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The estuaries of Eurimbula and Round Hill Creek provide a scenic and at the same time mysterious landscape. Vast mangrove forests inhabit the tidal mud flats and give shelter and food for a myriad of aquatic life, turning the area into a Garden of Eden for fishing. | ||||
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 | Kangaroos, possums, sugar gliders, brush turkeys, goannas and numerous species of birds have made this area their homes. | ||||||||
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A large colony of flying foxes settles here every morning and at sunset thousands can be seen flying off to their evening forage places. This nightly spectacle is regarded by the locals as very special. | |||||||||
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People here live in harmony with nature and often adopt a style and design for their dwellings which give them the pleasure of outdoor living without actually being outdoors! | |||
Although the country bordering the creeks is mainly pastoral lease or freehold land, there are still huge pockets of lowland rainforest which contrast the vast open paperbark forests dominating the swampy areas. | |||
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The southern part of the Discovery Coast is fringed by the Deepwater National Park. Banksias and casuarinas near the beaches are dominant, complimented by dense pockets of cabbage palms. The lush vegetation is due to the tributaries of the Deepwater Creek. | ||||
Although water levels of Deepwater Creek have never been seen very low, there is a distinct difference between the levels during winter and in the rainy season. Then the whole area of its tributary quickly becomes a vast sheet of water rushing towards the estuary and the sea. | ||||
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Bridges and floodways become submerged by two to three metres of water and people just shrug their shoulders and accept that contact to the outer world will be impossible for a few days. |  |  | |||||
Even weeks after a downpour cars can only plough through the water and over the floodways after the depth levels have been checked first. | |||||||
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The Macadamia Nut | ||||
This part of the Discovery Coast is also home of macadamia nut farms producing over 800 tonnes of macadamia nuts per season. Macadamias are the world's most popular nuts and indigenous to Australia. It is the only native Australian fruit developed for commercial production. | ||||
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