Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

area of subtropical rainforest in Australia


The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Site is made up of a number of non-contiguous areas of national park and reserve land in northeastern New South Wales and South East Queensland. These rainforests are so called because the species found here existed hundreds of millions of years ago when Australia was part of the supercontinent Gondwana. They can be geographically grouped into 8 distinct regions:

Regions

Box Falls at Lamington National Park in Queensland

The Barrington Group

The Border (Tweed Volcano) Group

Focal Peak Group

Gibraltar Range Group

Hastings - Macleay Group

The Iluka Group

  • 🌍 Iluka Nature Reserve.

Main Range Group

  • Goomburra State Forest.
  • 🌍 Main Range National Park.
  • Spicers Gap State Forest.

New England Group

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