Cooloola Recreation Area visitor guide - Department of National ...

Stay on the tracks
Walk on designated tracks and avoid
getting lost. Shortcuts damage plants
and cause erosion.
Be aware! Pets are not welcome everywhere. It is an offence to take
domestic animals into the Cooloola Recreation Area and national park.
Penalties apply. See the centre map for the location of the dog-friendly
beach area (southern Teewah Beach), where dogs are permitted on a
leash and under control at all times.
When driving into beach camping areas,
use established or formed tracks. It is
illegal to drive on dunes, unless on a
formed track. Do not park vehicles or
set up camp on vegetated dunes.
Penalties apply.
Toileting
If camping without toilet facilities, it’s
best to bring a portable toilet. A disposal
facility is located opposite the Freshwater
day-use area and on Clarkson Drive,
Rainbow Beach. Otherwise, bury all
faecal matter and toilet paper in a hole at
least 50 cm deep and at least 100 m from
watercourses, tracks and camp sites.
Bag tampons, sanitary pads, disposable
nappies and cigarette butts to bin later,
as they all have parts that do not
readily decompose.
Keep food secure
Let native animals find their own food.
Animals that are fed can become
aggressive to humans. They become
reliant on the food source, suffer
from disease or overpopulate to the
extent that they dominate an area and
aggressively exclude other wildlife.
Fishing
Fishing is popular in the Noosa River,
along Teewah Beach and at Inskip
Peninsula. On the beach, all refuse from
fish cleaning, including offal, scales and
unused bait, should be buried at least
30 cm deep below the high tide line.
Refuse from fish cleaning must be
removed from the river.
The southern boundary of the Great Sandy
Marine Park starts at Double Island Point.
Zones regulate permitted fishing activities
for future generations to enjoy.
Save the area’s native fish. Do not dump
aquarium fish or exotic water weed into waterways
and lakes. Don’t let weed seeds and fungus hitch
a ride into Cooloola. Come in clean.
Photo: John Esdaile, Qld Govt.
• Unauthorised taking of fish and
other animals is strictly prohibited
in Cooloola’s creeks and streams,
including Searys Creek.
• Fishing is permitted in the
upper Noosa River and from
Cooloola’s beaches.
• Bag limits and size restrictions
apply to some fish species.
For more information visit Fisheries
Queensland, Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry www.fisheries.qld.
gov.au for rules and guidelines.
Get to know your marine park
Some waters surrounding northern
Cooloola are protected within the
Great Sandy Marine Park.
Activities within the Great Sandy Marine
Park are managed under a specific zoning
plan to ensure safe and sustainable
use of the marine park. Activities in
the marine park may require a permit,
but everyone is required to adhere to
the regulations of the particular zone
or designated area they are in. It is the
visitor’s responsibilty to know what
these regulations are before entering
the marine park.
Visit www.nprsr.qld.gov.au for
more information.
Fishing is fun,
but remember marine
park regulations may apply.
Photo: Nieta Lee
Keep waterways healthy
Do not use soap, sunscreen, toothpaste
or detergent in lakes and waterways.
Doing so will promote the growth
of algae and affect the purity of the
water. Do any washing well away from
waterways. Scatter washing water 100 m
from waterways. Reduce the amount of
detergent by bringing non-greasy foods.
Do not redirect streams or create
small dams in shallow beach outflows
or soaks, as harmful bacteria may
accumulate and these areas attract
cane toads.
Use only defined canoe landing sites.
Sedges and reeds on the riverbank are
fragile. Tie canoes or kayaks rather than
dragging them ashore. Use the jetties
provided and observe no-landing zones.
Photo: Adam Creed, Qld Govt.
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