Boondall Wetlands

Boondall Wetlands is a 1,500-hectare coastal wetland reserve in the suburb of Boondall, about 15 km northeast of Brisbane CBD, Queensland, bordering Moreton Bay. It protects diverse habitats including mangroves, salt marshes, melaleuca swamps, tidal flats and open forests. Notable for its biodiversity and migratory shorebirds, it features the Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre, extensive walking and cycling tracks, boardwalks and bird hides for conservation, education and recreation.

Visitors can explore a large, flat coastal reserve with extensive walking and cycling tracks, elevated boardwalks through mangroves and paperbark forests, and bird hides overlooking tidal flats and Moreton Bay. The Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre offers interactive displays and information. The landscape includes salt marsh, mudflats, and eucalypt woodland with abundant birdlife. Areas to explore include the Nurri Millen boardwalk, Billai Dhagun circuit and foreshore tracks, with opportunities for nature observation and photography in a tranquil natural setting.

The wetlands have long been used by Aboriginal people for food and resources. European settlement from the 19th century used the area for farming and grazing. Recognised for its ecological value, the area was gazetted as a reserve by Brisbane City Council in 1990 to protect coastal wetland habitats and Moreton Bay's internationally significant shorebird habitat.

The wetlands are culturally significant to the Turrbal and Jagera peoples as traditional Country, with ongoing connections to land and water. Today the reserve serves as an important environmental education and community recreation site, with the Environment Centre providing programs on Aboriginal cultural heritage, ecology and conservation of Moreton Bay wetlands.