Solving the MYSTERY: Why are there 2 COOMERAS? 

I don’t no what I need the boardroom for but I feel I need to book it 😂great work 👌

Going to be totally honest i usually skip through the ads. But man you got me with your ad for the boardroom. What an ad mate. Champion.

I use to come here for the great history lessons of SEQLD.. Now I also come for the boardroom add..😂 Great content Robbo keep it up 👍🏻

The Toowong Cemetery has a chequered past, have you thought about that one Rob ?

As a Gold Coaster, I hope this is the beginning of a new trend of videos about the Gold Coast. I live in Mudgeeraba, which has a lot of history from the old logging days. Don't know a lot about it, but there's a statue of a fellow with a big saw and his dog in the centre of Mudgeeraba :)

19:06 The reason for this "land removal" would have been sand mining, I know this because my grandfather had a sand mining operation in Oxley Creek in the 90's. The general idea is that creek flats contain significant amounts of sand of suitable quality for producing materials like concrete, so it's quite a valuable resource. As you'd expect it makes creek sections significantly wider and deeper from all the dredging work.

Extra comedy in this one. I like your sense of humour that is so casually delivered with all the historical information. You must spend a lot of time researching before making these video's. Another great video. Thank you.

Thanks Rob. I find your videos really interesting, especially this one as my mother grew up in Upper Coomera in the 20s and 30s. She remembered Russ Hinze as a slim young man who was a good dancer. My father worked on the arrowroot farm during the Depression when there were many nationalities working there. It saddens me to see that a once peaceful, idyllic place has been lost.

Great Video again Mate, One on My Friends did the two way Radio for Big Brother. Also named Rob. I expected Russ Hinze's Grave to be, well, Bigger !! Looking forward to the next adventure. .T-rocks.

You fuel my enthusiasm for knowledge of our locale. Unsure how many facts I will retain but certainly interesting to watch mate.

I love the Rob Unhinged vibe of this video. A bit punchy today 😂. Super interesting as always.

Great video and that was also the most entertaining sponsor ad I've ever seen 😂

Speaking of theme parks, the last time I went to a theme park was in the 70s when I was a young teen. Seaworld. I have never been to any of the other theme parks. Oh, and thanks again for the education, Rob. My grandfather was offered quite a few hundred acres of land down Gold Coast way in the 30s (I think) for 800 pounds. He turned down the purchase because he thought nothing would ever happen down in the swamps.

Holy shiv Rob. I need a Boardroom now.

It's western Auckland now.

OMG! That ad for the sponsor spot was amazing!

Love your show great to get to know history of Brisbane... love history

I think that the dredging of the river was for gravel extraction, and I suspect Russ Hinze had something to do with it.

Coomera counter went off on this one!

New level unlocked: make a video about why there's three Wynnum stations.

Waiting for the why are there 3 Mt Gravatt's next :D Also ill take three of those boardrooms please!

Pls.take me to the boardroom. Wow Rob nice place...❤😅

I live in Upper Coomera. Interesting facts..thanks. I remember driving on that single lane highway over the bridge passing trucks within centimetres ! Love the dad humour too🤣

Hollywood cottage was known as the big brother cafe at one stage but sadly was demolished along side the Thunder River Rapids Ride in 2018. Would love to see more gold coast videos!

Loved every part of this video Rob. More Dad jokes please and keep up the great work👍

Sweet episode Rob, congratulations on 20K just about there, awesome stuff 🍻🍻 KC 🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺😎😊👍

I dont know wtf this video is about but i really need to have a meeting at this boardroom place..

Great video, that wier was called the hinz wier as their farm was just back towards oxenford a couple of hundred meters. You bought back many memories, thanks.

Our family legend has it that my paternal grandfather was the first person to drive a motor car from Brisbane to Sydney in a continuous manner. I recall reading his journal and that it took him a day to reach Beenleigh. I can only assume he crossed the old ford on the Coomera River as I don't recall reading about it in his journal. Rob, maybe you should document the old lion safari parks. Thanks again for a great doco.

That family of ducks has been there since Adam was a boy! My son went to Oxenford States School (Michigan Dve) for his primary education and it was local knowledge to watch out for the duck family!

The American high-dive spectacular - direct from Mexico!

Thank you Rob that was a nice informative show on this part town and now I know where ten ton russ is buried 💕 it❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤

I've just discovered footage of me at the opening of Dreamworld. We were there on opening day, yet don't remember the TV cameras panning into the crowd. Spotted myself and my mate. Who knew I'd end up in one of Rob's videos?

