FEBRUARY PARK OF THE MONTH

Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park

Join us at Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park on Saturday 14 February 2026 to fall in love with 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.