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The largest island national park in Australia, Hinchinbrook is completely untouched bar a small abandoned resort. Nowadays only a limited number of campers are allowed to stay on the Queensland island in order to preserve the island's biodiversity as much as possible—and when we say limited, we mean 40 at a time.


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Christmas Island Credit: KiltedArab/Shutterstock. While still an Australian territory, Christmas Island lies just off the south coast of Java, Indonesia, which contributes to the diversity of people, plants, biology and culture of the island. Most of Christmas Island is a tropical rainforest and 60 percent of the island is federally protected.Springs and wells, which provide fresh water to.


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5 Islands That Are Surprisingly Easy To Get To From Brisbane 1. North Stradbroke Island. I spent my last couple of high school years living on the mainland across from North Stradbroke Island, or.


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Situated in the middle of a 1,013-hectare national park, Lizard Island Resort is the best luxury island in Queensland. Lizard island accommodation is absolutely stunning, with laid-back barefoot-luxury style private villas. This all-inclusive resort is open to adults and children ten years of age and older.


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The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Brisbane. The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are off the coast by Proserpine.The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the commercial centre is Hamilton Island.


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Experience Brisbane's most historical Island- St Helena Island. Explore Queensland's first penal settlement and experience the tales of prison life and hardships on this Island. The island is a National park 6km off the coast of Brisbane and there are two tour companies that run entertaining and informative day tours as well as night ghost.


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Coochiemudlo Island is the hidden gem of Moreton Bay's islands. Known as Coochie to its 700 residents, this is the only place in Australia with a Flinders Day holiday (explorer Matthew Flinders.


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A seriously peaceful island paradise. Getting here: Off the coast of Gladstone, Heron Island is accessible by air (30-minute heli-flight) or two-hour sea transfer. Then, take a 30-minute 'passage to paradise' to Wilson. 2. LONG ISLAND, The Whitsundays.


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Here are our top five favourite islands of the moment: 1. Hinchinbrook Island. Australia's largest island national park is a ruggedly beautiful 399 square kilometres of lush tropical vegetation.


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Short walk around the island. Bird watching. 4. Peel Island and Goat Island. Platypus wreck on Peel Island near Brisbane. Peel Island and Goat Island are uninhabited islands between the mainland and Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island). Most of Peel Island is protected and inaccessible, but Horseshoe Bay and Platypus Bay.


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Ph 1300 438 787. Some other interesting islands to explore around Brisbane and Moreton Bay include Karragarra, Lamb and Russell, all of which can be discovered as a jump-on-jump-off day trip by.


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A hidden Moreton Bay gem, Coochiemudlo Island is a quick 10-minute trip from the Victoria Point Jetty (40-minute drive from the CBD) aboard the Amity Trader ferry service. Known fondly as 'Coochie', the residential island is a popular respite from city life. Spend the day paddling, snorkelling and floating in Coochie's calm, clear waters.


Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia. — Stock Photo © autau 161082170

The Southern Moreton Bay Islands includes Coochiemudlo, Russell, Macleay, Karragarra and Lamb Island. Ferries to Coochiemudlo - famous for its family-friendly activities - leave from Victoria Point in Brisbane. The remaining islands can be reached via TRANSLink ferry from Redland Bay Marina. Each island has its own personality, from the.


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Magnetic Island boasts 23 golden sand beaches, 5,184 hectares of rugged national park (78% of the island is protected) and over 300 sunny days a year. Just a 20-minute ferry ride from Townsville, it's also home to the Instagram-famous S.S. City of Adelaide, a 1916 shipwreck now overgrown by mangroves.


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NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, QLD. Located 25 minutes by ferry off the Queensland coast, Stradbroke Island is an easy day trip from Brisbane. It's the second biggest sand island in the world after Fraser Island (more on that later). For swimming in gentle waves, head to idyllic Cylinder Beach; for wilder surf, make your destination 38-kilometre-long.


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Tangalooma Island Resort, named among Lonely Planet's 100 Best Beaches of the World , is only a 75-minute catamaran cruise from Brisbane. The Resort is the perfect family holiday destination for guests seeking an understated yet unique adventure, educational or nature based experience - right on Brisbane's doorstep on the incredible Moreton.