Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications

At the end of North Street, Woorim on Bribie Island is a beautiful beachside park where some remnants of WWII fortifications are situated. Gun emplacements were installed at the northern end of the island in 1939. During 1940, Bribie became the principal defensive site of Moreton Bay. Within the park is a remnant of a WWII Royal Australian Navy Station which was linked to a series of indicator loops for monitoring ships passing between Bribie and Moreton Islands. On the nearby dunes is a remnant reinforced concrete structure of the indicator loop. The remainder of Bribie's WWII fortifications are on the northern beaches within the Bribie Island National Park, only accessible by 4WD vehicles with a permit. Along the northern beach are weathered gun emplacements and searchlight buildings that are characteristic of the six-inch gun batteries used in WWII coastal defence. Many of these beach structures have become unstable following severe weather conditions in recent years, leaving some dangerously slipping from the dunes, or broken up on the shore. Do not climb any of these remnant structures. Another battery was situated on Skirmish Point at the southern end of the island, although mostly now lost to erosion.