1.  Outstanding among all the rainforest pockets which are dotted throughout the southern half of Fraser is the Wanggoolba Creek valley near Central Station.  Here magnificent trees, huge kauri, rough barked satinay, brush box, hundreds of airy piccabeen palms and many more push upwards towards the sun.  They are so dense in places that its light does not penetrate their canopy.

Vines of all sorts tangle their way upwards among the trees.  One vine is unique to Fraser Island.  Another drips clear drinking water if tapped.  There is a liberal decoration by ferns of all sorts, even in the clear water of the creek bed itself.
 

2.  Central station in the heart of the rainforest is so named because it was the central Forestry Department station from 1920 to 1959.  This is now one of the most popular scenic areas on the island.  There is a small museum here, a camping area, picnic tables, and barbeque.  Many of the tall rainforest trees are festooned with huge crows nest ferns and staghorns which the early foresters saved from felled trees and brought to the area.
 

3.  These giant Kauri trees form part of the forest surrounding Central Station.  Their straight trunks with branches limited only to their tops makes them highly prized for timber, and made them wonderful masts for ships during the days of sail.

Timber felling became a big industry on the island during the twentieth century, but ceased when Fraser Island attained its World Heritage Listing in December 1992.

Forests like this remain one of the island's most controversial features.  Though the island was heavily logged, large areas of satinays and brush box still remain.  Pile Valley between Central Station and Lake McKenzie, where much of the logging took place, now has some of the tallest trees!  Greenies might loathe to admit it, but the selective logging previously practised on Fraser seems actually to have improved the forests on the island.
 

4.  Many of the tall rainforest trees in the area around Central Station are festooned with huge crows nest ferns and staghorns which the early foresters saved from felled trees and brought to the area.  Another example of the devastation wrought upon the island by loggers during Fraser Island's commercial exploitation for timber. 
 

5.  When you go four wheel driving on Fraser Island you will often be travelling on bush tracks like this one through the rainforest.  See for yourself that the trees are real! 
 

6.  Some idea of the size of Fraser Island forests can be gained from this aerial photo of the landscape around Basin Lake and Lake McKenzie roughly in the middle of the island.