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Originally established as a forestry camp when there was logging on Fraser Island, Central Station's beautiful rainforest area houses a display explaining... read more
Cherbourg is an Aboriginal community located four kilometres past Murgon. Visitors can purchase a variety of crafts including intricately carved Emu eggs... read more
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Just off the coast from Queensland’s Hervey Bay, is World Heritage Listed Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the world and the only place on... read more
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There are many different aspects to Fraser Island, but the awe inspiring beauty of Lake MacKenzie makes it probably the most visited natural site on the... read more
Lake Wabby is relatively close to the ocean side of Fraser Island and unlike the other lakes, it supports several varieties of fish. It is known as both... read more
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Maidenwell, gateway to the Bunya Mountains, is home to Queensland’s largest privately owned public astronomical observatory. A small pretty town set... read more
Maryborough was settled in 1847 and is one of Queensland's oldest provincial cities. Located three hours from Brisbane, Maryborough was a major immigration... read more
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These coloured sand cliffs have been sculptured by the wind and rain blowing in off the Pacific Ocean. The colours - red, brown, yellow and orange - are... read more
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Lake Wabby is relatively close to the ocean side of Fraser Island and unlike the other lakes, it supports several varieties of fish. It is known as both a window lake and a barrage lake. Window lakes form when the ground level falls below the water table. Barrage lakes form when a sand blow blocks the waters of a natural spring.
This phenomenon is easy to see at Lake Wabby. On one side it s deep green waters are bordered by a giant sand dune that is slowly moving into the lake. In a century or so, the sand dune’s inexorable march westward across the island will see it completely swallow the lake, making the 40 minute walk to get there not quite so worthwhile.
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