Redland City Council backs heritage listing recommendation for Birkdale Commonwealth land, historic antenna not on state's list

Updated June 18 2020 - 2:41pm, first published 3:00pm
HISTORY: Mayor Karen Williams in the WWII radio station on the Birkdale Commonwealth land. The radio station is believed to have received the first message in Australia in August 1945 that the Japanese had surrendered and was used by General MacArthur.
HISTORY: Mayor Karen Williams in the WWII radio station on the Birkdale Commonwealth land. The radio station is believed to have received the first message in Australia in August 1945 that the Japanese had surrendered and was used by General MacArthur.

REDLAND City Council has backed a state government recommendation for heritage protection of a former US army radio receiving station used in World War II, however the historic Rhombic antenna may not be listed.