9 natural swimming pools and caves you need to know about

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Nellies Glen picnic area

History may not have remembered Nellie so well, but one thing's for sure: she knew a good picnic spot when she saw it.

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Sherwood Nature Reserve

Sherwood Nature Reserve provides opportunities for picnicking, birdwatching, car touring and bushwalking in a peaceful setting. Discover the spectacular biodiversity and natural beauty of Sherwood

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Blue Mountains National Park

Blue Mountains National Park, one of the most well known parks in Australia, is part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

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Cardwell State Forest

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Buderim Falls

Buderim Falls is a 45 hectare haven of tranquillity less than a kilometre from the north side of Buderim village on the Sunshine Coast.

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Mole Creek Caves

King Solomon's Cave and Marakoopa Cave are limestone caves in the Mole Creek Karst National Park, about 40 minutes' drive west of Deloraine.

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Bitter Springs

Lay back in the spring-fed thermal pools amid palms and tropical woodlands in Elsey National Park, found by surveyors for the Overland Telegraph Line.

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Woolshed Cave

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Little Blue Lake

The Little Blue Lake is a popular venue for swimming and cave diving with stairs and a floating pontoon to improve public safety of access.