Is Bunya closed?

Is Bunya closed?

The Bunya Bunya walking track is closed until further notice. All other walking tracks within the park remain open, unless specified otherwise. Please observe all signage, barriers and directions from rangers and do not enter closed areas.

Why was the Bunya Mountains made a national park?

Protecting the bunya forest In 1881 a timber reserve was declared over 12,150 hectares. Following more than 20 years of lobbying against powerful timber and grazing interests and numerous visits by inspectors of forests, a 9,112 hectare national park was declared in July 1908.

What does Bunya mean in Aboriginal?

bunya bunyanoun. nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines.

Is Bunya Mountains sealed?

Map of Maidenwell – Bunya Mountains Road, QLD The Maidenwell – Bunya Mountains Road is a sealed and an unsealed road in Queensland. It goes from near Great Dividing Range to Maidenwell.

Can you swim at Bunya Mountains?

Summer is a high fire risk time in the Bunya Mountains. The small mountain streams are very sensitive to disturbance and not suitable for swimming.

Does it snow in the Bunya Mountains?

TOURISTS from south-east Queensland flocked to the Bunya Mountains to catch a glimpse of the wild weather conditions. Although little or no snow fell on the mountains, parts of the Bunyas were covered in white frost and ice.

How was the Bunya Mountains used in the past?

Aboriginal people historically used Bunya Mountains as a meeting place for the various tribes scattered throughout Queensland and New South Wales. They feasted seasonally on the bunya nuts collected from the bunya pine trees (Araucaria bidwillii).

Are bunya nuts native to Australia?

The Bunya Nut (Araucaria bidwillii) is native to south-eastern Queensland especially the Bunya Mountains National Park. The bunya nut tree is a huge tree which bears a crop only after the tree itself is around 100 years old, and then it crops once every 2 or 3 years only.

Are Bunya pines native to Australia?

Indigenous use The cultural connection of the Bunya pine to Aboriginal Australians is very powerful. The Bunya Mountains in southeast Queensland used to host massive gatherings of Aboriginal groups. The seed in the Bunya cone is a delicious and nutritious food, a famous and celebrated example of Australian bush tucker.

Can you take a caravan to Bunya Mountains?

The open campsites are available to trailers, caravans and buses. All roads to the Bunya Mountains are steep, narrow and winding. The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises that all access roads are unsuitable for travel by long and/or heavy vehicles.

How can we protect the Bunya Mountains?

Use washdown stations at track entrances. This helps prevent the spread of pathogen-containing soil on boots and equipment into the park, and from the Bunya Mountains to other areas. Phytophthora (a microscopic, disease-causing plant pathogen)has been found in the soil where groups of bunya pines have died.

Are there dingoes in the Bunya Mountains?

Dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) do occur in small numbers in the Bunya Mountains. In fact during the winter months you’ll often hear Dingoes howl in the distance. This is the time of year that they chose their mates and vie for territory. Heard them howling a few weeks ago when we were at Westcott lookout.