Beautiful nature, a precious resource that we all love to enjoy. On World Heritage Day we celebrate our past legacy, what we live with today and what we pass on to our future generations. We are lucky here in Australia to have many beautiful sites that are irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.

Two of these just happen to be in proximity to Breeze Holiday Parks.

K’gari, Queensland

The largest sand island in the world K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), a heritage site that spans 181,851 and is just a hop, skip and a barge ride from Breeze Rainbow Beach. Inscribed in 1992, the island offers an outstanding example of ongoing biological, hydrological and geomorphological processes. The scale of which the rainforest vegetation developed on a coastal dune system is unique to K’gari, and the island boasts the world’s largest unconfined aquifer on a sand island.

K’gari contains a diverse range of features that are of exceptional natural beauty with over 250km of clear sandy beaches, that feature uninterrupted sweeps of ocean beaches, and striking coloured sand cliffs. Head inland to find incredible examples of tall rainforests and half the world’s perched freshwater dune lakes.

Must see places:

• Boornagoora (Lake Mackenzie) – an icon of K’gari, the white sands and sparkling blue waters are perfect for a dip, if you want somewhere a little quieter head to Lake Boomanjin (the largest perched lake in the world) or Ocean Lake.
• Eli Creek – float down lazy river style in this crystal clear creek that flows out through the vegetation to the ocean, walk the boardwalks a watch out for a peak at a swimming perch or eel.
• Waddy Point Headland – take in the beach vista, while you spot turtles, sharks and whales off the headland.
• Champagne Pools – named for the champagne-like effect of ocean waves cascading over rock walls, the tidal pools create a natural spa feel.

Kakadu, Northern Territory

Head up north to the beauty that is Kakadu, a living cultural landscape with exceptional natural and cultural values inscribed into World Heritage in three stages from 1981. Kakadu has been home to First Nations people for over 50,000 years, and many of the park’s rock art sites date back thousands of years. The art provides a window into human civilisation, showing social structure, hunting and gathering practices, and ritual ceremonies dating to the days before the last ice age.

Kakadu preserves the greatest variety of ecosystems in Australia, with areas of open forest, floodplains, coastal areas, mangroves and savanna woodlands. The beauty of this area includes spectacular scenery of arresting beauty, and escarpments up to 330 metres high.

Must see places:

• Motor Car Falls – accessible nearly all year round, this small pristine waterfall is still a hidden gem despite it being heavily photographed and featured for its natural beauty.
• Gunlom Falls – reopening for the first time in 6 years to the public, its cascading waters and pristine plunge pool are a highlight of Kakadu.
• Nanguluwurr Rock Art – tucked away at the end of a 1.7km walk, you’ll be transported back in time, you’ll see powerful depictions of ancestral spirits, animals and early depictions of contact between First Nations and Europeans.