To visit a place on this overcrowded planet of ours, where no other person

has ever been, should certainly give the lucky participant a thrill. So it is

when I venture out into the largely unexplored wilderness of the

combined estuary of the Mary and Susan Rivers. Viewing an ancient,

twisted mangrove tree for the very first time or standing in a few square

metres of open mud in an otherwise seemingly endless scrub, is just

magic.

The Fraser Coast (my district), is a tourist paradise noted for its natural

beauty and environmental importance, and is visited by tens of thousands

of holiday makers annually. What is incredulous is that very few of these

people have ever set foot on the pristine eco-system of the Mary-Susan

estuary with its wonderful mangrove forests. This region,encompassing

an area larger than an entire city, has to be seen to be believed. With this

publication, ‘Mary and Susan: Sister Rivers of the Fraser Coast’, I

endeavour to display just a small sample of what this special place has to

offer.

Lindsay Titmarsh

Mary and Susan 

Sister Rivers of the Fraser Coast

Lindsay Titmarsh