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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park

Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park is a protected area that is located in Wurtulla, north of Currimundi, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Caloundra, Queensland, Australia.

The park is named after Kathleen McArthur, a local artist, conservationist and founding member of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland in 1962.

The park's total area is 50 hectares (124 acres). It was first declared as a conservation park in 1994. A large percentage of the park is wallum heath, which in turn then supports a large and diverse number of fauna; 353 species, 14 of which are introduced, 25 species are rare or threatened. A vast array of wildflowers may be seen in the park at any time of the year, but are most abundant in late winter to early spring. A local volunteer group currently visits the park every month to engage in activities such as removing of weeds and revegetating. The park has two well-mapped walking tracks with information signs. Picnic facilities are provided in the Crummunda Park; facilities include picnic tables, barbecues and toilets.

The altitude of the terrain is 2 meters.

References

  1. ^ "Department of Environment and Science". Parks and forests. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Sunshine Coast Point".
  3. ^ "About | Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Department of Environment and Science". Wetlandinfo. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland".
  6. ^ Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (1999). Walks in Caloundra: from the Mountains to the Sea. Watson Ferguson & Co. p. 87. ISBN 0 9586236 0 0.
  7. ^ "Friends of Currimundi Lake".
  8. ^ "Currimundi Lake Bushwalking Trails".
  9. ^ "Currimundi Lake Conservation Park park, Queensland, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 10 March 2022.