Mainly Natural
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| Baroon pocket dam at the boat ramp A picturesque picnic ground on the shores of Lake Baroon |
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| Booloumba Falls A magnificent swimming hole deep in the bush |
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| Booloumba camping area 1 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites - this one taken when "full" |
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| Booloumba day-use area 2 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier picnic and swimming-hole sites - this one taken when the creek was "empty" |
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| Booloumba camping area 3 Another of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites, this one with all camping conveniences, creek and rainforest frontage - camping doesn't get much better than this! |
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| Booloumba camping area 3 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites - this one taken from the middle of the area. |
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| Booloumba creek crossing One of the many Booloumba Creek crossings in the camping area - taken when the creek was very low |
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| Borumba Dam camping area A look at this excellent, well-provisioned campsite when almost empty. |
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| Borumba Dam boat ramp and dam wall Taken from the upstream side, a lovely image of this water wonderland deep in the hinterland. |
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| Borumba Dam spillway Taken from the downstream side, a striking image of an angler's paradise. |
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| Borumba Dam wall A look along the dam wall. |
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| Bribie Island Beach Looking east towards Stradbroke Island and, in the far distance, Tahiti |
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| Caloundra - Kings Beach foreshore A natural beach with real surf only metres from the "man-made alternative" (see mainly man-made below) |
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| Green Park - "Conondale's Flemington" Looks Peaceful and yet its the home to the Conondale picnic races and several moments of motocross madness throughout the year. |
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| Cotton Tree Beachfront - the big leak It sure looks like the beach has sprung a leak - which I guess it had with a little help from a big pump! |
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| Cotton Tree Beachfront - the big picture Another of the Sunshine Coast's beautiful beaches. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - public carpark A place for the general public to park and walk to the dam shore. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - walkway to shore A lovley landscaped walkway - from the carpark to the shore. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - public access point and here's what awaits you when you arrive at the shore. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - the shore at Camp X Now here's the shore for those fortunate enough to stay at Camp X |
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| Imbil forest Hoop Pine plantation Taken inside the forest - a 360o look around these growing hoop pines (with generous lashings of lantant) |
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| Little Yabba creek meets the Mary River The confluence of two of the Mary Valley's delightful waterways. |
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| Mapleton - Lilyponds, 5/12/2001 A lovely, duck- and goose-sprinkled watery space in the heart of Mapleton. |
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| Mary Cairncross park - Rainforest Taken within the rainforest - a glimpse of nature as she was widespread thousands of years ago. |
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| Mary Cairncross Park - the Glasshouse Mtns opposite the park entrance - the endless vista stretching through the Glasshouse Mountains. |
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| Noosa Beach foreshore Another of the Sunshine Coast's beautiful beaches. |
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| Noosa River at sunset Perfect peace - a place where you can get your fish in the river or across the road in one of the many restaurants and take-aways. |
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| Obi Obi Gorge from lookout at Baroon Pocket Dam spillway One of the Sunshine Coast's most beautiful gorges, already impacted by a huge dam wall, now (May, 2002) under threat of "Skywalks" bridges. |
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| Pumicestone Passage - southern end The Southern end with Jetty and ever-present bird flocks is a wonderful venue for the alfresco breakfast. |
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| Pumicestone Passage at Pacific Harbour Even the imposition of a contemporary canal housing development does little to disturb the grandeur of this exquisite environment. |
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| Pumicestone Passage just north of the Bribie Bridge A 360o vista giving the sense of peace and pleasure this boating paradise offers. |
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| Witta: the SW edge of the Blackall Range The road from the coast to Conondale and Kenilworth drops over the edge of the Blackall Range at Witta.. | 72 kb | 222 kb | |
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| Belli Park and playground a colourful oasis of fun in the bush |
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| Big Pineapple plantation Tropical treasures in an outdoor terrarium |
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| Bribie Island - downtown Lions Park, Surf Club, pub and shops - as close as I found to a CBD on Bribie |
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| Caboolture Markets (from the outside) One of Australia's most vibrant market places |
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| Caloundra - Bulcock St west end traffic solutions create an oasis in the "concrete desert" |
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| Caloundra - Bulcock St middle colourful chaos in the heart of Caloundra |
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| Caloundra - Kings Beach approach A once-serene scene, now fully "street-scaped" |
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| Caloundra - Kings Beach water park A man-made beach with "safe surf" only metres from the real thing |
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| Cooroy traffic options a "All roads lead to.....", in Cooroy its the roundabouts Some strange half-vehicles in this one! |
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| Cooroy traffic options b Another view of the world from the middle of a (lovely) traffic interchange |
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| Cotton Tree - Downtown - commercial centre This is home too the Cotton Tree markets - here you can see her in her every-day dress. |
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| Gympie: Normanby Park Remembrance Park A cheerful monument to those "Who Shall Not Grow Old". |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - public carpark A place for the general public to park and walk to the dam shore. |
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| Imbil central business district A timeless township where the best of the past peeps shyly into the present. |
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| Imbil lookout A view over Imbil's valley and the mountains in the "distance". |
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| Imbil Sunday Markets A 360o look around these cheerful markets which greet passengers on the Mary Valley "Rattler". |
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| Imbil - where the Valley Rattler turns around A real-live honest to goodness steam-operated railway-engine truntable - well-maintained and in excellent working order. |
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| Kenilworth Playground - free family fun park Surely one of Australia's lovliest playgrounds - for kids between 1 and 100 |
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| Maleny - Maple Street During the Scarecrow Carnivál - this scarecrow was protesting the erection of a mobile-phone antenna on the town's water tower. |
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| Maleny - Community Centre, 3/11/2001 Taken early in the morning - its the only time you'll see parking space in Maple street these days. |
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| Maleny - Festival of Colour, 10/11/2001 The scene inside the SES shed - it rained throughout the weekend that year! |
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| Maleny - Riverside Centre, 3/11/2001 Another early-morning view of parking places in Maleny |
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| Maleny - Riverside Centre, 3/11/2001 Another early-morning view of parking places in Maleny |
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| Maleny - Tesch Park in June A lovely autumn day show this welcoming park to its best advantage |
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| Maleny - Tesch Park in June Taking a few steps back, you can see the same park in it's urban surroundings. |
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| Maleny - Maple Street on Community Centre market day Exterior of the Community Centre with the market in full swing. |
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| Mooloolabah Harbour One of Mooloolah's many marinas - just behind the wharf. |
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| Pumicestone Passage Marina and Boat Ramp Although this facility has been carved out of the mainland - the tranquil waters of the passage carry their opwn sense of peace. |
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| The Mary Valley "Rattler" Every Sunday and Wednesday, the Mary Valley Heritage Railway's C17 locomotive hauls passengers from Gympie to Imbil. A view of the Imbil end. |
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| SCMBC display at FOC, 2001 The Sunshine Coast Model Boat Club's magnificent works at the Festival of Colour. |
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| Wastebusters - Corporate Headquarters Before there was a recycling station at Witta, there was wastebusters - here is the site in it's heyday! |
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| Witta: the centre This road junction could arguable be called the dead centre of Witta. It certainly depicts life, death and recycling in the rural community. |
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