Gooboora (the Silent Pool) on Stradbroke Island is now officially Lake Karboora. It was feared and avoided by my tribe the Noonuccals as the abode of a water monster equivalent to the southern Bunyip.

Karboora means ‘deep silent pool’. The track is a 5.2 km return, approximately 1.5–2 hours of walking. Grade: easy walk to Karboora (also known as Blue Lake) passes through wallum woodlands with stunted eucalypt trees, wallum banksias, and a heath understorey.

Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. The Blue Lake area is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park.

Explore the mud flats at low tide, catch yabbies and see armies of soldier crabs. Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. Adams Beach is located on the western side of Straddie facing into the southern half of Moreton Bay.

Mar 6, 2023 · It’s a place of significance to the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, the Quandamooka people. They know it as ‘Kaboora’ which means ‘deep silent pool’ – a very apt description. The lake is in the Naree Budjong Djara National Park and is one of the most sacred bodies of water on the island.

Oct 26, 2020 · Blue Lake is also known by its Aboriginal name, Karboora which means ‘silent pool’. Myora Springs are a freshwater spring located on the drive to Point Lookout from Dunwich. The springs have been running for thousands of years and are a …

Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. The Blue Lake area is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park. Please enjoy the experience and leave only footprints.

Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. The Blue Lake area is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park. Walk the 5.2km (return) track to the lake through wallum woodlands, flowering heath and stunted eucalypts.

Jul 29, 2024 · They know it as ‘Kaboora’ which means ‘deep silent pool’ – a very apt description. The lake is in the Naree Budjong Djara National Park and is one of the most sacred bodies of water on the island.

Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. The Blue Lake area is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park.