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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| Located in the protected Beaver Cay Marine Sanctuary off Mission Beach, Beaver Reef is an unspoiled fringing reef surrounding a sandy cay and offers a range of dive sites. Abundant soft corals and large gorgonian sea fans, lots of giant clams, helmet shells and bailer shells. Green and Hawksbill turtles are regularly s |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Located in the protected Beaver Cay Marine Sanctuary off Mission Beach, Beaver Reef is an unspoiled fringing reef surrounding a sandy cay and offers a range of dive sites. Abundant soft corals and large gorgonian sea fans, lots of giant clams, helmet shells and bailer shells. Green and Hawksbill turtles are regularly s |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| Bicton Hill is within Clump Mountain National Park. The walking track begins on Bicton Hill's exposed eastern side, where sturdy trees such as brush box and swamp mahogany grow. Climbing steadily, the track circles around to the hill's sheltered western side, which supports one of Australia's few remaining examples of |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Bicton Hill is within Clump Mountain National Park. The walking track begins on Bicton Hill's exposed eastern side, where sturdy trees such as brush box and swamp mahogany grow. Climbing steadily, the track circles around to the hill's sheltered western side, which supports one of Australia's few remaining examples of |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| With Bicton Hill at its centre, Clump Mountain National Park preserves one of the few remaining patches of undisturbed lowland tropical rainforest. Many of the trees have large buttressed trunks and support epiphytic ferns and other plants. Several southern cassowaries live here and vulnerable arenga palms and ancient |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| With Bicton Hill at its centre, Clump Mountain National Park preserves one of the few remaining patches of undisturbed lowland tropical rainforest. Many of the trees have large buttressed trunks and support epiphytic ferns and other plants. Several southern cassowaries live here and vulnerable arenga palms and ancient |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| Licuala State Forest boasts several enjoyable walking tracks. Enjoy the native wildlife of the area as you walk around the forest…the Ulysses butterfly, cassowaries and green tree frogs. Be sure to look upwards to enjoy the sunlight shining through the beautiful palm leaves…it's truly remarkable! The Licuala Fan Palm i |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Licuala State Forest boasts several enjoyable walking tracks. Enjoy the native wildlife of the area as you walk around the forest…the Ulysses butterfly, cassowaries and green tree frogs. Be sure to look upwards to enjoy the sunlight shining through the beautiful palm leaves…it's truly remarkable! The Licuala Fan Palm i |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| The Lady Bowen Wreck off Mission Beach is a 220ft schooner now over 100 years old. A converted paddle steamer, she now rests in 34 metres and has become a reef in itself hosting magnificent coral formations and awesome marine life. You are likely to witness natures finest in the form of gropers, sea snakes, giant turtl |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Lady Bowen Wreck off Mission Beach is a 220ft schooner now over 100 years old. A converted paddle steamer, she now rests in 34 metres and has become a reef in itself hosting magnificent coral formations and awesome marine life. You are likely to witness natures finest in the form of gropers, sea snakes, giant turtl |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| Many Australian towns boast large monuments of their most recognisable town features, and Mission Beach is no different. Come see the five metre tall Big Cassowary at Wongaling Beach.
Mission Beach is known for its high population of cassowaries and it's quite likely that you’ll spot one on your visit. So come by and |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Many Australian towns boast large monuments of their most recognisable town features, and Mission Beach is no different. Come see the five metre tall Big Cassowary at Wongaling Beach.
Mission Beach is known for its high population of cassowaries and it's quite likely that you’ll spot one on your visit. So come by and |
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Mission Beach , Townsville Region |
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| A wonderful walking track is known to locals as the Ulysses Link Walking Track. Coiling its way along Mission Beach’s foreshore, the areas Indigenous and European history can be learnt through interpretive artworks created by local artists.
Named for the brilliant blue Ulysses butterflies, the one and a half kilometre |
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Mission Beach , Tropical North Queensland |
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| A wonderful walking track is known to locals as the Ulysses Link Walking Track. Coiling its way along Mission Beach’s foreshore, the areas Indigenous and European history can be learnt through interpretive artworks created by local artists.
Named for the brilliant blue Ulysses butterflies, the one and a half kilometre |
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