The Brisbane Hinterland, just outside of Brisbane, has many attraction to enjoy. D'Aguilar Range, with it's main access in Mount Glorious, is only twenty minutes west of the city. There are crops and antique villages at the Valley of the Lakes, and South Burnett. While here you will enjoy pine rain forests and the children will love the opportunity to encounter native animals.
Bunya Mountains: this isolated spur of the Great Dividing Range is a cool, moist region of waterfalls, green and scarlet king parrots and the remaining stands of bunya pine, a species much depleted by early timber-getters. Walk the easy 4 kilometre Scenic Circuit from the Dandabah camping area, which winds through rainforest to Pine Gorge lookout.
South Burnett: At South Burnett yo can visit historic timber towns in Blackbutt or Yarraman or visit the wineries along the Barambah wine trails.
Booubyjan Homestead: Two Irish brothers, the Clements took up this run near Goomeri in 1847 beginning with sheep and then moving to cattle in the 1880s .Many generations later, the property is still in the family. The homestead, open daily, provides a glimpse of pioneering life in Queenslands early years and well worth a visit.
Brisbane Forest Park: This is a unique location to visit, and offers mountain streams, waterfalls, forests, wildlife and rainforests. There are many walking trails at Mt. Glorious. From there you can travel about 10km further to arrive at Lake Wivenhoe lookout, which offers one of the most stunning views of Lake Wivenhoe.
Brisbane National park is also where you can find the Walkabout Creek Wildlife Center. Here you will be able to observe various forms of wildlife from water dragons to pythons, in a freshwater creek. The Australian Woolshed, located just past Samford , re-creates life on an early sheep station. There are many demonstrations and show daily for your enjoyment, and a little education all in one.
Daisy Hill State Forest is a pocket of eucalypt forest and acacia scrub 25 kilometers south of Brisbane where visitors can scan the canopy for koalas from a treetop tower. The Daisy Hill Koala Center in the central picnic area has information about koalas and their habitats.
Bunya Mountains: this isolated spur of the Great Dividing Range is a cool, moist region of waterfalls, green and scarlet king parrots and the remaining stands of bunya pine, a species much depleted by early timber-getters. Walk the easy 4 kilometre Scenic Circuit from the Dandabah camping area, which winds through rainforest to Pine Gorge lookout.
South Burnett: At South Burnett yo can visit historic timber towns in Blackbutt or Yarraman or visit the wineries along the Barambah wine trails.
Booubyjan Homestead: Two Irish brothers, the Clements took up this run near Goomeri in 1847 beginning with sheep and then moving to cattle in the 1880s .Many generations later, the property is still in the family. The homestead, open daily, provides a glimpse of pioneering life in Queenslands early years and well worth a visit.
Brisbane Forest Park: This is a unique location to visit, and offers mountain streams, waterfalls, forests, wildlife and rainforests. There are many walking trails at Mt. Glorious. From there you can travel about 10km further to arrive at Lake Wivenhoe lookout, which offers one of the most stunning views of Lake Wivenhoe.
Brisbane National park is also where you can find the Walkabout Creek Wildlife Center. Here you will be able to observe various forms of wildlife from water dragons to pythons, in a freshwater creek. The Australian Woolshed, located just past Samford , re-creates life on an early sheep station. There are many demonstrations and show daily for your enjoyment, and a little education all in one.
Daisy Hill State Forest is a pocket of eucalypt forest and acacia scrub 25 kilometers south of Brisbane where visitors can scan the canopy for koalas from a treetop tower. The Daisy Hill Koala Center in the central picnic area has information about koalas and their habitats.
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