Gayndah
Gayndah is the Oldest Country Town in Queensland.
Explore the railway district, and stunning lookouts (Ideraway, McConnell) and picnic by the river.
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Mackay
Mackay is sugar country and a mining town. There is a large shopping centre and a Botanical Gardens. There are a few National Parks that make a nice day trip
Camels in Australia
Camels were first imported from India and the Canary Islands to Australia in the 1840s as a beast of burden for exploration and development in arid areas.
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Cane toad
Cane toads became pests after being introduced into Australia in 1935 to control destructive beetles in Queensland’s sugarcane crops.
Dingo
The dingo is a restricted invasive animal under the Biosecurity Act 2014. It must not be moved, kept, fed, given away, sold, or released into the environment.
Crocodile
For safety’s sake, you must assume that anywhere with water in FNQ (& NT) will have a crocodile.
Crocodiles in the region are saltwater (estuarine) crocodiles.
Cassowary
The Southern Cassowary, a protected species of bird with a bright blue neck and a red wattle. The Cassowary can be just about as tall as a human (1.5m – 1.8m), and even though they are seemingly shy, their giant talon claws (5 inches in length) can inflict injury when necessary.
Wooroolin
Wooroolin has a palustrine wetlands with a bird hide. The railway line from Wondai operated 1904-2009; now used for cycling, walking/running and horse riding.
Wondai
A cute little town with a big history. It is along the rail trail cycling track which winds around Ficks Crossing. The area is surrounded by cattle grazing land and grain growing farms.
The Palms National Park
The Palms National Park: a circuit walking track; small remnant subtropical rainforest; vine forest with piccabeen palms, strangler figs, bunya and hoop pines.
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