DAY TRIP WOODGATE

Woodgate, in Burrum Coast National Park, is known for the long, white stretches of sandy beaches that overlook the magnificent Southern Great Barrier Reef. Strap on your walking boots and experience some of Australia's distinctive flora and fauna as you walk the Banksia track. At the beginning of the walk, a paperbark-lined boardwalk provides wheelchair access for 800 metres through melaleuca wetland. The track then opens up to a 5.2 kilometre experience like no other with tea trees and the brown banksia dotting the landscape. Keep an ear out for the wattle and friarbirds and decide who wins the loudest battle as the loudest amongst the banksia's foliage. A flash of fire engine red might just be the scarlet honeyeater, a streak of emerald green a King Parrot, the chorus of the distinctive whipbird and the grey shrikethrush are just some of the 200 plus bird species spotted in the park. Take a stroll and take in the vistas, sounds and smells of mangrove-lined riverbanks, wallum heath, swamp banksia, wallum banksia, tea tree wetlands, eucalypt forests and spectacular wildflowers and bird life throughout August to October (when everything is in full bloom). Image credits: Chris Whitelaw...

The southern section of the Coral Coast Pathways ventures through Woodgate Beach. Begining at the only approach into the township from Goodwood Road along Woodgate Road. Following the beachfront past Woodgate Beach Park and Banksia Park ending at the mouth of the Burrum River within the Woodgate Beach section of the Burrum Coast National Park....

Woodgate Beach boasts 16 kilometres of white sandy beaches surrounded by 20,000 hectares of National Park. The Woodgate Beach Park and Playground is located on the waterfront offering stunning views of the coastline. Woodgate Beach is situated 38 kilometres of the Bruce Highway along Goodwood and Woodgate Roads (all bitumen). You will find prolific numbers of birds including emus, brolgas and jabiru together with kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, possums and reptiles which all inhabit the National Park and surrounding areas. Unwind, relax and enjoy a natural experience at Woodgate Beach....

Woodgate Beach Library offer various items for loan to members including books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and eDownloads. Visitors are able to join the Library as temporary members by paying a refundable security deposit. This allows visitors to borrow items while you are holidaying in the region. Free wi-fi and computer use is available for members and visitors. Bookings and restrictions do apply. Charge-bars are available in the branch to enable devices to be charged during your visit. ...