Park of the Month is a key initiative of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and NPAQ’s Parks Connect program. We’re passionate about parks, and by sharing decades of knowledge from committed volunteers, conservationists and National Park Rangers with local communities and visitors, we hope Queenslanders from all walks of life will fall in love with our amazing wild places.
SEPTEMBER 2025 PARK OF THE MONTH
DAISY HILL CONSERVATION PARK
For tens of thousands of years, the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples have been the Traditional Owners of the lands on which Daisy Hill Conservation Park sits, caring for its open eucalypt forests and cultural sites for spiritual, educational and ecological purposes. The park is a significant refuge for endangered koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and at least 1423 other recorded native species, including the tusked frog (Adelotus brevis), greater glider (Petaurioides volans), and vulnerable glossy black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami).
Learn more about Daisy Hill CP.
Don’t forget to contribute to our FREE Daisy Hill BioBlitz for your chance to win!
Calling all citizen scientists and keen nature photographers! Showcase the flora, fauna and fungi of Daisy Hill CP with our September Park of the Month BioBlitz. Visit at any time during the month to photograph what you see and upload it to iNaturalist (it’s free to join) to add to our project page HERE. List your images as free to use with a Creative Commons license (CCO, CCBY, or CCNC) and you’ll also have the chance to win a $20 online gift card and have your image featured in NPAQ’s Protected magazine. Get snapping, citizen scientists! We can’t wait to see what you find.
Our guests and presenters had a blast exploring Daisy Hill Conservation Park on Saturday 13 September.
We reconnected with the earth and gave the surroundings a little weed manicure with Sameer Punde from Work Eco and the help of the Daisy Hill Natural Area Volunteers.
Sheena, Neil, Callum and Ted from Birdlife Southern Queensland took us on two informative walks along the Buhot Creek section and the Pultanaea Break, as well as part of the Tree Discovery Trail to learn about and listen to the park’s many bird species.
Professor Rod Fensham enthused over Daisy Hill Conservation Park’s towering eucalypt species and led people on a wildly entertaining ID session. Don’t forget to check out his book – The ACE Guide to Eucalypts and preorder the next edition.
Rangers Mitch and Amy gave us a “behind the scenes” look at QPWS fire management and even allowed the kids to appreciate the sheer power of the firefighting hose firsthand.
Karin waxed lyrical with a dedicated and creative group of nature-loving wordsmiths in the peaceful verdure of the Paperbark Trail for the Writing in the Wild session.
Our Junior Rangers enjoyed a “koality” presentation given by Ranger Wilson, who shared excellent information about these iconic marsupials and their arboreal lifestyles, followed by plenty of fun activities inside the centre.
Our Roaming Cadet Rangers got “koalified” with detailed information about koala conservation and how the Daisy Hill Koala Centre is helping spread the word about the koala’s conservation needs.
Kids enjoyed free koala non-permanent tattoos, QPWS’s ProtectED colouring-in sheets and posters, and making a fluffy-eared koala mask!
YOU COULD BE HERE
Are you an expert or enthusiast, an NGO, a conservation organisation or maybe a wellbeing and outdoor adventure specialist? Come and lead a small group at our upcoming Park of the Month events in D’Aguilar NP (18 October) or Moreton Bay Marine Park (Nudgee, 29 November). Please express your interest by completing the form HERE
Save the Date for upcoming Park of the Month events!
Parks Connect is proudly supported through funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
