Environment

Introducing the environment of the Gympie Region

Environmental Signficance of the Gympie Region

Greater Gympie Region

Koala Habitats

Native Forests

Flying Foxes

Mary Valley

Mary River

Lung Fish

Mary River Turtle

Mary River Cod

Maccullochella mariensis

Freshwater Species

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Ornate Rainbowfish

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

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Frogs

Cooloola Sedge Frog

Littoria Cooloolensis

Pobblebonk

Limnodynastes sp

Striped Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii

Cooloola Coast

UNESCO Great Sandy Biosphere Reserve

Ramsar Wetland of International Significance

UNESCO World Heritage: On the Tentative List

Wolf Rock Marine Protection area

Great Sandy National Park: Cooloola Section

Great Sandy Marine Park

Inskip Point Recreation Area

Million year old sand dunes

On the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

of migratory waterbirds

Humpback Whale Migration

Marine Turtle Nesting

Green & Loggerhead Turtles

Gympie Regional Council Priority species

Last updated:4/2/2025