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‘Worldwide legacy’: almost $20m raised to protect majestic tract of land in far north Queensland

Global Published 29 October 2026, 02:06 · archived 28 Oct 2026

Bush Heritage hopes to buy Wooroora station, which links wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland and is home to 12 endangered species Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majestic tract of land in far north Queensland that links wet tropics world heritage rainforest and contains headwaters that flow to the Great Barrier Reef could be bought and protected by Christmas, after a conservation group raised more than $19m in private donations to buy the cattle station.Wooroora spans more than 20,000 hectares of largely intact wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland on...

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