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05/01/2005: "Where rainforest greets The Reef .....coconut tree shame."

South of Cairns, a pure (drinkable) freshwater creek flows from a rainforest into the sea. A coconut tree grows happily near the high water tide mark. Elsewhere in Queensland national parks, coconut trees are being cut down by zelos park rangers lacking more constructive work to keep them occupied.