The Coorong is recognised as a wetland of International Importance, and it is magnificent.
The diversity of the Coorong, with fresh, saline, and hypersaline waterways, sustains an abundance of aquatic, plant, animal and fish life, providing habitat for a myriad of resident waterbirds and suitable breeding grounds for many migratory wading birds.
Up to 4,000 pelicans flock to the breeding rookeries annually. The Coorong is also visited by around 2,000 Cape Barren geese, more than 40,000 ducks, black swans, and rare terns, so that the sky and shore line’s team with life.
The extensive coastal sand dunes support unique land based grasses and shrubs, sheltering native rats, goannas, lizards and snakes.
Seals and sea-lions are found along the beaches on the seaward side, while echidnas, wombats, possums, emus, kangaroos and wallabies, frogs, bats and water rats, all make their homes between the marshland and the Mallee-grassland environs of this beautiful and distinctive landscape.
Connect with the beauty and the beasts of the Coorong.
By The Way
While visiting Point Malcolm lighthouse you are likely to encounter a significant sized mob of kangaroos on the gentle slopes adjacent the property. They might be getting up to mischief, eating the tops of the newly planted trees there, but they are a treat to see.
Pangarinda Gardens is spectacular in September.
First time visitors to this unpretentious native botanic garden are in for a delightful surprise.
Run by a team of dedicated volunteers the garden was designed to showcase a wide variety of drought hardy native plants from all over Australia.
