Queensland
As big as Victoria, the vast landscape of Cape York Peninsula is a rich mix of environments with some of the most interesting wild country in eastern Australia and rich Aboriginal culture and heritage. Cape York also faces an uncertain future, with development pressures jostling with Aboriginal aspirations and strong moves towards World Heritage nomination - a 'lay-down misere' on both natural and cultural grounds (if done well with broad community support). The Wet Tropics is a lush region of wild coasts, rainforests and cloud-wrapped mountains which is already World Heritage. Amongst the pastoral lands of 'big sky' outback Queensland are many national parks of unique character, from the upstanding sandstone of the Great Divide to the eye-stretching alluvial plains.