😂 what did a ford do to ya

Back in the day i was a paper boy at springwood and big Russ always stopped and got both papers in his Holden statesman and always tipped me. I was the youngest Qlder accepting graft money....lol

Thanks Rob. Really enjoyed the video. Have lived around here for the last 25 or so years. Didn't realise I drove past Russ Hinze's grave every day. I remember trekking down the old highway from and back to Brisbane back in the late 70's and 80's. That original Coomera bridge was always a bit scary. Speed zone dropped to 80 there, but with big semi-trailers whizzing across what is a quite narrow bridge it was a little harrowing. There was often a police radar in the 80 zone there. Don't know if this is urban legend or not, but I remember when an exit/entry for the old highway was built on the south side of the river, whose sole purpose it seemed was to deliver traffic to the Oxenford Hotel, owned we were told by Big Russ himself. Minister for Main Roads getting a highway exit installed for his benefit the rumour was. Does that sound like the politics in QLD in the 70's and 80's??

Great video once again. Very interesting. Obviously you filmed before Christmas, as the Tornado tore through both Coomeras.

My Mum used to fish in the Coomera River near the bridge in the 70’s. My bother and I used to swim across to the other side.

Coomera moved ahead & the sand mining went ahead because of one name Hinze.. The Minister for everything who grew up & lived in the area made sure things got done in Coomera & if you did not like the going on. Tough.. I was a regular courier to Big Brother plus I also delivered the suitcases for the contestants... In time gone bye I use to have a regular feed at the servo when it was MOBIL, regularly their for a Mix Grill.. its now 7/ eleven opposite the school...

Anyone know where I can hire a boardroom in Beenleigh?

Great Utube again Rob! The Hollywood house in Dreamworld you mentioned was owned at one time the Day family, The grandson was Thomas Day who was one of the main suspects in the unsolved Gatton Murders of the 3 Murphy family siblings on Boxing day 1899. Also the area dredged of rock beside the river, changing the course of it was done by a Hinze company called Maralinga. Used to love swimming at the causeway there. .

Thanks Rob, great job as always

cool drone shots! excellent as always

First time I've watched a sponsor segment three times 😂

Rob, you said there's a cockatoo. That caught my attention so I reran the video. There was only one Rob. You may have opened a can of worms in this interesting programme after all. (Yes I chose to use the English spelling of program.) Keep putting good stuff together as you are, and I'll keep watching old sausage.

Now I know where the street name I live on Arrowsmith comes from. Can you do an Ormeau history? I know there was gold mining around the area. This channel always provides interesting information. 👍

Drink every time Rob says "Coomera"

At least Coomera and Upper Coomera are near each other, unlike Kedron and Upper Kedron.

Across the road from the BP Station/truckstop there’s an area of housing called the Landing with an image of a Bi-plane. You actually had a shot of it in the video. I have always wondered if it was the site of an old aerodrome perhaps?

The Coomera Count, so funny 😂

I done the traffic control for the upgrades on tamborine Oxenford Rd and where the servo sits was our site office/yard and my ute was always parked next to the Anzac memorial

The landing was used before its development by gold coast tiger moth joy flights who were originally located at the old surfers paradise raceway the owner of the tiger moths was Bruce Macgarvey

I’ve been waiting for this one. Well done mate, yet again put together brilliantly.

Gday Rob, the widening of the river was caused by sand dredging. Also in 1974, the water was as high as the top rail on the original bridge for the hiway. Classic video mate, well done 😂

Nice ad, Rob!

Great as usual 🎉

Never really thought about a ferry at Coomera, only ever thought of Beenleigh ferry. Interesting how the roads were to get to Sydney... Good one again, thank you.

Good video. I currently live in Upper Coomera. When I was studying history at uni I did research on the early Coomera settlement. You are correct in that Coomera was a way point heading south into NSW. However, the location of the original Coomera settlement wasnt by accident. The point where the ford over the Coomera river was located, your picture with a young Rus Hinze, was the farthest navigable point on the Coomera river. At this point vessels brough in supplies but it was also the location where felled trees were brought from the Mt Tamborine hinterland and floated down the river to wait for the right tide to float them up to Brisbane. Many of these trees made their way to England and were used in docking along the Thames as the timber was resistant to boring. The route down old coach rd to what is now Tamborine Oxenford rd was used by the Cobb and Co company. There was a way station located here. The current building where the Thai rest and Pickers and Co cafe is located isnt the original general store, that was located in Siganto park, approximately where the white house is located, opposite the school of Arts. This store was demolished in a weather event and was rebuilt where it is now. The wagon rims on the Thai rest building are not stage coach rims as Cobb and co didnt use metal rims. They are likely from farming equipment. There are two buildings nearby, one now a house was the original butcher shop and the other where the sushi place is located was the early bakery, you can still see the ovens inside unless the most recent reno removed them.

