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Summary: The Minnamurra Rainforest

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The Minnamurra Rainforest is situated in the Bundderoo National Park, located 15 kilometers west of Kiama on the NSW South Coast, which is less than two hours’ drive from South Sydney. It is at the southernmost limit (34ºS latitude) and is an example of the leftover subtropical and warm temperate rainforest from the ancient super-continent Gondwana (Department of Environment and Conservation, 2004). The Minnamurra Rainforest is located in a large platform carved from the Illawarra Escarpment by the Minnamurra River. It has an inner core of 20 hectares of rainforest that is mostly natural and a larger remaining area of 401 hectares has been disturbed as a result of clearing, fires and floods (Charles Sturt University, 2015). Above the rainforest

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