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The Scenic Rim is part of Australia's third most bio-diverse region, with many habitats supporting a wonderful array of wildlife. Politically it covers the area under the Scenic Rim Regional Council and this is how our boundaries are generally defined , although geographically it extends to Toowoomba and south of the border. Our boundaries are however flexible, as our wildlife do not recognize political boundaries, and readily move across them. Our primary aims are essentially to:
We have so far conducted two successful Wildlife Expos in Beaudesert, a wildlife poetry evening, and a number of wildlife workshops on various themes (gliders, reptiles, wildlife corridors, finding rare and cryptic animals, potential impacts of coal seam gas industry and plans for conducting fauna surveys) throughout the Scenic Rim as well a arranging talks to schools and other groups and displaying at a number of public events such as the Beaudesert Show and World Environment Day at Boonah. Non-members are welcome to our meetings and excursions. Let us know if you'd like to be on our mailing list for meetings and outings and general electronic discussion of wildlife and its conservation. |
![]() Formed by three ancient volcanoes, it has rich soils and varied topography, supporting several kinds of rainforest, open forest and mountain heaths, and is one of the most species-rich regions of Australia, harbouring famous creatures such as kangaroos, koalas, lyrebirds, carpet pythons, wedge-tailed eagles and goannas, five of Australia's six gliding possum species, both monotreme species, all Australian snake and lizard families, and a vast number of invertebrates including glow worms, birdwing butterflies and one of the highest diversities of Gondwanan-related land snails. See Wildlife Information for details. The Scenic Rim Regional Council encompasses much of this region, including Lamington National Park, Tamborine Mountain, Mount Barney, Beaudesert and Boonah, (but not the more northerly areas of Ipswich and Toowoomba), as shown on the Scenic Rim Map. |
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