Entries about curtis falls

Making the most of the beautiful scenery, we took the opportunity to get out and about

Cedar Creek Falls

Surrounded by open eucalypt forest and dry rainforest, the creek’s deep gorges and reflective rock pools continue to attract visitors today. The Creek sustains life as it winds it’s way to Moreton Bay.

Jingi walla wahlu – welcome to the lands of the Yugambeh – the traditional Aboriginals people of this region.

The wangerriburra family group gathered their daily food needs from the forests and open woodlands of Tamborine Mountain and crafted domestic utensils and weaponry form the the natural resources around them.

Cedar Creek Falls are close to a site that was part of a huge complex of three bora rings where Yugambeh and neighbouring groups gathered for corroboree and occasions of spiritual renewal.

These gatherings became less frequent and eventually ceased when lands were subdivided for European settlement.

Descendants of early European settlers to this region recall that their ancestors were able to attend the gatherings on selected occasions.

Curtis Falls

The dense forest of beautiful Joalah provides ideal habitat for the elusive Albert’s Lyrebird, which we saw, but it was too quick for me to photograph, so here's a couple from Google

Majestic wet eucalypt forest, dominated by giant flooded gums, surrounds lush subtropical rainforest, with piccabeen palms, ferns and strangler figs.

big enough to climb


and old enough that the tree had died and hollowed out the strangler fig

Past volcanic activity has created fertile soils derived from lava, which sustain the divers range of plant species found here.


Cedar Creek tumbles over spectacular Curtis Falls as it winds its way down the mountain before reaching the Albert River.

The pristine freshwater environment provides vital habitat for platypus, frogs and glow-worms.



and this little woodpecker

The path wound its way along the river

There are ten different types of forest on Tamborine Mountain including rain forest, wet sclerophyll and dry sclerophyll. These forests contain over 900 different plant species. This accounts for 65% of all plants found in the Gold Coast area.

Early settlers started moving to Tamborine in 1876 (over 130 years ago). Much of the ancient rainforest and surrounding sclerophyll were logged and subsequently cleared for farm land and development. Farming on the mountain included dairy, citrus, avocados, cut flowers and rhubarb, to name a few.
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In 1906 the Tamborine Shire Council became concerned about the amount of clearing which was taking place. As a result Witches Falls was the first declared National Park in Queensland on March 28th 1908.

and over the river

with a few sections of steps

and remnants of giants from the past