The latest activity for the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club saw the group head to Biggenden to check out the area.
On the way over a stop at the Memorial Bridge over Bridge Creek (near Brooweena) was in order.
The bridge commemorates the nine local men who died in service or were killed in action in World War I.
Although there are many different types of memorials throughout Queensland, this is the only known example of a memorial bridge erected privately.
The bridge was officially opened in 1921 by local clergyman the Reverend Hardingham.
Mrs A. Brown, whose son was among the fallen, performed the unveiling of the honour roll.
The bridge was designed and funded by Mr L.S. Smith of Mount Joseph station and, apart from the masonry piers, was constructed by his station hands, some of whom were returned soldiers.
It was closed to traffic 16 June 1972.
Closer to Biggenden, Mount Walsh is a prominent landmark in the area.
Steep forested slopes, sheltered gullies, rugged ridge lines and mountain areas with spectacular exposed granite outcrops and cliffs support an amazing diversity of vegetation including dry rainforest, vine thickets in sheltered pockets and open eucalypt forest and woodland.
A planned burn off of the area by the national parks department meant the area could only be viewed from a distance.
Another section of the park is the Coongarra Rock area.
This track, which is in reasonable condition, takes you to a carpark that you can hike to the rock from.
The other track takes you to the waterfall section but would need a bit of rain to see the falls flowing.
The area is very scenic with the granite outcrop dominating the skyline.
A stop at the Coalstoun Lakes National Park, an area of remarkable geological interest, was a highlight.
It is the site of a volcano that erupted more than 600,000 years ago, yet it is still one of the youngest volcanic formations in Australia.
Evidence of the basalt lava that flowed out from the craters is still present, in the form of the large basalt rocks along the walking track.
The lakes were named by Wade Brun, manager of nearby Ban Ban Station, in 1894 after an ancestral home in Scotland.
Coalstoun Lakes National Park is 26.3ha and was first gazetted in 1994 as a national park.
The Biggenden area has much to offer the outdoor adventurers and as a club we look forward to our next visit. To find out more on the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club and activities we have on, contact us via email:info@bundaberg4wdclub.com, on the internet here or Facebook here.
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