Tamborine Mountain in the border ranges between Queensland and New South Wales, just over half an hour's drive from the Gold Coast, and under an hour from Brisbane. A plateau just 8 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide it had its origins as a 'spit out' or lava flow from the Mt. Warning volcanic eruption 22 million years ago. Over time, deep gorges, spectacular waterfalls, towering cliffs and wide valleys have been carved into the rocks as rain-fed streams slowly wash away the mountains.

Tamborine Mountain has a cooler climate with rich, red volcanic topsoil. This is moistened by an average rainfall of 1550mm (60"), feeding subsurface streams and basins to make it a wonderland for horticulturists. Avocados, kiwifruit and rhubarb head a long list of commercial crops.

There is an immense variety of fauna - Albert lyrebirds; lorikeets, scrub turkeys, bower and whip birds are easily seen. There are platypus in the hidden streams, glowworms in the rainforest caves - clearly visible at dusk and the variety of flora ranges from Australian natives, semi-tropical to the gentle flora of cooler climates.

Tamborine Mountain, described as a "rainforest oasis", had its beginnings when early settlers had the foresight to seek declaration of a national park at Witches Falls, declared in 1908. Witches Falls was Queensland's first national park providing refreshing sub-tropical rainforest walks with numerous accessible waterfalls.Over the years additional reserves have been declared and today the park is made up of 12 sections of land on Tamborine plateau and its surrounding foothills.