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Mon Repos Conservation Park is a quiet coastal oasis close to the city of Bundaberg. Here visitors can enjoy exploring the coastal environment along the beach, walking tracks and shared trail (for walkers and cyclists) and learn about marine turtle conservation.
For turtle conservation, Mon Repos is a globally significant site that supports the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland, and the most significant loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific region. The success of the loggerhead nesting and hatching turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of this endangered species.
Throughout the year the Mon Repos Turtle Centre is a hub for visitors and marine turtle conservation. Take a walk through the interpretive displays and learn about the turtle’s lifecycle, the threats they face and the role of conservation. The centre does not display captive, live turtles.
From November to late March, Turtle Encounter tour visitors can see nesting and hatching turtles on the beach at night.
Location
On the Woongarra coast, 14km east of Bundaberg.
Welcome
The Port Curtis Coral Coast region encompasses the traditional estates of four identified First Nations groups—Taribelang Bunda, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang, and Byellee.
As traditional owners our identity is tied to caring for places on country and being actively involved in looking after animals and plants on country. Our ancestors have hunted and fished in this sea country since time immemorial and there are many important cultural sites in our region that we cherish, some of them here, at Mon Repos. For us it is a special place.
Taribelang Bunda, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang, and Byellee peoples.
Park facilities
- No campfires
- Guided tours and talks
- Information centre
- Park office
- Picnic tables
- Refreshments
- Toilets
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Wifi
- No camping
- Cycling
- Walking
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![Take in the stunning scenery on the Coastal track.]()
Take in the stunning scenery on the Coastal track.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![Take in the best features of the Woongarra coastline on the Turtle trail.]()
Take in the best features of the Woongarra coastline on the Turtle trail.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![The Turtle trail is popular with cyclists and walkers of all ages.]()
The Turtle trail is popular with cyclists and walkers of all ages.
Photo credit: © John Gatley
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![Follow the turtles along the Turtle trail.]()
Follow the turtles along the Turtle trail.
Photo credit: © John Gatley
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![Mon Repos signs]()
Mon Repos signs
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Look for grey kangaroos grazing in the open grassland.]()
Look for grey kangaroos grazing in the open grassland.
Photo credit: © John Gatley
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![Look for prints from ghost crabs, sand monitors and birds.]()
Look for prints from ghost crabs, sand monitors and birds.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![Eastern osprey are often seen around the park.]()
Eastern osprey are often seen around the park.
Photo credit: © John Gatley
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![Explore scenic Mon Repos beach.]()
Explore scenic Mon Repos beach.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![Get your toes a little wet on the coastal track.]()
Get your toes a little wet on the coastal track.
Photo credit: Cathy Gatley © Queensland Government
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![Explore the rock pools at low tide.]()
Explore the rock pools at low tide.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![Loggerhead turtles make up 95 per cent of the nesting turtles at Mon Repos.]()
Loggerhead turtles make up 95 per cent of the nesting turtles at Mon Repos.
Photo credit: Lauren Bath © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Keep an eye out for royal spoonbills and Pacific black ducks on the Ponds boardwalk.]()
Keep an eye out for royal spoonbills and Pacific black ducks on the Ponds boardwalk.
Photo credit: © John Gatley
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![Stroll through native bushland on the Mon Repos coastal track.]()
Stroll through native bushland on the Mon Repos coastal track.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
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![Turtle Encounter tours are a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of a turtle’s world.]()
Turtle Encounter tours are a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of a turtle’s world.
Photo credit: © Rowan Bestmann for Tourism and Events Queensland
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