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Quiet hinterland town, known for its leafy, retro vibe. Palmwoods retains a charming rural atmosphere with traditional timber architecture. In the town centre is a wooden boardwalk, a key attraction featuring 50 newly-planted piccabeen palms.
Palmwoods is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Palmwoods had a population of 6,357 people.
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A very small tiny park, protecting the last remaining habitats of the vulnerable tusked frog.
Although this zoo is not as famous as its other Sunshine Coast Counterpart, this is a zoo with a ZAA Accreditation Program, which means they have animal welfare in mind. There is also a greater focus on Australian wildlife rather than what you'd find in any other zoo.
A 16-metre (52-ft) tall pineapple that is one of Australia's big things. The pineapple contains many retail and restaurant spaces, train ride and nutmobile, crops, rainforest, the Macadamia Nut Factory, the Big Macadamia, a "Tomorrow's Harvest greenhouse", farm show, wildlife gardens, and an animal nursery.
Serene historic timber town in a rural valley below the Blackall Ranges. Eudlo features a general store, a café, a hall and has a single railway station that fits four carriages on a platform. Nearby is Chenrezig, a Buddhist meditation retreat that oozes with nature and is known to be the largest Buddhist centre in the Western World.
Country town tucked beneath the lush backdrop of the eastern Blackall Ranges. The community has existed under the name since 1995, and enjoys a charming central hinterland atmosphere with a rural-residential lifestyle.
A popular scenic location for picnicking, swimming, fishing, sailing and canoeing. Viewing platform near the spillway, with barbecues and toilets. There are bushwalks through rainforests and Obi Obi Gorge.