"Where's the ape statue?" It's a question museum staff at Gympie, two hours north of Brisbane, have been answering for decades. The rock, which has a head carved in the shape of an ape, sits in a ...

Explore the rich history of the Gympie gold rush at the Monkland site, which includes the now famous gantry linking the museum to the poppet head which was recently saved from demolition.