The Daintree Rainforest is a beautiful Far North Queensland rainforest, part of the Wet Tropics and a World Heritage Rainforest. The Mossman Gorge rainforest area is the southern part of the Daintree National Park . Mossman Gorge Centre The Dreamtime Walks began by Roy Gibson in 1987. A few years later, the idea of the … Read more
Lake Morris (Copperlode Dam) is a freshwater reservoir dam servicing the city of Cairns. Playground and picnic area above the dam. Walk or use a separate road down to the dam wall.
Teddington Weir is a dam on Tinana Creek south of Maryborough, first built in 1875. The current weir was last worked on in 1975, having been reconstructed twice after it was first built. The weir holds 3,500 megalitres and is the main storage of water for Maryborough. Tallegalla Weir is further upstream, also built as … Read more
Paradise Dam is on the Burnett River built in 2005 and named from the abandoned ghost town of Paradise the water now covers. The dam has a 300,000 megalitre capacity with a stepped spillway chute. There is a picnic shelter with tables and free BBQs for use next to the kiosk where the basics can … Read more
Lake Dyer is near Laidley, an offstream storage dam providing water for irrigation, filled mainly from diverted flows from Laidley Creek as demand requires. Named Bill Gunn Dam, it was built as an ungated dam with a spillway for excess water to flow over when capacity is exceeded. The level of water normally varies based … Read more
The Currumbin Rock Pools is a beautiful spot along the Currumbin Creek with a spectacular water hole for a relaxing family day out. Everything you need is there, sheltered picnic tables, free barbecues, and flushing toilets, and of course, the rock pools for a splash and swim. The pool is quite large with a lot … Read more
Fingal Head is at the northern top of New South Wales and offers several interests at the one location, from beautiful beach, coastal scrub walk, views of an off-shore island, and a fairly unique coastal rock formation. Before we knew there was a brown sign, the rock formation of the Fingal Heads Causeway is what … Read more
Brooms Head is a rocky outcrop on the north coast of NSW, with a caravan park and small seaside town. You can drive directly to the top of the headland of Brooms Head and view the coast north and south from the high point on the coast. The head of Brooms Head is rugged and … Read more
The Rowing Course in Maclean is on the South Arm of the Clarence River, the course used by the Lower Clarence Amateur Rowing and Sculling Club. The brown sign leads to the rowing course on the other side of the South Arm of the Clarence River from the club, along South Arm Road on Woodford … Read more
The Pinnacles in Maclean is a natural rock formation, significant cultural heritage site to the local Aboriginal community, the Yaegl people. Pinnacle Rock, as it is named on the brown sign, is more typically known as The Pinnacles. The rock formation is a set of balancing rocks stacked on each other. The rocks are composed … Read more
