[1] It is the vehicular gateway to K'Gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) via a barge service.
[2] The area became notorious for its near-shore landslides in which the beach collapses into the ocean.
[3] The worst event occurred in 2015 when campsites, cars and trailers fell into the ocean.
[3] It lies between Tin Can Bay to the South West and Great Sandy Strait to the North and curves back towards Rainbow Beach and the Coral Sea to the East.
[4] Mike West, former president of Birds Queensland, blamed dingoes and wild dogs for hunting the population to extinction.