Wynnum Ambulance Museum
Explore the history of ambulance services in Queensland from the early 1900s to today at the Wynnum Ambulance Museum. The museum is in a heritage-listed building and features historical ambulances, medical equipment and photos.
See how ambulance care has changed—from hand-held stretchers to motorised vehicles. The museum also includes a 1930s-style casualty and communication room.
Address: 33 – 35 Tingal Rd, Wynnum Qld 4178
Visit: If you have a group of 10 or more, you can book a tour. For smaller groups, call the museum to ask about joining an existing tour.
Free Open Days:
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Sun 21 Sep 2025
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Tour bookings: Email QAS.HeritageAndHistory@ambulance.qld.gov.au or call 0407 117 916.
Cost: $5 per person. Entry is free for carers of visitors with disability or charter bus drivers.
Charters Towers Ambulance Museum
Visit Queensland’s oldest surviving purpose-built ambulance station, opened in 1903. This was the first station outside Brisbane and served an area the size of Tasmania.
The museum holds a unique collection of memorabilia including uniforms, equipment and logbooks. See Australia’s oldest continually registered ambulance—an original Ford model.
Address: 157 Gill St, Charters Towers City Qld 4820
Opening hours: Daily, 10 am – 2 pm
Contact: 07 4761 5533
Cost: $5 per person. Entry is free for carers of visitors with disability or charter bus drivers.
Highfields Pioneer Village Museum—Ambulance exhibit
This exhibit shows how ambulance care has developed over time. See first aid kits, uniforms and memorabilia from both World Wars.
Explore historical ambulances and medical tools, and learn how early paramedics responded to emergencies.
The exhibit is part of Highfields Pioneer Village, which has more than 70 heritage buildings including a transport museum, fire brigade museum and Southern Cross Museum.
Address: 73 Wirraglen Rd, Highfields Qld 4352
Opening hours: Daily, 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: 07 4696 6309
Website: Highfields Pioneer Village
Gympie Gold Mining Museum—Ambulance exhibit
Learn about the role of ambulance services in Queensland’s history at the Ambulance Heritage Display. Located inside the Gympie Gold Mining Museum, this exhibit features historic equipment, photographs and interactive displays.
Discover how ambulance services supported regional communities and how paramedicine has evolved alongside Queensland’s mining industry.
Address: 215 Brisbane Road, Gympie Qld 4570
Opening hours: Daily, 9 am – 4 pm
Contact: 07 5482 3995
Website: Gympie Gold Mining Museum
Australian Workers Heritage Centre
Visit the interactive exhibits and historical workplaces at the Australian Workers Heritage Centre to learn about the contributions made by Queensland’s health workers.
Address: 127 Oak St, Barcaldine Qld 4725
Website: Australian Workers Heritage Centre