Blogs from Bunya Mountains, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

On Wednesday, Sept 14, the day after we arrived at Yvonne's place in Crows Nest, we packed an over-night bag for our trip up into the Bunya Mountains. Robert had reserved a holiday house up there for us all to stay in for two nights so we could enjoy the wildlife that come out in the evenings. Nights are alive with the sounds of the nocturnal creatures and a myriad of stars on a clear night. The Bunya Mountains is a spectacular wilderness range forming an isolated section of the Great Dividing Range located about 150km from the coast. The immense subtropical range of cool, green rainforest, eucalypt forests and woodlands is home to the world’s largest forest of bunya pines. The Bunya nuts are very large and look somewhat like a pineapple. The nuts can ... read more

Burton Sunde and Fix performed for the Dalby Regional Arts Council at a concert under the pine trees on Bunya Mountain. We rented a cottage for the weekend and went for a walk in the rainforest before going home. We enjoyed the company of the many wallabies that came to visit and sitting by the fire in the evenings.... read more