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Animals of Our Region

Many iconic Australian animals such as the frilled-neck lizard, eastern grey kangaroo, koala, Irwin’s turtle, black flying fox and the northern hairy nosed wombat are native to the Burdekin dry tropics region.

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Plants of our region

Close to 4,000 plant species have been recorded in the dry tropics. This is a snapshot of some indigenous plants you can expect to see.

When it comes to trees, eucalypts, acacias and melaleucas dominate the landscape.

Some of the common eucalypt species from Greenvale to Alpha are; Moreton Bay ash, narrow-leafed ironbark, poplar gum, long-fruited bloodwood, Reid River box and silver-leafed ironbark.

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