MORETON ISLAND BRISBANE QUEENSLAND PHOTOS

 

Established in 1966, 98% of the island is contained within the Moreton Island National Park. It's managing authority is the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, and has a World Conservation Union (IUCN) category of II.

 

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On Moreton Island, there are many activities to enjoy. For example, you can feed dolphins, snorkel in shipwrecks and parasail. Camping and four wheel driving is permitted and possible in many parts, with the appropriate fee. Motor vehicle access is by ferry, but is for four wheel drive vehicles only, as there are no sealed roads on the island.

 

There are more very large sand islands to the south, South Stradbroke Island and North Stradbroke Island, and to the north; Bribie Island and Fraser Island (reputed to be the largest sand island on Earth).

 

 

The Queensland Government implemented a new management plan called the Moreton Island Management Plan on 1 July 2007. This plan includes a new camping booking system, designated routes for quads, trikes and trail bikes and other zoning which defines rules for access and recreational opportunities. The plan will incorporate existing fire management plans, pest and plant control measures and feral animal eradication programs.

 

 

Access to the island is via:
1. Combie Trader barge service from Scarborough in Redcliffe City
2. Moreton Venture (MICAT) vehicle ferry service from Lytton, near the Port of Brisbane
3. Tangalooma Flyer launch from Pinkenba
4. Kooringal Trader from Amity on North Stradbroke Island

There is no public transport on the island. 4WD Tours can be arranged at resorts. Outside of resorts, roads are unsealed and often sandy tracks.

 

 

Matthew Flinders was the first recorded European to enter the Bay in 1799 touching down at the Pumicestone Passage, Redcliffe and Coochiemudlo Island. He was followed by John Oxley who explored the Brisbane River in 1823. On a subsequent visit in the following year, Oxley established the first European settlement in the Bay at the present site of Redcliffe.

After Oxley in 1823, came convicts and soldiers. As the South Passage between Moreton and Stradbroke Islands was the shortest shipping route, a depot and pilot station were established at Amity Point in 1825.

White settlement began in earnest. After the abandonment of the Redcliffe settlement, work began on the new convict settlement several miles up the Brisbane River in 1825. Within a couple years this new settlement was growing rapidly and the number of ships entering the bay was increasing. As a result, the facilities required to service the pilot station at Amity grew, and in 1827 convicts were sent to the island to build a new causeway at Dunwich, remnants of which can still be found on the same site. Within a year the first permanent white settlement at Dunwich had been built

 

 

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