, who introduced tropical fruit cultivation by transforming dense forest lands into orchards.
1910
Thornlands State School emerged on crown land, with Miss Mary Fielding as its first teacher, catering to children from pioneering families in the area.
1934
Due to the agricultural significance of the area, the Duke of Gloucester visited the Cleveland district as part of his royal visit to Queensland.
1967
Kam Fai and Gwen Wong purchased this site, previously known as Bayvue Gardens, from Ernest and Selma Schwiezer.
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Mr and Mrs Wong continued to sharefarm the property after purchasing, growing strawberries and passionfruit. Mr Wong always loved a chance to get his tractor on the red soil of Redlands.
1974
The Round Shop, Post Office and BP Service Station on the corner of Boundary Road and Panorama Drive.
1976
Paradise Garden was registered and named after the family's bakery businesses.
1997
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads announced a proposal to widen Boundary Road to four lanes and to formally resume farmland in this area. This was gazetted in the Queensland Government Gazette on 9 October 1998.
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2015
The Redland City Council approved the Wong family’s application for the development of a Neighbourhood Shopping Centre on this site.
2022
Work officially commenced on the development of Paradise Garden Shopping Village.
2022
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2023
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2024
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2024
Paradise Garden Shopping Village was officially opened to serve the local community and as an enduring celebration of the agricultural history of this site.
2024
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The History of Paradise Garden
The History of Paradise Garden