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Discover the Butchulla Warriors Monument
Picture: This interpretive sign and sculptural display explore the moment of first contact on Butchulla Country, offering insight into frontier resistance and the profound impacts of colonisation on the region’s First Nations people.
The Essentials
Where: Queen's Park (top) cnr Sussex and Bazaar Streets, Maryborough
When: Open Daily
Cost: FREE!
Visit the Butchulla Warriors Monument to connect with the powerful history of the Butchulla people and their fight to protect Fraser Coast Country.
Picture: This interpretive sign and sculptural display explore the moment of first contact on Butchulla Country, offering insight into frontier resistance and the profound impacts of colonisation on the region’s First Nations people.
Picture: This interpretive sign and sculptural display explore the moment of first contact on Butchulla Country, offering insight into frontier resistance and the profound impacts of colonisation on the region’s First Nations people.
The Essentials
Where: Queen's Park (top) cnr Sussex and Bazaar Streets, Maryborough
When: Open Daily
Cost: FREE!
A moving memorial recognising Indigenous resistance and cultural survival on the Fraser Coast
Why the Butchulla Warriors Monument is a Must-Visit for Anyone Seeking True Australian History
Australia’s most unusual memorial to fallen warriors is powerful in its simplicity. The Butchulla Warriors Memorial is a stark statement about the clash of civilisations and the brutal fate of indigenous men who threw spears and received bullets in return.
Three traditional Butchulla shields with bullet holes are sculpted and placed on the ground to symbolise slaughter of the first men to die defending the land – what is now known as Australia – against Europeans who came to claim it.
It’s a symbol not just of battle, but of sudden death, survival and cultural endurance amid decades of upheaval, prejudice and loss.
The monument was designed to nurture deeper understanding of the sacrifices made by the Butchulla people and to mark an important step towards reconciliation.
For locals and visitors alike, the Butchulla Warriors Monument offers more than a place to pay respects. It is a place to learn and connect with the pre-European story of the land and its people and empathise with their struggles over centuries as their traditional ways were confronted by a culture from the other side of the world.
Interpretive panels share stories of first contact and frontier resistance, giving context and voice to those who stood strong when their country was under threat.
Visiting the Butchulla Warriors Monument is a quiet, powerful experience—one that asks us all to remember where we come from, and to walk forward with respect and awareness. It’s a meaningful stop on any Fraser Coast journey, one that leaves a lasting impression on the heart.
Visit the Butchulla Warriors Monument to connect with the powerful history of the Butchulla people and their fight to protect Fraser Coast Country.
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