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Stretching from the southern tip of Australia into Queensland, the Great Dividing Range was formed around 200 million years ago.

A view over the densely rainforested peaks of Washpool National Park.

A small waterfall punctuating the forests of Washpool.

A granite outcrop in Gibraltar Range National Park.

The peaceful Mann River that cuts a path through the plateau of Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks.

Gibraltar Range National Park is predominantly rocky and dry, compared with the lush rainforests of Washpool.

One of the many waterfalls in the Gibraltar Range Park. The granite cliff demonstrates millions of years of erosion.

The striking view over the top of the Gibraltar Range National Park. The area was once a plateau, eroded over millions of years by rivers and creeks.

A view over the ridges of Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks.

Washpool National Park showing off its rich foliage.

The spotted-tail quoll, a cat-like marsupial, is among the rare creatures that live in Washpool National Park.

Gibraltar Range National Park is littered with granite boulders.

New tips of the Red Cedar tree, which once covered Washpool National Park but were logged for their valuable timber well into the 1960s.

Still water in the peaceful Washpool National Park.

Washpool is home to the largest forest of coachwood trees, like these, in the world.

A dry eucalyptus forest, common in Gibraltar Range National Park, but not to be found in Washpool.

c. 1900 - Logging was extensive in Washpool before it was given National Park status in 1979.

The long-nosed potoroo exists only in Australia, and can be found in Washpool National Park. It is a threatened species.

The Needles in Gibraltar Range National Park are said, by the Bundjalung people, to be six sisters who were once cursed and turned to stone.

The rugged landscape around Mount Warning has been navigated by Aborigines for centuries.

Mount Warning, or Wollumbin, up close. The Bundjalung say that the face of the wounded warrior can be seen in the mountain when looking from the north.

Aboriginal artwork representing Dreamtime. The Bundjalung believe that in the beginning the world was flat until Dreamtime, when giant creatures rose from the ground.

The Rainbow Snake, according to Bundjalung legend, created rivers and islands from his body during Dreamtime.

The Three Sisters in the Great Dividing Range are part of the Dreamtime legend, supposedly three sisters turned to stone to protect them from the advances of men from an opposing tribe.

According to Bundjalung legend, Mount Warning in the Great Dividing Range is said to be the face of the wounded warrier Wollumbin.

The Australian Aboriginal flag. The black represents the Aboriginal people, the red represents the red earth, and the yellow is the sun.

According to Dreamtime, the goanna, a common Australian lizard, worked with the Rainbow Snake to create the Bundjalung homeland.