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Protected area in Queensland, Australia
Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
Queensland
Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park is located in QueenslandCurrimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation ParkCurrimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityCurrimundi
Coordinates26°45′41″S 153°7′56″E / 26.76139°S 153.13222°E / -26.76139; 153.13222
Established1994

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.


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