Bill Moorhead with his son Dr William Moorhead, who recently commenced a new role as a Staff Specialist in Medical Oncology at Ipswich Hospital
It has been a remarkable year for Bundaberg property developer Bill Moorhead, who was named Bundaberg Region Citizen of the Year 2025 in January and has since continued to contribute significantly to the community.
Mayor Helen Blackburn said Mr Moorhead has created more residential blocks in Bundaberg than anyone else, giving countless families a place to call home. Beyond development, he is an avid bird watcher, a long-time supporter of local AFL, co-founder of the Bundaberg Business Lunch for the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, and a steady backer of grassroots organisations across the region.
New Memorial Garden
His latest achievement is deeply personal. Charlotte’s Wood, a memorial garden and art trail at Headlands Estate, honours his daughter Charlotte, who passed from leukaemia at just seven and a half years old. The garden features winding pathways, reflection seats, vibrant plantings and mosaics created from Charlotte’s drawings and inspired by the local Yule’laa butterfly. Artists Paul D Perry, Lew Rehbien and Tani Bates helped bring the vision to life, with a soft opening in November 2025 that included a community mosaic workshop.
The first path into Charlotte’s Wood is something special for the whole region. There will be a concrete multi-modal path meandering through the Woods, linking with other paths to make a circuit of some 5km, which just happens to be the distance required for a Park Run!
The park will incorporate half of the Old Quarry an area of about 125 acres. There will be connected paths with views of all four lake networks. Bill said that will be planting close to 100,000 local native trees in what is currently a fairly barren landscape. Once completed Bill intends to donate the wonderland to the people of Bundaberg at no cost. Charlottes Wood is located between Headland Estate and Innes Park near Logan Road.
Bill Moorhead is also a proud father of Dr William Moorhead, who recently commenced a new role as a Staff Specialist in Medical Oncology at Ipswich Hospital after many years of study and registrar training across Queensland. Caring for people with cancer and supporting their families is “a great privilege,” he said, work made deeply meaningful by the childhood leukaemia diagnosis and tragic loss of his older sister Charlotte.
“I’ve had wonderful influences in my life,” Dr Moorhead said. “My mum, Jackie, a retired nurse, helped shape me into a caring clinician and strong communicator. And my dad, Bill, always encouraged me to pursue my goals and get stuff done. I’m incredibly proud of him.”
He added that his father’s passion for community-building and sustainability, particularly through the Headlands Estate development, continues to inspire him. The opening of Charlotte’s Wood, he said, represents the culmination of that vision, “a meaningful tribute to my late sister, who I believe would have grown up to be a conservationist.”
Looking ahead, Mr Moorhead hopes for a kinder, more connected 2026.
“I wish everyone could respect more and genuinely care more about each other; the environment; the community including Government; our awesome local Taribelang Bunda mob and the Arts,” he said. “If everyone gave a bit more than they took, the whole community benefits. Smile more; whinge less.”
From heartfelt memorials to environmental restoration, Bill Moorhead’s legacy continues to help shape a stronger, more compassionate Bundaberg region.