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FEBRUARY PARK OF THE MONTH
Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
We had a great morning at Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park on Saturday 14 February 2026 celebrating our first Park of the Month for 2026.
Situated on the southern edge of the Sunshine Coast, at Wurtulla, Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park protects one of Queensland’s most significant remaining wallum heath systems, an ecosystem once widespread along the coastal lowlands. This rare landscape is renowned for its seasonal wildflower displays, with banksias, boronias, heath peas and wattles blooming in vivid colour throughout late winter and spring.
The park’s sandy soils, dunes and low, wind-shaped heath provide habitat for eastern ground parrots, honeyeaters, wallum froglets, goannas and pollinating insects. The adjoining lake and estuary form a dynamic freshwater–saltwater interface that attracts waterbirds and supports mangrove, paperbark and casuarina communities.
Named in honour of celebrated conservationist and flora artist Kathleen McArthur, whose advocacy helped protect much of Queensland’s coastal ecology, this park stands as a living testament to community-led conservation. Its walking tracks, birdwatching lookouts and quiet pockets of heathland invite visitors to discover the subtle beauty of the wallum landscape, including its textures, fragrances and intricate ecological relationships. Find out more about the park here.
Discover. Connect. Protect. Enjoy
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.
Thank you to the Birds Queensland team and ornithologist Rob Kernot from the Wildlife Queensland Sunshine Coast branch’s Faunawatch program for leading a fascinating bird walk!
Jeremy Hegge from Partial Veil delivered an illuminating Fantastic Fungi walk at Currimundi.
We took a wander in the wallum with the ever-engaging Dr Sue Davis from Wild/flower Women.
Jayda and Sherry from Nature Nose conduced an incredible presentation on how they train clever canines to undertake valuable wildlife detection work that helps save threatened species.
Participants were immersed in the beauty of Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) CP as Bethan Burton from Journaling with Nature expertly guided them through a serene creative journalling session.
We also had the privilege of hearing from QPWS Ranger Donna about the history of Currimundi Conservation Park.
Missed out on tickets for the February Park of the Month? Don’t worry, get in early for March at Samford CP.
Parks Connect is proudly supported through funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
