Parks Connect is proudly supported through funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
NOVEMBER 2025 PARK OF THE MONTH
NUDGEE BEACH, MORETON BAY MARINE PARK
Stretching along the south-eastern Queensland coast, Moreton Bay Marine Park protects 3400 km2 of estuarine and marine waterways inset with magnificent sand islands. This blue haven bordering the Bay’s green is one Queensland’s most important wetland and marine environments. Fringed with mangroves and shallow tidal inlets, it supports fish, prawn and crab nurseries, and its vegetation and tidal mudflats host some 32 species of migratory shorebirds, including the critically endangered far eastern curlew. Beneath its waters, lush meadows of seagrass – an underwater flowering plant most closely related to lilies and orchids – provide nourishment for the endangered dugong, or sea cow. Its blue waters are home to humpback whales, bottlenose and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, and 6 of the world’s seven species of endangered sea turtles, as well as an abundance of colourful fish and marine invertebrates. Nudgee Beach is a serene coastal site perfect for birdwatchers and marine enthusiasts to while away a morning surrounded by the majesty of Moreton Bay. Join us there on Saturday 29 November for Park of the Month or learn more about Moreton Bay Marine Park.
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.
We’ll be joined by the fantastic educators from the Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre as well as other presenters.
Our Park of the Month BioBlitz is on every day of November anywhere within Moreton Bay Marine Park. Take a self-guided visit to any location within this vast Marine Park and upload the fauna, flora and fungi you see to our iNaturalist BioBlitz Project. List your images as free to use with a CCO, CCBY, or CCNC license for the chance to win a $20 online gift card and have your image featured in NPAQ’s Protected magazine.
Join Lynda Aldridge from Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre to step into the role of a Turtle Hero! Be part of the mission to protect our coastal wildlife with this hands-on experience that will immerse you in the fascinating world of the Loggerhead Turtle, exploring its life cycle, nesting challenges, and the human impacts threatening its survival. Through engaging field investigations and problem-solving activities along the Nudgee shoreline, you will build real-world conservation skills and a deeper appreciation for marine ecosystems. SOLD OUT
Kids aged 8–12 years can join our “Roaming” Junior Rangers to learn all about Turtle Forensics at Nudgee Beach within Moreton Bay Marine Park. Lynda from Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre will deliver engaging, hands-on learning experiences to connect your Junior Ranger with the unique coastal ecosystems of Moreton Bay. With a strong focus on conservation and sustainability, participants will learn to protect local marine life and understand the importance of caring for Country. BOOK NOW. LIMITED PLACES LEFT
Join Dr Kat Lowe, a passionate wildlife ecologist, scientist, and educator, for an immersive walk through the mangrove and marine ecosystems of Moreton Bay Marine Park. With nearly two decades of exploring the natural world, Dr Kat brings these unique coastal habitats to life. This is your chance to slow down, tune in to the tides, and see how mangroves sustain life above and below the waterline. This walk is perfect for curious minds, nature lovers and anyone who wants to understand why these ecosystems matter. SOLD OUT
Our Roaming Cadet Rangers will join Dr Kat Lowe – ecologist, scientist and educator – to learn all about how mangroves sustain life, both above and below the waterline.
This is the perfect session for Cadet Rangers to learn, in tandem with their parents or adult guardians on this same walk, about the importance of mangrove and marine ecosystems as fish nurseries, carbon sequestration sinks and detoxifiers of Moreton Bay Marine Park.
Set outdoors in the beauty of the national park, this gentle yet revitalising yoga and meditation practice invites participants to move, breathe and reconnect with nature’s calming rhythms. Blending Hatha yoga, colour therapy and mindful breathing, Michelle’s sessions cultivate physical ease, emotional clarity and deep relaxation—helping you find harmony with both your inner landscape and the living world that surrounds you.
Please bring your own yoga mat, wear sunscreen and bring a water bottle. BOOK NOW.
Moreton Bay Marine Park supports a unique combination of habitats and wildlife, but also hosts a wide array of recreational activities.
QPWS Rangers Georgia and Wayne will explain the Moreton Bay Marine Park’s green zone and how important it is to protect the biodiversity of this bay on Brisbane’s doorstep. Learn how to stay safe and protect wildlife while exploring the beautiful waters of Moreton Bay. BOOK NOW
The Moreton Bay Foundation is an independent charity uniting science, community, industry and government to protect and restore Queensland’s spectacular Moreton Bay.
Katie Walters, acting CEO, leads the Foundation’s work to share knowledge and drive collective action for a thriving Bay where nature and people flourish.
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