Mena Creek Falls at Paronella Park

Paronella Park to Fraser Island

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November 18th 2010
Our story begins at an enchanted castle set amongst the lush green rainforest just south of Innisfail. This castle was built by Jose Paronella from Spain back in the 1920s. Its design was based around Mena Creek Falls so that you could see the falls from most of the buildings that made up the castle. He pretty much built it himself and it took him about 20 years to complete it. Now it is a heri ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more