The Brisbane Forest Park is a 285 sq km (110 sq mi) reserve of natural bushland in the D'Aguilar Range.
July 11, 2006 (Press Release) --
Brisbane Forest Park
The Brisbane Forest Park is a 285 sq km (110 sq mi) reserve of natural bushland in the D'Aguilar Range. The park starts on the outskirts of Brisbane and stretches for more than 50km (30mi) to the north and west. It's a great area for bushwalks, cycling, horse riding, camping and scenic drives.
The park has its own information centre and Walkabout Creek, a freshwater study centre where you can see fish, lizards, pythons and turtles at close quarters. There are a number of good walking trails throughout the park, and you can camp here overnight. You really need your own car to get to the best walking trails, so it's worth driving here, or you can get a bus from Brisbane which stops a short walk from the information centre.
Australian Woolshed
The Australian Woolshed is an impressive set-up celebrating the 'outback experience'. Beyond a large souvenir shop specialising in Australiana, the Woolshed is a spacious and attractive park with free picnic and barbecue facilities, a small fauna park with koalas (huggable) and kangaroos (feedable), as well as Aussie attractions such as sheep shearing and wool spinning. If that's not enough excitement for you, stick around for the 'ram show'; marvel as eight trained rams get put through their paces by a bunch of canny sheepdogs. The Woolshed is 15km (9mi) north-west of the centre. You can drive, or catch a train to the nearest station, which is about 800m (870yd) from the 'shed. Many tour companies also include the Woolshed on their itinerary.
North Stradbroke Island
Most people come to Straddie for the beaches. Brisbane itself has no beaches, and the beaches of its eastern suburbs are rather sad, muddy affairs. North Stradbroke is about 20km (12mi) off the coast from Cleveland, which is about 25km (15mi) south-east of Brisbane's city centre. Straddie is a sand island and, despite some heavy sand-mining, it has plenty of vegetation and beautiful scenery. Outside of school holidays it's also pretty quiet and peaceful.
The best beaches are around Point Lookout, at the north-east tip of the island. There are good walks around here and you can often see porpoises, dolphins and manta rays from the headland. You can swim in the freshwater Blue Lake in the centre of the island, or walk along tracks and watch for snakes, goannas, wallabies and birds. To get to Straddie you need to take a bus or train to Cleveland to connect with the ferry - some ferries will take vehicles.
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The Brisbane Forest Park is a 285 sq km (110 sq mi) reserve of natural bushland in the D'Aguilar Range. The park starts on the outskirts of Brisbane and stretches for more than 50km (30mi) to the north and west. It's a great area for bushwalks, cycling, horse riding, camping and scenic drives.
The park has its own information centre and Walkabout Creek, a freshwater study centre where you can see fish, lizards, pythons and turtles at close quarters. There are a number of good walking trails throughout the park, and you can camp here overnight. You really need your own car to get to the best walking trails, so it's worth driving here, or you can get a bus from Brisbane which stops a short walk from the information centre.
Australian Woolshed
The Australian Woolshed is an impressive set-up celebrating the 'outback experience'. Beyond a large souvenir shop specialising in Australiana, the Woolshed is a spacious and attractive park with free picnic and barbecue facilities, a small fauna park with koalas (huggable) and kangaroos (feedable), as well as Aussie attractions such as sheep shearing and wool spinning. If that's not enough excitement for you, stick around for the 'ram show'; marvel as eight trained rams get put through their paces by a bunch of canny sheepdogs. The Woolshed is 15km (9mi) north-west of the centre. You can drive, or catch a train to the nearest station, which is about 800m (870yd) from the 'shed. Many tour companies also include the Woolshed on their itinerary.
North Stradbroke Island
Most people come to Straddie for the beaches. Brisbane itself has no beaches, and the beaches of its eastern suburbs are rather sad, muddy affairs. North Stradbroke is about 20km (12mi) off the coast from Cleveland, which is about 25km (15mi) south-east of Brisbane's city centre. Straddie is a sand island and, despite some heavy sand-mining, it has plenty of vegetation and beautiful scenery. Outside of school holidays it's also pretty quiet and peaceful.
The best beaches are around Point Lookout, at the north-east tip of the island. There are good walks around here and you can often see porpoises, dolphins and manta rays from the headland. You can swim in the freshwater Blue Lake in the centre of the island, or walk along tracks and watch for snakes, goannas, wallabies and birds. To get to Straddie you need to take a bus or train to Cleveland to connect with the ferry - some ferries will take vehicles.
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