Mapleton Art and History Trail

As a celebration of this part of Mapleton’s history,  this feature was gifted to the community in 2015.

Located Lilyponds Park

Community and Council public park. Includes shelters, barbecues, playground, off-leash dog area, grass for games and a beautiful water course featuring the famous pink waterlily.

Walk around the building and enjoy the bright, colourful depictions.

Located Fishtales

Featured is the pear tree, Shay engine and the Mapleton Tavern.

You may view this artwork during Library Community Centre hours.

This painting hangs inside the Mapleton Library Community Centre.

The wheels are from one of the sugar cane wagons.

Located outside the Library Community Centre.

Features many of the local fauna species.

Depicting the unity shown by the Mapleton community members during the development of the art trail.

Located at Mapleton Library Community

On loan to the community.

Located inside Mapleton Library Community Centre

Three panels featuring local butterfly species. Local plants are included as they are these are preferred by the caterpillars. 

Located Mapleton Library Community Centre

Brachychiton acerifolius

A deciduous tree to 35m tall. Bright red bell-shaped flowers during spring to summer that often cover the whole tree when it is leafless. The large long oval, woody pods create problems for mowers.

Located Mapleton Library Community Centre

Mapleton’s Ocean View Hotel was built for William Rosser in 1909 and officially opened in January 1910. Over the years the name changed to Mapleton Tavern and more recently to Mapleton Public House. It is a historic Queenslander-style building.

Located at the corner of Obi Obi Road and Flaxton Drive

Plaque recording the 100th Anniversary and the Time Capsule to be opened in 2060.

Located on the grounds of the Pub, Obi Obi Road side

Lays its eggs on wattle species of this region. But females will only lay eggs on host plants that have the right species of ants. The caterpillars secrete a substance which the ants like. The ants provide protection from predators. This is why the caterpillars can feed freely during the day time.

Located Mapleton Pharmacy

Waterlily design featuring local treasures: Purple swamp hen, Mapleton Forest, green tree frog and the famour pink waterlily

Located Obi Obi Road, near Mapleton Pharmacy

The building currently occupied by the Mapleton Pharmacy was built in 1924 and has a varied history, serving several different purposes in the local community over the past century: a bakery, a private house, a fish and chip shop and a building designer’s office. The Mapleton Pharmacy relocated to this historic site in 2009.

Located on Obi Obi Road

Calochilus campestris

A tiny plant that ‘eats’ insects – an insectivorous orchid. The artist has magnified the flower by 6 times. This allows you to see the exquisite details of the flower.

Located Krysalisecodyeing

Phylidonyris niger

A species of honeyeater that inhabits gardens and paperback swamps and forests. It has a large white patch on its cheek, brown eyes, and a yellow panel on its wing. Not common in this region but welcomed when sighted.

Located La Botiga

Viola hederacea

Leaves tufted along numerous creeping stems. Flowers are delicate purple and white. Picks well and holds for a number days in a vase.

Located Mapleton Bakery

Bottlebrush design

Located Obi Obi Road, near outside Mapleton Bakery

White cheeked honeyeater design

Located Obi Obi Road, outside Mapleton Bakery

Feather glider design

Located Obi Obi Road, outside Mapleton Bakery

Flying high

Located Obi Obi Road, outside Mapleton Bakery

Xanthorrhoea latifolia

Sometimes without a trunk but can form a tree to 2m tall. The flowering stem may be 1.5m tall. The cream white flowers attract birds and insects. In this region, the scarlet honeyeaters favour this plant.

Located Roger Loughnan Real Estate Agent

Features a monitor fashion from local timber many decades ago.  Mapleton Men’s Shed members restored the piece and prepared it for hanging.

Located Mapleton Bowls Club

The theme is the lilypond adjacent to the water tank.

Located behind the Mapleton Bowls Club building.

Since 1964, the Mapleton Post Office has been served from this building.

Closed 9 January 2026.

Locted 11 Post Office Road

St Isidore’s is a heritage-listed homestead at 40 Post Office Road, Mapleton. It was built from c. 1900 to c. 1913 by James Blair Cramb. It is also known as Mapleton Homestead, Seaview House, and St Isidore’s Farm College. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000.

Located 4 Post Office Road

Local artists display on a monthly turn around.

Located 10 Warruga Strret

Located at  Flaxton Drive and  Obi Obi Road intersection 

Located Mapleton State School.

View from the RSL Park.

DO NOT ENTER THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.

Information indicates that the 2/7th Australian Cavalry Regiment (and related units) had training and staging areas in the Queensland region, including in the vicinity of the Atherton Tablelands and, in 1942, areas near Landsborough/Caloundra/Mapleton prior to their deployment to Papua.

These buildings, which were once part of the Forestry, are now the home of the Mapleton Men’s Shed. On top of the sign pictured is a family of Australi brush turkeys designed and created by Jeff Jordan. Jeff generously donated these for the Mapleton Art and History Trail.

Located at the corner of Delicia and Mapleton Forest Roads

Jeff generously donated this piece for the Mapleton Men’s Shed.

Located Mapleton Men’s Shed

Historical image painted by artist Tom Davies.

Located Mapleton Men’s Shed

The Old School House, also known as TOSH, was originally constructed as the residence for the school Head Teacher (now known as the Principal) in 1916. It was moved to its current site at 17 Obi Obi Rd in 1997 following community pressure. The Department of Education at that time had the building marked for demolition or removal but was persuaded to liaise with the Maroochy Shire Council to save the building. Currently houses the RangeCare OpShop.

Location 17 Obi Obi Road