Yarrbilgong Falls

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Yarrbilgong Falls
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Location South East Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 28°13′55″S153°11′25″E / 28.23194°S 153.19028°E / -28.23194; 153.19028 Coordinates: 28°13′55″S153°11′25″E / 28.23194°S 153.19028°E / -28.23194; 153.19028
Total height 150 metres (490 ft) [1]
Watercourse Coomera River

The Yarrbilgong Falls, a waterfall on the Coomera River, is located within Lamington National Park in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

Waterfall Place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a river

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Coomera River river in Queensland, Australia

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Lamington National Park Protected area in Queensland, Australia

The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is 85 kilometres (53 mi) to the southwest and Brisbane is 110 kilometres (68 mi) north. The 20,600 hectares Lamington National Park is known for its natural environment, rainforests, birdlife, ancient trees, waterfalls, walking tracks and mountain views.

Access to the falls is along the main Coomera Track that links Binna Burra and O'Reilly's Guesthouse. The falls descend 150 metres (490 ft) [1] into Coomera Gorge.

Binna Burra Suburb of Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia

Binna Burra is a parcel of private land and mountain lodge surrounded by Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia. It is also the name of a locality in the same area within the Scenic Rim Region. The lodge lies in the north-eastern corner of the Lamington Plateau in the McPherson Range, 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Brisbane. It is marketed as an ecolodge and was one of the first nature based resorts to be established in Australia. In 2000, the resort was the first commercial accommodation provider to be awarded Green Globe Certification in Australia. The lodge and other aspects of the built environment at Binna Burra are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as the Binna Burra Cultural Landscape.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lackner, Thomas (1989). Discovering Binna Burra on Foot. Envirobook. p. 37. ISBN   0-85881-088-3.