A family’s land
Ian and Jennifer Moore bought their property on Tamborine Mountain in 1988 and opened Songbirds in the Forest, an open-air restaurant, in 1989. The lower part of the land, running down to Cedar Creek, was rarely visited.
Glow-worms by the creek
In 1998 the family found a large glow-worm colony beside Cedar Creek and ran night tours from 1999 to 2004. Those tours showed that most visitors only saw the rainforest after dark, and the idea of a daytime walk followed.
Building among the trees
The family sold the restaurant property in 2004 to fund the project, and planning and approvals took nearly five years. Their sons Brendan and Nicholas joined the build, and the Skywalk opened in 2009. Nick and Brendan manage it today.



