Uncle Jimmys Creek Event

As part of Reconciliation Week 2023, join Traditional Owners, local residents, community leaders and Gympie Regional Council in honouring the spirt of Uncle Jimmy and all known and unknown First Nations people who have lived and worked this country.

While we will never know his real name or ancestral heritage, Jimmy was a highly respected and renowned Aboriginal crack horseman who lived in the late 1800s/early 1900s. He lived on the banks of what was locally named Jimmys Creek in the Glastonbury area of Kabi Kabi country. Multi-generational pioneering farmer Merv Betts shared the oral history of Jimmy’s legend with First Nations neighbour Raylene Gibb and Aunty Lillian Burke, who then brought this history to the attention of Gympie Regional Council as part of Reconciliation Week and Sorry Day in 2020.
In 2023, we will celebrate Jimmy and recognise the untold stories of our past with a Commemoration Ceremony by local First Nations leaders. The event will also mark the official naming of “Uncle Jimmys Creek” by the State Government, as facilitated by Gympie Regional Council.

Program
9am- 9.30am: Please arrive at Glastonbury Hall, 1329 Glastonbury Road, Glastonbury to park vehicles and have a cuppa.
9.30am: Guests transported by minibus for 2 minute drive to event site.
10am – 11am: Ceremony on the bridge and banks near Uncle Jimmys Creek; shade and seating available.
11:15 am: Guests transported back to Glastonbury Hall.
11:30am – 12.30pm: Morning tea and light refreshments served at Glastonbury Hall.

For catering and buses, please RSVP by Monday 22 May 2023.

For further information email community@gympie.qld.gov.au or call 1300 307 800.