Today the erosion of this significant landscape is lessening, but as a result of past degradation, the sands are left very weathered, leached and lacking in nutrients.

Other vegetation that can be found include species of banksia, acacia, hakea, sandalwood, melaleuca and grasstree.

The bushfire continued to burn for two weeks before being extinguished by fire fighters, and authorities then had the highway reopened.

An inquiry into the fire was commenced in 2008;[6][7] the coroner found that extreme incompetence by the Department of Environment and Conservation had contributed toward the deaths.

[8] The fire burnt out an area of more than 7,500 hectares (18,533 acres) of the National Park and unallocated crown land.