Picture towering pines, satinay trees boasting three-meter girths, rare and ancient king ferns, eucalypt forests with their distinctive pendulous leaves, lemon-scented swamp vegetation, and dwarfed heathland shrubs adorned with a profusion of flowers - all flourishing on an island made entirely of sand.
This historic centre of K'gari is home to soaring satinay trees, kauri pines and a range of remarkable rainforest plants. The satinays were once logged for their hardiness, used to rebuild the London Docks after WWII. Today, this enchanting environment is now protected – one of the first rainforest areas in Queensland to be recognised under the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy initiative, to conserve the Forests of K’gari.