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Point Vernon, QLD.
Point VernonPoint Vernon is one of our favourite places. We like to park in Corser Street (opposite house Number 8) where there is an Osprey nest in a tree. There are also many trees along the...
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Hervey Bay, QLD
When we arrived in Hervey Bay, late in the afternoon, we were surprised how quite it was with plenty of accommodation available even though it was the Christmas school holidays. In the winter it gets...
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Dundowran, Hervey Bay, QLD
While staying in Hervey Bay we took the opportunity to check out a couple of places in nearby Dundowran. Ted and Maud Mungomery Vine Forest Reserve.The Vine Forest Reserve is less than 15 minutes from...
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Springbrook National Park, QLD. Part 1: Purling Brook Falls.
Springbrook National Park is about 100 km south of Brisbane. However, there are four distinct sections to the National Park so ensure that you have directions for the section you wish to visit. This...
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Springbrook National Park, QLD. Part 2: Twin Falls.
Twin Falls, Springbrook National ParkTwin Falls Circuit: Class 3, 4 km.This is one of our all-time favourite walks. Not only is the scenery superb the wildlife we have encountered is unique and...
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Natural Bridge, Springbrook National Park, QLD.
Natural BridgeThe Natural Bridge section of Springbrook National Park is 28 km from Settlement Campground in Springbrook via a very scenic drive through the Numinbah Valley. If you are looking for...
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Springbrook National Park QLD, Part 4: Best of All Lookout, Wunburra Lookout...
Here are a few other places that are worth taking a look at while visiting Springbrook National Park.Best of All LookoutWhile visiting the Twin Falls area of Springbrook National Park it is worth a...
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Mooloolah River Floodpain, Sunshine Coast, QLD.
Mooloolah RiverWhile looking on Goggle Earth recently, we discovered that there was an interesting looking trail from near the Kawana Soccerfields to the banks of the Mooloolah River. We parked our car...
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Elanda Point Campground, Great Sandy National Park, Qld.
Sunrise at Lake CootharabaElanda Point Education Centre & Adventure Park is a privately run campground, education centre and canoe hire centre on the banks of Lake Cootharaba on the edge of the...
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Kinaba Information Centre and Mill Point Walks, Cooloola Section, Great Sandy...
Dock at Kinaba Point on Lake CootharabaWhile camping at Elanda Point Campground we took the opportunity to do a couple of walks. The campground has it's own entry point to the walks which is great...
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Boreen Point, Qld.
Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen PointBoreen Point is a pleasant village on the banks of Lake Cootharaba, 24 km north of Noosa. The lake is popular in the morning for kayaking and canoeing and with...
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White Rock Conservation Park, QLD.
White RockWhite Rock Conservation Park is about 30 km south-west of Brisbane. Although the parking area can be seen from Centenary Highway there is no access from the highway to White Rock. To find the...
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Jabiru Park and Fearnley Bird Hide, Lake Macdonald, QLD.
View from the Car ParkJabiru Park is about a 15 minute drive west of Noosa or 5 minutes east of Cooroy on the Sunshine Coast. Drive along the Cooroy-Noosa Road, from either direction, and take the...
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Noosa Botanic Garden, Lake Macdonald, QLD.
After our morning visit to the Fearnley Bird Hide (see previous blog) we made our way to Noosa Botanic Gardens on Lake Macdonald Drive. First we stopped on the lake edge for a picnic morning tea...
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Mount Tinbeerwah, Tewantin National Park, QLD.
Mount Tinbeerwah Fire TowerMost tourists are aware of the Glass House Mountains in the south of the Sunshine Coast but Mount Tinbeerwah 17 km west of Noosa Heads must be the Sunshine Coasts best keep...
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Wooroi Day Use Area, Tewantin National Park, QLD.
The access to Wooroi Day Use Area is easy to miss. If approaching from Tewantin along the Noosa-Cooroy Road, drive past Beckmans Road until you see a bus shelter and turn left immediately. The access...
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Queens Park, Ipwich, QLD.
We had a little bit of time to spare in Ipswich so we visited Queens Park. We drove in at Burley Griffen Drive and found that there was plenty of parking even on a beautiful day at Sunday lunchtime....
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Sheepstation Creek Conservation Park, Caboolture, QLD
Sheepstation Creek Conservation Park is north of Brisbane and about 10 kilometers west of the Caboolture turn off on the Bruce Highway. An excellent map of the park and its walking trails can be...
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Springbrook National Park, QLD. Revisit in April 2015, Day 1.
This is the third time we have camped at the Settlement Campground in Springbrook National Park. For more details on the campground and how to get there please read our previous blogs, starting here:...
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Springbrook National Park: revisit in April 2015, Day 2.
One of our greatest pleasures is waking up in a tent as the sun is just beginning to rise. This was our morning view at The Settlement campground, Springbrook National Park. This Buff-banded Rail...
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