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The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is a business division of the Department of Environment and Science within the Government of Queensland.The division’s primary concern is with the management and maintenance of protected areas within Queensland, to protect and manage Queensland’s parks, forests and the Great Barrier Reef for current and future generations.
Access to Fraser Island ideally requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle. [10] Parts of the Cooloola section are also inaccessible without a four-wheel drive. Vehicles entering the park need to obtain a vehicle permit for both Fraser Island and the Cooloola Recreational Area. Both sections have numerous camping areas.
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]
Goodedulla is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 573 km (356 mi) northwest of Brisbane.The park is located in the centre of the Brigalow Belt. [2]Access to the park is by four-wheel-drive vehicle only. [2]
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service: ... Access is by four-wheel drive vehicle. [6] ... Permits are required and can be collected at a self-registration station.
Private vehicles may be brought to the island by ferry. They can be driven on the island but require a vehicle access permit as the island is a national park. [3] Four wheel drive (off-road) vehicles are necessary as roads are unsealed and often sandy tracks beyond resort areas. Many beaches, particularly on the east shore, also serve as roads.
Rinyirru (Lakefield) is a national park in Lakefield, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia, 1,707 km northwest of Brisbane and 340 km north-west of Cairns by road, on Cape York Peninsula. At 5,370 km 2 (2,073 sq. miles) - making it bigger than Trinidad and Tobago and almost as big as Brunei - Rinyirru is the second largest park in Queensland ...
Bush camping is permitted on Scawfell Island but visitors must be self-sufficient, and a permit is required from Queensland National Parks. Camping is at sheltered sites in Refuge Bay. [3] In February 2023, a report [4] [5] by Dr Conrad Hoskin reported the finding of the Scawfell Island leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus fimbriatus), growing to 15 cm.