Mooloolah River National Park

Mooloolah River National Park is an 830.9-hectare protected area on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

It is the second-largest mainland park in South East Queensland.

Before becoming a national park in 1960, the area was vacant crown land. The park's northern component was later added, and it is surrounded by urban development, livestock grazing, and the University of the Sunshine Coast campus.

The park's varied ecosystems provide important habitat for many species endemic to eastern Australia and southeast Queensland. Almost half of the park is coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp, while one-third is coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp. Seven of the 10 vegetative communities present are regionally significant.

Mooloolah River National Park is home to a wide array of endemic flora, some of which are threatened regionally. The park also supports various unique wildlife species.

The park faces environmental threats such as urbanization, fragmentation, and invasion of exotic species. Management practices, including burn scheduling and invasive species control, are conducted to maintain the ecosystem's health.

Managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, the park's Management Plan outlines its values, threatening factors, and key strategies. Management practices include burn scheduling, weed removal, and invasive species control. The park also follows the QPWS Planned Burn Guidelines to control noxious weeds and avoid peat fires.