Mount Binga National Park

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Mount Binga National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Nearest town or city Cooyar
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Established 2006
Area 1,066.7 hectares (2,636 acres)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Mount Binga National Park is a national park at Mount Binga in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs region in southern Queensland, Australia. The park lies within the catchment area of Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River and belongs to the South East Queensland bioregion.[1]

Mount Binga National Park was established in 2006 to conserve the natural and scenic values of the area.[2] The park was originally part of Mount Binga State Forest which still exists adjacent to the national park.

The landscape is flat with some undulations and contains a wide range of vegetation types.[2] Araucarian vine forest predominate. Five endangered species have been recorded in the park, including the endangered spotted gum.[2] Bird species found at Mount Binga include the black-breasted buttonquail, black-faced monarch, rainbow bee-eater and rufous fantail.[2]

Facilities

There are no visitor facilities.[2]

See also

References

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