Flinton

History

Flinton appears on a survey plan from 20 Sept 1916.

Geography

The Moonie River flows through Flinton from east (Westmar) to west (St George); the town of Flinton is located just to the north of the river. The Moonie Highway passes through Flinton from east (Westmar) to south-west; the town is located north of the highway on Flinton Road. The Ula Ula State Forest is in the southern part of Flinton. Apart from this, the land is used for a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  20
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19
• Rufous Whistler

  Pachycephala rufiventris (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  19
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  18
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill

  Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) · Aves
  16
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  16
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  15
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  15

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2005-04-14
  93 km SE of St George, Australia
• M 3 — 2002-08-22
  67 km SE of St George, Australia