Good-Night-Scrub-Nationalpark

The Good Night Scrub National Park (English: Goodnight Scrub National Park ) is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland.

Location

It is located 274 km north-west of Brisbane and 60 km south-west of Bundaberg in the valley of the Burnett River.

In the vicinity of the national parks Cordalba, Woowoonga, Coalstoun Lakes, Nour Nour and Bania are.

Origin of the name

The undergrowth in the park - as they say in the area - is so dense that you can not ride through or walk through. Lost their cattle in this scrub, as they were for the farmer usually lost (English: You can kiss your cattle goodnight ). Therefore, the area was called ' Goodnight Scrub '.

Provincial nature

The land along the lower reaches of the Burnett River is gently undulating and wooded.

Part of the park could be flooded if the proposed Paradise Dam on the Burnett River is realized.

Flora and Fauna

In the National Park of the remaining dry rainforest of the area is protected, formerly spread over the whole area. Most important tree species there is the Guinea - Araucaria. Occasionally one also finds bottle trees and Moaholz. In addition to the rainforest, there are also clear eucalyptus forest with the types "Spotted Gum" ( Corymbia maculata ), " Forest Red Gum" (Eucalyptus tereticornis ) and the narrow-leaved ' Red Ironbark " (Eucalyptus crebra ).

The birdlife in the National Park covers 166 species, including the Riesenkauz ( Ninox strenua ), the yellow neck Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus ), the mirror Reads ( Todiramphus macleayii ) and the King Parrot ( Alisterus scapularis ). In Goodnight Scrub also actually classified as extinct paradise parrot ( Psephotus pulcherrimus ) was sighted. Immediately the river you will find swans, spoonbills and other water birds. Different types of wallabies there as well as 60 different species of butterflies.

Facilities and access

There are no roads or other facilities in the park. The camping is not permitted.

The national park is accessible from the Bruce Highway (exit Booyal ). The driveway leads along the Burnett River Dam to the southwest and then to the side road to the National Park. In dry weather, the road is to drive on road vehicles, in wet weather, they may even be impassable for all-wheel -drive vehicles.