This area is the southern boundary of the former Paper Mill. In 1951 the construction of the Petrie Paper Mill commenced however, due to poor economic conditions construction was suspended in 1952; eventually the Mill was completed in 1957. During the 1950s & 60s Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM) purchased large numbers of dairy farms and established large pine plantations (Pinus Elliotti) to supply the Mill. The then Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies labelled the paper mill as the largest industrial undertaking in Southern Queensland when it was opened in 1957. Construction of the Mill was accompanied by the damming of Sideling Creek to create Lake Kurwongbah in 1961. The lake provided a reticulated water supply which further encouraged urban development in the area during the 1960s. Multiple upgrades to the Mill occurred and in 2004 the Mill was the only coated carton board manufacturer plant in Australia production exceeding 140,000 tonnes per annum.
The Petrie Mill developed a unique water system on site which has in turn developed a wetland that has become home to many native birds and wildlife. The mill used vast amounts of water. The water within the Mill was reused, regenerated and recycled throughout the Mill for optimum use. Each day up to four Mega Litres (ML) of fresh water entered the Mill and was combined with 17ML that had already been recycled through the Mill's processes. Water remained on site for up to six weeks before finally passing through a water treatment system, prior to entering the river system. The treatment system consisted of a series of aeration and settling ponds and a constructed wetland. The calm and shallow artificial wetlands trapped any remaining sediment and helped purify polluted water through sunlight and absorption of nutrients and other pollutants by aquatic plants. The Mill eventually reduced consumption of fresh town water by 90%, equivalent to up to four million litres per day, by using the nearby Murrumba Downs wastewater treatment plant to convert wastewater to purified recycled water to feed directly into the Mill. In 1986 the Mill's owner's name changed to Amcor Cartonboard Mill.
In 2013 the Petrie Paper Mill closed due to economic pressures caused by the global economic crisis. By late 2017, the area had been razed and preparation works were underway for the The Mill On Moreton Bay development area.
Petrie Paper Mill during demolition - 2016
