tourism

Each year, Moreton Bay’s mudflats follow an ancient rhythm of migration. For part of the year, they are alive with migratory shorebirds feeding and resting after their long journey south. Then, as the seasons turn, many lift into the sky and begin the journey north - back along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway toward breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. For months at a time, Moreton Bay is their refuge: a place to feed, rebuild energy, moult, rest, and prepare for o

When divers visit Flinders Reef, off the northern tip of Mulgumpin/Moreton Island, they sometimes witness one of Moreton Bay’s most remarkable underwater rituals: marine turtles hovering patiently around coral bommies while small fish go to work. These places are known as cleaning stations. To us, they may look like just another patch of reef. To a turtle, they can function like a health clinic - cleaner fish remove algae, parasites, dead tissue and debris from the turtle’s s

Is there a masterplan or vision for what tourism on straddie will look like 20 years from now?