After almost 6 months, I was travelling in Australia again. By a lucky coincidence, I ended up back in the Brisbane area of Queensland, more precisely back on the Gold Coast. My first visit was to the hinterland in Lamington National Park, which is situated at an altitude of almost 1000 metres and has the typical rainforest vegetation of the area.
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Binna Burra is a mountain locality and historic lodge area situated within Lamington National Park in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia. It lies on the western edge of the Gold Coast metropolitan region, approximately 90 kilometres south of Brisbane, at elevations ranging from about 800 to over 900 metres above sea level. Binna Burra forms part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area and is embedded within a largely intact subtropical and temperate rainforest landscape. The area is characterized by steep escarpments, deeply incised valleys, high rainfall, and dense forest cover. Human settlement is extremely limited, with land use focused on conservation, research, recreation, and nature-based tourism rather than permanent residential development.
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