D'Aguilar National Park

The D' Aguilar National Park (English: D' Aguilar National Park ) is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland.

Location

It is located 31 km north-west of Brisbane.

The park consists of two separate parts. The southern part includes the former Brisbane Forest Park, which is located in the southern D' Aguilar Range, east of Lake Wivenhoe and Somerset Lake. The northern part consists of former state-owned protected areas around Mount Mee, west of Caboolture.

History

The first national park in the D' Aguilar Range was established in 1930 and was called Maiala National Park. It was established by a volunteer group called Brisbane National Park & Recreation Committee. The area around Mount Nebo was called Manorina National Park. 1973 we began to think about expanding the park to the entire area between Mount Coot- tha to the east and Mount Nebo in the West. After many difficulties and resistances 1977, the Parliament of Queensland declared an area of ​​25,000 acres to the state park.

Since 1938, around Mount Mee already existed in the northern D' Aguilar Range a number of smaller state protected areas - Mount Mee State Forest and Forest Reserve - a total of 11,000 hectares.

2009 originated from these areas of the D' Aguilar National Park.

Flora

In both parts of the National Park can be found eucalyptus forest and subtropical rainforest. In the northern part of New Guinea araucaria plantations also are seen.

Facilities

In the park there are many hiking trails and a visitor center ( Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre ) at the Mount Nebo Road. The latter includes a zoo with aviaries, aquariums and enclosures for the animals occurring in the National Park.