Bundaberg - Mon Repos Beach

North of Bargara is Mon Repos Environmental Park and beach. The French name is related to the fact that the land here was owned by the French Government from 1890-1925 after they laid the first communication cable from Australia to New Caledonia. Nesting sea turtles come ashore at night within a few hours of high tide from November through to January to lay their eggs along this stretch of beach. The hatching turtles usually leave their nests between January and March.

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