New Rainforest Skywalk Open Gold Coast

Eric Frei · 1st March 2009, 08:29 AM

High hopes for Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk | The Courier-Mail

Quote:

Gold Coast Tourism spokesman Ben Pole said the skywalk would attract large numbers of overseas visitors. "The key thing is ... it's a 30-40 minute drive from the beach to a pristine rainforest environment," he said.

Here's the website.
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk

It does cost though.

Quote:

Admission Prices:
Adults (17 Years & over) $18.50
Children (6-16 Years) $9.50
Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) $47.00
Extra Children in Family $5.00 per child
Seniors Card Holders $15.50

Children (16 Years & under) must be accompanied by an adult.

For those who don't have the money to do that walk dont forget not that far away is O'Reilly's Tree Top Walk for free and a large ladder that goes 30m up a fig tree to the top.

Sean Freeman · 1st March 2009, 03:17 PM

Well I guess I'll be saving my dollars for a visit to the walkway in the next couple of weeks....btw although the O'Reilly's walk is free there are collection tins at both ends for contributions, hopefully some of us make a donation of whatever we can afford at the time.

Eric Frei · 10th March 2011, 07:37 PM

Well after a tip off about the trees in the carpark I had to go see today. For me this is an easy 1/2hour run.

I was gob smacked that I saw what I did. I imagine there was DA approval by council to do this. The trees are flooded gums which have a sock for the bottom 1m to 2m of trunk ... the carpark is compacted crusher dust. Maybe I am missing something, maybe they have Silvacells underneath?

jim1nz · 12th March 2011, 07:56 AM

Its always at the trees expense an the end of the day!!

Wonder how long the trees in the carpark will last, anyones guess.

Insane

1st March 2009, 03:17 PM	#2
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Re: New Rainforest Skywalk Open Gold Coast Well I guess I'll be saving my dollars for a visit to the walkway in the next couple of weeks....btw although the O'Reilly's walk is free there are collection tins at both ends for contributions, hopefully some of us make a donation of whatever we can afford at the time.

10th March 2011, 07:37 PM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: New Rainforest Skywalk Open Gold Coast Well after a tip off about the trees in the carpark I had to go see today. For me this is an easy 1/2hour run. I was gob smacked that I saw what I did. I imagine there was DA approval by council to do this. The trees are flooded gums which have a sock for the bottom 1m to 2m of trunk ... the carpark is compacted crusher dust. Maybe I am missing something, maybe they have Silvacells underneath? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: International, Germany Posts: 473	Re: New Rainforest Skywalk Open Gold Coast Its always at the trees expense an the end of the day!! Wonder how long the trees in the carpark will last, anyones guess. Insane

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