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An Apollonaut travel guide
A sanctuary by the sea.
An introduction to Currumbin, the coastal suburb on the southern Gold Coast where the sanctuary has stood since 1947.
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Read the coast from Currumbin
Currumbin is a coastal suburb of the City of Gold Coast, about 23 km south of Surfers Paradise and 94 km from Brisbane. Currumbin Rock marks the mouth of Currumbin Creek and the start of Currumbin Beach. The name comes from the Yugambeh word Garambin.
A local guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Notice how the sanctuary, less than 300 metres from the coast, helps the area keep more natural vegetation than other parts of the coast, and respect the homes around it.
Built for visitors and animals
The Gold Coast Highway runs through the sanctuary’s land. Over the decades it added a miniature railway in 1964, a three-storey octagonal kiosk completed in 1972 and, around 1974, a tunnel under the highway linking its two sections.
Begin with a detail and ask what it is for: a railway platform, a shaded aviary, a viewing deck. A photograph alone cannot tell you how a place was planned or who built it.
A Currumbin chapter
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary shows a different side of the Gold Coast: rainforest and bushland a short walk from the surf.
Look at the meeting of the two: a busy coast, and the green space the sanctuary has kept since 1947.
Make room for context
Pair this local reading with the sanctuary’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents the people who built them.
Read at the source
Sources & further reading
- Wikipedia: Currumbin, Queensland
- Wikipedia: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary: Location, parking and transport
Links lead to the original publishers.
