Tommerup’s Dairy Farm is a 6th generation working dairy farm in the Kerry Valley, just outside of Beaudesert. The lovely owners welcome visitors to their farm through seasonal Market Days and Farm Forage sessions.
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Tweed Recreation Ground Playground, Tweed Heads
Tweed Recreation Ground Playground at Tweed Heads is a beautiful, nature inspired accessible play space! With a fabulous play structure and tunnel slide, nature play teepee, swings, nature walk and basketball courts, there is plenty to occupy everyone here.
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day on the Gold Coast
World Wildlife Day is celebrated in Australia on March 3rd, recognising the world's wild animals and plants, and to raising awareness of their importance. Here on the Gold Coast, we’re blessed to have incredible native plants and animals all around us, and plenty of amazing opportunities to get up close and personal. Here are 7 FREE ways to experience the Gold Coast’s native plants and animals in recognition of World Wildlife Day.
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Coombabah Lakelands Conservation area
The Coombabah Lakelands Conservation area protects 1200 hectares of wetlands and eucalypt forest, right in the middle of the northern Gold Coast suburbs. Visit in the late afternoon to see grassy open fields bathed in golden sunlight and hundreds of kangaroos grazing on the grass!
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Daisy Hill State Forest & Koala Centre
Daisy Hill State Forest and Koala Centre is a fabulous, free centre that you can visit to learn more about our endangered koalas. Packed with interactive displays, here you can learn about what they eat, where they live, their social aspects and also how we can care for them. Situated within the Daisy Hill State Forest, this is a great spot for a picnic with friends - visit the koala centre, ride your bike, play in the bush, and enjoy time in nature.
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Syd Duncan Park, Lower Beechmont
Syd Duncan Park in Lower Beechmont is the ultimate picnic spot. The incredible views, playground and great public nature play space will win over the entire family!
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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a lush, 27-hectare outdoor space connecting wildlife and nature with the community. There is so much to see and do: Cuddle a koala, pat a kangaroo or book a hospital tour - whether paid or free, there are so many opportunities to interact with the animals and see the Sanctuary in action up close. Don't miss the Extinction Trail where you can get up close with dinosaurs, and the Wild Island water park and playground!
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Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Garden's family-friendly discovery trail, Sooty Owl’s Creekside trail will intrigue, surprise and educate children and adults alike.
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Skywalk Tamborine, Tamborine Mountain
The Tamborine Mountain Rainforest Skywalk offers a unique yet family friendly way to explore the beautiful rainforest canopy. A 1.5km walk, it combines 300m of steel bridges, with forest floor trails and the highlight - a 40m cantilever bridge sitting 30m above the forest floor!
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Bamboo Down Under, Wongawallan
Bamboo Down Under at Wongawallan is a garden centre with a difference. The perfect weekend outing, here you can explore a species garden, meditation garden, labyrinth, sensory garden and bamboo tunnel, and get bamboozled in the bamboo maze!
