Binna Burra
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| Binna Burra | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Nearest town/city: | Canungra |
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| Area: | 206 km² |
| Managing authorities: | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Official site: | Lamington National Park |
Binna Burra is a parcel of private land surrounded by Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia. The settlement lies in the north-eastern corner of the Lamington Plateau, 75 km south of Brisbane. It is a part of the World Heritage site, Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves. Access to Binna Burra is from Beechmont, via a mountainous road not suitable for large caravans .
The vegetation ranges from tropical rainforest to dry eucalypt and open heath. Binna Burra features a visitors centre, cafe, a guesthouse, campsites, safari tents and powered sites, pinic grounds and access to walking tracks leading to the upper Coomera River, Coomera Gorge, Ship Stern Range and O'Riellys. The clearing at Binna Burra affords extensive views to the north. Extending away from the clearing a number of short and long walks, designed and built by Romeo Lahey during the Great Depression.
Binna Burra remained apart from the nearby national park as the properties around were bought by the Queensland Government on an irregular basis, to extend the size of the park.
The name, Binna Burra, is an Aboriginal word meaning "where the beech tree grows," referring to a stand of Beech (Nothofagus moorei) growing in the nearby rainforest.
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 Ancient lava flow - Binna Burra |
 Egg Rock at Binna Burra |
 Binna Burra |
 Plant detail - Binna Burra |
 Ferns - Binna Burra |
 vie north of Binna Burra |
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[edit] References
- Lackner, Thomas. (1989) Discovering Binna Burra on Foot. Envirobook ISBN 0-85881-088-3
- Rankin, Robert. (1992) Secrets of the Scenic Rim. pp 25 - 46. Rankin Publishers ISBN 0-9592418-3-3
