Greenmount Homestead

Visit Greenmount and take a self-guided tour of the Homestead, visitor's centre, yards and workshop areas. You are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy within the grounds and gardens.

See a snapshot of how life was lived within the Cook residence, or maybe get re-aquainted with items from your own childhood. Greenmount Homestead is sure to spark memories for some.

Adult: $6.00
Concession $4.00
Student/child $2.00

Greenmount Homestead was gifted to the Pioneer Shire Council (now Mackay Regional Council) in February 1984 by Dorothy Cook, after her husband Thomas Albert Cook passed away in 1981. Complete with furniture, household items, diaries, letters and photographs, it was always the intention of the Cook Family to preserve their home and to see it become a museum for future generations.

Greenmount Homestead is perhaps Mackay's most historically significant site with over 20,000 pieces of history on display. The grounds and gardens also played an important part in the Cook family life - they feature a fernery, a formal front garden and arbour.

In 2012, Mackay celebrated 150 years as a city. As part of the year-long celebrations, a time casule was buried at Greenmount. The capsule, full of items submitted by the community, is to be reopened in 2062.