Bramston Beach

History

The town is named after Sir John Bramston, an early politician in Queensland. The 1996 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996_film), was filmed here. The 1998 film, The Thin Red Line, was partially filmed on Bramston Beach.

Geography

Bramston Beach is located south of the regional centre of Cairns. It is located east of the Bruce Highway and is accessed from the highway via Bramston Beach Road. The northern coastal plain is partly within the Russell River National Park with the remainder used for agriculture, principally grazing. Bramston Beach Road passes through the southern part of the northern coastal plain through to the sandy beach there. The small residential and camping area is located at the end of the road by the beach. There are also crocodiles in the area. It is a popular spot with caravaners and is a good fishing location and has a slightly older than average population.

Most-observed species

• Australasian Figbird

  Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  342
• Black Butcherbird

  Melloria quoyi (R.P.Lesson & Garnot, 1827) · Aves
  336
• Green Oriole

  Oriolus flavocinctus (King, 1826) · Aves
  325
• Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

  Meliphaga notata (Gould, 1867) · Aves
  302
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  301
• Metallic Starling

  Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
  268
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  249
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  224

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2011-03-15
  30 km NE of Innisfail Estate, Australia