Lake Awoonga
Benaraby, Gladstone Area

Children:
Lake Awoonga caters for people of all ages. There are playgrounds for children as well as safe swimming areas (no lifeguards).

Disabled:
Disabled parking is available and access to most areas is possible, with some assistance.

Other Facilities:
Shelter sheds, barbecues, walking paths, playgrounds, safe swimming and a picturesque waterfall are provided free to the public, by the Gladstone Area Water Board. Other facilities include a restaurant/cafe, camping and caravan park.

Further Details:
Most noticeable at Lake Awoonga are the numerous species of birds (over 200). This means that around 25 per cent of Australia's bird species can be found in the region. The Southern Squatter Pigeon is listed as vulnerable and of conservation significance and a further 15 bird species are listed on International Migratory Conservation Agreement Lists. Lake Awoonga is arguably one of the most important near-coast bird refuges on the East Coast of Australia.

Plants in the water and river banks maintain an array of small animals which support the fish, eels, turtles, platypus and birds. Further from the water's edge, you can find a variety of birds, reptiles and mammals. Bandicoots, melomys, kangaroos, greater gliders and yellow bellied gliders, brushtail possums, and wallabies such as the agile, whiptail and swamp wallaby, can be spotted by keen observers in the nearby bushland.