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25.01.2022 We hope this study provides essential information for conservation and development planning, helping guide future national and global conservation agendas.

24.01.2022 Today is National Eucalypt Day.

22.01.2022 International Day For Forests The International Day for Forests highlights the importance of forests all over the world. Take the time today to enjoy some time in a national park or forest near you. #ConnectProtect https://www.un.org/en/observances/forests-and-trees-day

19.01.2022 'First Nations people lived in this area, carefully managing and using its rich natural resources for thousands of years. Known as ‘Woonoongoora’ in the Yugambeh language, the mountains of Lamington National Park are sacred and spiritual, places to be nurtured and respected.' Department of Environment & Science, Queensland. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lamington/about/culture

19.01.2022 https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//world-h/gondwana-rainforests

18.01.2022 Caves Circuit now open again after 12 month shut-down from bushfires. See where the fire went and see where it did not go! https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//lamin/journeys/caves-circuit

17.01.2022 https://app.aussiebirdcount.org.au//e199c428-b245-4b7c-bc8

17.01.2022 The world’s loudest insects - active in Lamington National Park. https://theconversation.com/the-cicadas-deafening-shriek-is

16.01.2022 A new report Queensland's National Parks: An Economically Important Tourism Resource, from the University of Queensland and the Department of Environment and Science, details the value of national parks to the Queensland economy and the return on investment for park spending.

16.01.2022 'Deep feelings clutched me during the Daves Creek Country walk. We had descended through rainforest, eucalyptus forest and sheoak forest and finally through low mallee-heath country, and stopped for a rest at Surprise Rock, gazing out across the valley and cliffs beyond. This is Australia before colonisation I thought, before any roads and buildings, maybe even before Aboriginal arrival.' https://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/binna-burra-memories-an/

16.01.2022 Source: www.ecosmagazine.com/?act=view_file&file_id=EC24p3.pdf

16.01.2022 NPAQ: 'Although Queensland has very high biodiversity it has the smallest proportion of its land in protected areas (just over 8%), well short of other states and the UN international target (17%). Much of our biodiversity, including critical habitats and climate refuges for native plant and animal species, such as inland wetlands, remain outside protected areas. This means little to no dedicated management of multiple threats, and risks remain from potential land use change.'

14.01.2022 Includes Lamington National Park. The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia is a serial, cross-jurisdictional property comprising the major remaining areas of rainforest in south east Queensland and north east New South Wales. It currently includes parts of 41 protected areas located largely on the Great Dividing Range and eastern escarpment, extending from Main Range National Park in south east Queensland to Barrington Tops National Park in New South Wales. https://environment.des.qld.gov.au//world-herita/gondwana

14.01.2022 'The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) has been active in increasing Queensland’s National Park Estate and seeking management of threats for 90 years. Romeo Lahey looms large in the establishment and early years of the Association. Lahey recognised that no body of public opinion was organised to combat the influences which were operating against the best interests of national parks. https://npaq.org.au/legacy/#comment-354

13.01.2022 Know the rules when you visit a national park or State forest! Our Rangers are out and about in parks and forests to ensure that everyone is doing the right thi...ng. Their day-to-day duties include undertaking law enforcement activities anywhere, anytime! Recently #QldParkRangers have found visitors camped in national parks with chainsaws! Fact: Disturbing or damaging vegetation is a punishable offence in our #QldParks and forests. If Rangers find you with a chainsaw in a national park or State forest, you may be issued with a $533 on-the-spot fine. So if you’re planning a trip to a national park or State forest, leave your chainsaw at home (or safely stored in your vehicle if travelling), don't collect firewood and bring your own clean, milled wood! When planning your camping trip, check out all you need to know about doing the right thing in the park you intend to visit and avoid our law enforcing Rangers! https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks Craig Dunk Queensland Government #QPWSCompliance #QPWSDontGetPINned

12.01.2022 "With the road to be reopened under traffic control on 31 August, final works are expected to continue until October 2020, weather and site conditions permitting. In addition, with Binna Burra Road reopening, the majority of rainforest trails in the Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park will again be available for walkers, with their restoration funded under a $1 million Tourism Recovery Fund initiative under the DRFA.' https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90603

12.01.2022 Caves Circuit can now include the walk up or down BInna Burra Road.

12.01.2022 Nice conditions for funnel-web spiders - after heavy rain combined with warm weather creates an ideal environment for the creatures to thrive. https://www.9news.com.au//06319dac-6c5d-4148-a519-0e6a03b7

12.01.2022 It has not happened much over the past 90 years, but investors can purchase shares in the new era of Binna Burra Lodge Limited after 6 April 2021. To register your interest please follow the prompts at the link below. Shares are $1.00 each with a minimum subscription of A$500. No individual can own more than 2.5% of the shares in this environmental social enterprise founded in 1933. The offer is made under the Offer Information Statement (OIS) (available via the link). Any person looking to invest in Binna Burra should consider the OIS in deciding whether to acquire shares. Upon registering your interest and after 6 April 2021, to acquire shares you will need to complete the application form that will accompany the OIS. #shareholder #environmental #binnaburralodge #stewardship #naturebasedtourism www.binnaburralodge.com.au/buying-shares/

12.01.2022 The Binna Burra upper day-use area is in the Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park. The day-use area is at the end of Binna Burra Road, 3.5km from the park entrance. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//binna-burra-upper-day-use-ar

