Gondwana Rainforests

Gondwana Rainforests
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The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (formerly called Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves) were designated a world heritage site because of their geological features.

The WHS consists of no less than 41 different parks in Queensland and New South Wales.

The Queensland areas include Lamington National Park, Mount Chinghee National Park, Springbrook National Park, Mount Barney National Park and Main Range National Park.

The New South Wales areas include Barrington Tops National Park, Dorrigo National Park, Mount Warning National Park, New England National Park, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Washpool National Park, Willi Willi National Park and Werrikimbe National Park.

Year Decision Comments
2007Name changeFrom "Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)" to "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia"
1986 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Tom Allen (England):
The New England National Park is one of the biggest in the Gondwana group and has the advantage, say, over the Blue Mountains WHS by being a lot less busy on the tourist trails. Travel a short distance from Armidale and you can enter the park at it's western edge for a day trip. The view from Point Lookout is awe-inspiring...
Date posted: December 2008
John Booth (New Zealand):
This is a scattered site made up of a number of unconnected national parks.

There is a very informative Site Information office in the town of Murwillumbah, with very helpful staff. The town is served by buses travelling between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, but trains no longer run there. We rented a car for a few days to visit the site.

The salient feature of the site is Mount Warning, named by Captain Cook over three hundred years ago. It sticks out like a thumb in the centre of a huge crater. We hiked though the bush around the base of the mountain. Because the site is sacred to the local Wollumbin people it is not recommended to climb to the top.

Great views of the whole crater can be seen from the rim of the crater. We found a great lookout up in the Springbrook National Park.
 
ross (Australia):
Read what one Local Government Council is doing to a world heritage listed region.www.worldheritagedump.com.au
 


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