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Kooyoora State Park is a state park in Victoria, Australia located 220 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Melbourne, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Inglewood.It is a 11,350-hectare (28,000-acre) reserve comprising box-ironbark forest and rocky granite outcrops, including the Melville Caves.
This is a list of caves in Australia. Show caves. New South Wales Abercrombie Caves ... Kangaroo Island Kelly Hill Caves; Lower South-East Cave Gardens (Mount Gambier)
Woodford Island is the largest island in the lower reaches of the Clarence River [1] in the Far-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is formed by the Clarence River where it splits into the South Arm and North Arm at the small village of Brushgrove then reforms at the town of Maclean .
The Barnard Island Group is a protected area in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] These are islands with a fascinating geological past, dating back 420 million years. [2] Six species of terns have been found nesting in the southern Barnard Islands, and twenty-three species of forest birds have a habitat here. [3]
Bribie Island National Park is an Australian national park in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, [2] 68 kilometres (42 miles) north of Brisbane. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park. [3]
Many caves are found throughout the island both above and below water. [4] Indigenous Australians are thought to have inhabited the island up to 18,000 years ago. Archeologists have found ancient artefacts on the island such as stone blades, lizard traps, axe heads, grinding stones and granite watering holes. The objects are believed to be ...
The locality is bordered by Kooyoora State Park, home of rare Box-Ironbark forest, scenic granite outcrops and significant Aboriginal sites. [2] Melville Caves, a collection of granite tors which form fissures (loosely called 'caves'), is located in the park. [3]
It is located in the Augusta-Margaret River and Busselton council areas, and is claimed to have the highest visiting numbers of any national park in Western Australia. The park received 2.33 million visitors through 2008–2009. [2]