Aug/090
Brisbane Hinterland
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: This comfortable slice of rural Queensland invites you to the historic timber towns of Blackbutt and Yarraman and to wineries along the scenic Barambah wine Trail. At Nanango or Kilkivan you can fossick for gold and find accommodation in a great Bed and Breakfast or a Farmstay property.
Booubyjan Homestead: This is a homestead, located near Goomeri, owned by two Irish brothers, the Clements. This land is open for daily tours, where you can get a close up look inside the home and and of the property.
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.
Also located in Brisbane Forest Park is the Walkabout Creek Wildlife Center. This is a freshwater creek, populated with frogs, water dragon, platypus, python and fish. Just past Samford, in the The Woolshed, you can get a realistic demonstration of life on a sheep station. Enjoy everything from shearing demonstrations to watching the native animals roam.
Daisy Hill State Forest: This is an area of eucalypt forest and acacia scrub. 25 kilometers south of Brisbane, visitors can view the koala from a treetop tower, and watch as they sit comfortable on the tops of the trees.