The Lockyer Valley, located a short drive west of Brisbane, features large areas of natural bushland with spectacular mountain and sandstone gorge scenery. There are a wide range of vegetation types from rainforests to wildflower heaths, and many significant native plants and animals. A growing number of landholders are taking advantage of these natural attributes through the establishment of environmental tourism, ecotourism and rural tourism ventures. Read the rest of this entry »
The Glen Rock Green Corps Project engaged unemployed young people to carry out nature conservation work and visitor facility construction at the Glen Rock Regional Park in the southern Lockyer Valley. Glen Rock Regional Park adjoins the World Heritage listed Main Range National Park and is part of the public open space network for south-east Queensland. Read the rest of this entry »