Caring for Straddie:  A Page Dedicated to the Pursuit of Sustainable Tourism & Development

   

North Stradbroke Island is a special place of great natural beauty. To make your stay more enjoyable and protect the delicate ecology
of the natural environment, please observe these simple guidelines.

Tread Lightly!

Travel & recreate with minimal impact
Respect the environment & the rights of others
Educate yourself, plan & prepare before you go
Allow for the future use of the outdoors; leave it better than you found it!
Discover the rewards of responsible recreation. Education is the key to preserving the great outdoors 
 

Care for lakes and streams
 
Because the lakes and waterways of Stradbroke are not regularly flushed, they are particularly sensitive to pollution and an artificial increase in nutrients.
  • Powered craft are not permitted on Brown Lake, Blue Lake or the Keyholes.  People found operating powered craft on any lakes are liable for prosecution.
  • Never use soap, toothpaste, or detergents in the waterways as these promote the growth of algae and affect the purity of the water and aquatic life.  Use water at least 50 metres away from the shore to wash dishes or yourself.
Care for the dunes and beaches
 
Dunes and beaches can be extremely fragile.  The sparse and inconspicuous dunal vegetation is often all that is stopping the dunes from becoming mobile and moving inland.  To drive a 4WD on the beach at Stradbroke, you must obtain a permit first.   
  • The speed limit on Flinders Beach is 40kph & on Main Beach is 60kph.
  • Be aware, the rules of the road apply to all beaches on Stradbroke.
  • Enter and leave the beaches at designated beach access points only.
  • Slow down when passing people on the beach.
  • Use formed tracks only and never make new tracks.  Reverse back along the track by which you entered rather than turn on the dune.
  • Driving on the beaches 1 hour before & 1 hour after high tide is not permitted (calculate high tide according to the published Brisbane Bar tide tables - less 1 hour & 20 minutes for both Flinders & Main Beaches) Where possible drive on the section of the beach between the low and high water marks.
  • Always consider other beach users, stay alert and drive carefully.
  • Respect resting sea birds by slowing down.  The beach is their habitat.
When camping on the beaches
  • Use existing marked camp sites.  Choose a site where you will not need to dig a trench, flatten vegetation, or break overhanging branches.
  • Do not camp within 50 metres of streams or waterways.
  • Use the toilet facilities, where provided, but if camping without toilet facilities, bury toilet waste in a 20 cm hole at least 50 metres away from a waterway, campsite or frontal dunes.  Do not empty chemical toilet into the composting toilets at Flinders Beach as this will kill the bacteria within the composting chambers rendering them inoperative.
  • Take your rubbish with you and dispose of the rubbish or litter at home or at the designated waste disposal sites.
  • If fishing, bury fish remains 30 cm under the sand below high water mark.
  • Preferably use fuel stoves.
  • If a fire is necessary, always keep it small and, where possible, light fires where it is already cleared of vegetation, on the site of a previous fire. 
  • Observe fire restrictions at all times and be aware of Total Fire Bans.  Extinguish all fires fully before leaving.
  • Do not collect firewood from the beaches or dunes.

   

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INITIATIVE - CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FOR INFORMATION

North Stradbroke Island Sustainable Tourism Vision
http://www.more2redlands.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/_Moreto/Moreto%20Documents/Business%20documents/NSI_Visioning_Report_2.pdf

Redlands 2030

http://www.redlands2030.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Redlands_2030_Consultation_Draft_121009.pdf

Sustainable Development and Management of Tourism in Moreton Bay http://enviro.lclark.edu/resources/australia/StradbrokeIsland/SustainableDevelopmentAndManagement.pdf

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au

Tread Lightly
http://www.treadlightlyaustralia.com.au

 
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