11.01.2022 A great day for a bush walk!

11.01.2022 View the digital story to discover the ancient biodiversity of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. https://www.des.qld.gov.au/stories/gondwana

11.01.2022 Exploring how play in ecotourism sites supports children to learn not only about, but also with nature. https://www.tandfonline.com/epri/ZUAXMHIURDG9AGJKRJDS/full

10.01.2022 Ongoing road works into Binna Burra side of Lamington National Park

10.01.2022 The scenic Coomera circuit leaves the Border Track1.9km from the Binna Burra trailhead and passes through subtropical and warm temperate rainforest communities, and giant brush box Lophostemon confertus forest. Walk up to the spectacular cantilevered Coomera Falls lookout (5.5km from the trailhead) and witness the power of the Coomera River as it cascades over the magnificent Coomera and Yarrabilgong falls down into the 160m deep gorge. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//lam/journeys/coomera-circuit

09.01.2022 There is quite a variety of flora and fauna near the Visitor Information Centre, Binna Burra side of Lamington National Park.

09.01.2022 Bee sweet and bumble We’re inviting you to participate in the spring Wild Pollinator Count. Join in by watching any flowering plant for just ten minutes durin...g our count week and help us build a database on wild pollinator activity. Check out our backyard biodiversity resources https://bit.ly/33VmAAJ

09.01.2022 After a year of close down ... BInna Burra side of Lamington National Park now open!!! 7 am morning walk.

09.01.2022 https://workingwithnature.org.au/report/

09.01.2022 It was an honour to do some track-note checking for the Lamington Natural History Association over the weekend with this crack team! Amy Hartley and I were luck...y to walk one of my favourites in the park - the Daves Creek circuit. The spring wildflowers should be great this year!! And along with that some other good news... Binna Burra road is finally opening on 1 September along with most tracks on the eastern side of Lamington National Park. The Sky Lodges at Binna Burra Lodge are also officially open 1 September then the campsite and tea house in time for the school holidays. Also excited to announce that interNATIONAL PARKtours will be operating the guest activities starting in the September school holidays. We will be employing some of the guides who lost work after the 2019 bushfires and look forward to coming back to the place where our walking tour company was born in 1975! Further details will be on the Binna Burra website in the coming week or so!! See more

08.01.2022 The cost of one 11 km highway upgrade is more than twice the annual budget for all Queensland national parks? Consider having a conversation with friends and/or your State candidates about the importance of national parks. https://npaq.org.au//20201029_NPAQ_key_statements_quick_re

08.01.2022 Main Coomera Falls. Probably late 1940s

07.01.2022 Protected Areas Matter On the 23rd of May, Wildlife Queensland is hosting a 1-day symposium that will bring together some of Australia’s top wildlife and conservation experts to explore and discuss the importance of protected areas for wildlife conservation. http://ow.ly/BN4650En0Uv

07.01.2022 Wildlife of Lamington National Park. Total number of species: 2261 https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/we/facts-maps/wildlife/

07.01.2022 Saturday 30 August 2020. Phil Cullen at Lamington National Park. 'Walking the Border Track today, returning from the Coomera Circuit (checking LNHA walking notes and locations for Suzanne Noakes). People have been off the track for a year and the dingos have been roaming more freely. Their splendid isolation ends Monday, when the tracks reopen on the Binna Burra side'

06.01.2022 www.inaturalist.org//60138-Lamington-National-Park-Check-L

05.01.2022 Lamington National Park is made up of two sectionsGreen Mountains and Binna Burra. Green Mountains section is located on the western side of the Lamington Plateau. The Binna Burra section encompasses the rest of the park to the east. Getting to Binna Burra section. Allow 70min from Broadbeach. Drive 38km to Beechmont via Nerang. From the north, take Pacific Motorway exit 69 and follow the signs west to Lamington National ParkBinna Burra section. The final 1.8km of the drive is very narrow and winding. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//binna-burra-upper-day-use-ar

05.01.2022 Declared in 1915, Lamington National Park covers 21,176ha and boasts extensive walking tracks along the McPherson Range, which allow visitors to explore the area's forests, creeks and waterfalls. Dramatic lookouts in Lamington afford views over the Gold Coast, south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. Lamington is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, which includes the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world, most of the world's warm temperate rainforest and nearly all of the Antarctic beech Nothofagus moorei cool temperate rainforest. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au//world-h/gondwana-rainforests

05.01.2022 The Queensland Protected Area Strategy 2020-30 was released Saturday 3 October 2020. The Strategy aims to protect Queensland’s world-class natural and cultural values and includes a strong emphasis on working in partnership with Indigenous people. https://npaq.org.au/cu/protected-area-strategy-an-overview/

04.01.2022 Native plants of Lamington National Park Total number of species: 1106 https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/we/facts-maps/wildlife/

03.01.2022 The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia is listed as World Heritage for its unique landforms, spectacular diversity of species and for what it tells us about the development of life on Earth

03.01.2022 National Parks Association of Queensland: 'Although Queensland has very high biodiversity it has the smallest proportion of its land in protected areas (just over 8%), well short of other states and the UN international target (17%). Much of our biodiversity, including critical habitats and climate refuges for native plant and animal species, such as inland wetlands, remain outside protected areas. This means little to no dedicated management of multiple threats, and risks remain from potential land use change.' https://npaq.org.au//20201029_NPAQ_key_statements_quick_re

03.01.2022 The legal boundaries of Lamington National Park. https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au//national-park-lamingt/