Any chance you can also solve the mystery of why we have Mount Gravatt, Mount Gravatt East, and Upper Mount Gravatt (which is the southernmost of all three??)

Luv ya work Rob.. youve made enternal digital record .. thanks mate.. keep doing it....Danny

Ok Rob .. seriously!.. .. the meeting place .. GENIUS!.. dont stop .. its really important what you are documenting..

Arh yes, the old "road to the beach", they old GC H'way. Nice day for filming. Thanks Rob.

One of my friends got his first gig as a camera man on bb. Gone on to do news and still in the game

Thanks for talking about the railways in Coomera, I always enjoy the information about Queensland’s railway history.

Great video, really interesting. One of my favourites thus far

I found this really Interesting! My dad put all the steal up for the tower of terror back in the 80s

love seeing the old pictures. Now ill be thinking of all of this history every time I drove past Coomera. I can't believe you worked in the Big Brother Control room!!

Thank you Rob. Have been living in Pacific Pines for over 5 years now and this "backyard" information really answers a lot of questions.

Great video! Please do Tamborine Mountain next :)

Ahh, Russ Hinze. AKA The Minister for Everything. Police, Gaming etc. The bad old days!!

Great video Rob!!!

Interesting video. I live in Pimpama and just the other day I thought, "wait Upper Coomera is called that because it's up river, the Coomera river" and I always thought that Coomera came first. I guess I know nothing huh

Love this Rob. I really love that you didn’t need Jack Sim to help fund it.

Thoroughly absorbing ! as the toffs say.

Thank you for another very informative video Rob always enjoyable

Really, really enjoyed this video Rob. So much to learn when you start digging. I'm pretty sure the quacky slime ducks had a cameo in one of your other videos 😊 The snakes will get out of your way generally before you've even seen them. Cool that you worked on Big Brother...although I never watched the show. I remember travelling down the Coast on the old freeway...there was always cars broken down overheating on the side of the road but we just breezed past cause we had a Volkswagen Kombi campervan which was an air cooled engine 😊 Again, thank you for the time and dedication you put into these...it's greatly appreciated.

Nice. Always enjoy your vids dude.

Great video once again Rob.

15:50 Dad Joke Warning.

Spent quite a bit of time in both Coomeras just like many Gold Coast people have. Great video. For me it's just a place where the Gold Coast truly starts or ends and l cant wait to pass by it.

Really interesting, thank you

Another great video, Rob. I had no idea the Dreamworld Parkway was the original road south!

You do great work mate & I see your channel growing every week 👍

Great video, thanks for posting.

Thanks mate, nice to learn some history about my local area

Lovely video rob

Was excited for this episode Rob. Thanks. If you are doing a Gold Coast series I would like to put my suggestions in for a Nerang and Mermaid Beach which goes back to John Oxley who apparently was one of the first to travel along the Tweed and Brisbane Rivers. Cheers!

Very interesting info thanks for sharing full support travel safe and God Bless

Love these videos

Awesome video

I love your channel!! Please do a video on the history of Kenmore!! Keep up the good work!

Lots of Binstead’s around Beaudesert

We live in NEWTOWN 4305 in Ipswich, then theres Newtown 4350 in Toowoomba. Plus the other Newtown in other states. The 2 Qld ones with similar postcodes can be a PITA with postage. 🤪🤪

Another great video rob! If you're doing more on the gold coast in the future, I'd love to see something about mudgeeraba! Very historic place with a decent amount of old things still around to see. Theres even a few heritage walks around to take you to all the different places.

I’d like to see you continue all the way to the Tweed border. How did people get along the Goldie coastline with all that swamp and lagoons.

Thanks Rob. Another good video. Very well researched. Fancy that is where old Russ Hinze ended up. Dodgy indeed.

That lake below the weir was quarried for river stone and sand, above the weir was quarried as well, in fact at the northern end you will see metal structures built up the cliff.

Lived off Binstead Way for a few years and loved being in that area. Top fella!!

Thank you

Rob i have taken a liking to Westfield Coomera and the BCC Atmos cinema there. its really come a long way also in 2006 - 2017 years at Dreamworld i remember missing the last TX bus or the bus timetable didnt match the train timetable to Brisbane or something like that it was really middle of nowhere and had to walk to the train station:( now its growing new suburb. Binstead Way at Pac Pines or Oxenford im sure the Binstead family had major influence thx for the tour of the Coomeras