Evergreen Taoist Church of Australia visit

I went on a journey of discovery this morning, but was left disappointed.

For many years I have driven along South East Queensland’s Gateway Motorway and noticed the Taoist Temple sign near Deagon. Given my interest in Taoism (Daoism), my curiosity was piqued everytime I saw it. But I always had another destination to get to so could not stop for a look.

Googling for a Brisbane Taoist Temple reveals that it is the Evergreen Taoist Church of Australia. But apart from a 360 degree view of the temple courtyard, phone number and posts from a few people who have visited, does not reveal much else. Try the Google search for yourself! They do not even appear to have a web site.

So this morning I took a few hours off work and drove over to visit the Evergreen Taoist Church of Australia. I figured that was the only way I was going to find out about what they did.

I was the only visitor there at the time — 10:30am on a Friday morning. There were four staff visible — three in an office, and one cleaning the front display. None sought to speak with me. There were many statues and displays, but being the only visitor in the temple, did not feel like taking photos.

Unfortunately there was no explanatory pamphlet on their church, notes explaining the various displays and statues, or even a book shop. While visually the Taoist Temple is worth a look, from an information and fact finding perspective, I was left disappointed.

Now to look in a different direction to find out more about Taoism.