Numinbah Valley

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Numinbah Valley
Valley
View from Rosins Lookout Conservation Park over the Numinbah Valley.
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Range	McPherson Range

The Numinbah Valley is an area of the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Queensland. This Scenic Rim valley contains many rocky outcrops, waterfalls, rainforest walks, and good hinterland scenery.

Compared to other areas of the Gold Coast the Numinbah Valley has remained largely undeveloped in recent decades. On the eastern side of the valley is the Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park and to the west lies the Lamington Plateau and the Lamington National Park. To the south is the Tweed Valley

Vegetation in the valley includes dry and wet sclerophyll forest.

The communities of Advancetown and the small township of Numinbah are located in Numinbah Valley.

The valley is the upper catchment for the Nerang River and contains the Hinze Dam.

[edit] Facilities

Insitutions built in Numinbah Valley include the Numinbah Correctional Centre and Numinbah Valley State Primary School. A Numinbah Valley Landcare group operates in the valley.

Camp Bornhoffin or the Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre caters for large groups of students. These large recreational facilities are situated in the southern and most hightest part where the headwaters of the Nerand River coalesce.

[edit] See also

• Fassifern Valley
• Lockyer Valley
• Samford Valley

[edit] References

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