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: Here you will find the isolated piece of the Great Diving Range. It is a cool and misty region that has waterfalls, king parrots and bunya pines. There is also a scenic path from Dandabah, that leads you through rainforest until you reach 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: Offers pristine waterfalls, rainforest, deep swimming pools, mountain streams, forests and trees. Mt. Glorious offers a wide range of walking trails, and if you travel 10km further you will arrive at Wivenhoe lookout, which offers views of Lake Wivenhoe.
The Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre in Brisbane Forest Park features a freshwater creek environment populated with water dragons, frogs, platypuses, pythons and fish. The Australian Woolshed, just past Samford re-creates life on sheep station .Shearing demonstrations, ram shows and cattle-dog demonstrations are staged daily, while native animals roam freely around the property.
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: Here you will find the isolated piece of the Great Diving Range. It is a cool and misty region that has waterfalls, king parrots and bunya pines. There is also a scenic path from Dandabah, that leads you through rainforest until you reach 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: Offers pristine waterfalls, rainforest, deep swimming pools, mountain streams, forests and trees. Mt. Glorious offers a wide range of walking trails, and if you travel 10km further you will arrive at Wivenhoe lookout, which offers views of Lake Wivenhoe.
The Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre in Brisbane Forest Park features a freshwater creek environment populated with water dragons, frogs, platypuses, pythons and fish. The Australian Woolshed, just past Samford re-creates life on sheep station .Shearing demonstrations, ram shows and cattle-dog demonstrations are staged daily, while native animals roam freely around the property.
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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