Gondwana Festival, Brisbane | Concrete Playground Brisbane

Your next excuse to get out of the house, head out of town and spend time outdoors is here, and it’s taking place for an entire month. That’d be the brand new Gondwana Festival, which turns March into a celebration of the Scenic Rim region — and the natural splendour between Lamington National Park and Mt Barney National Park, specifically — thanks to everything from rainforest walks and segway tours to glow worms and birdwatching sessions.

Depending on which activities take your fancy, you’ll be visiting Beechmont, Binna Burra, O’Reilly’s Plateau, Lost World Valley, Christmas Creek, Round Mountain and Tamrookum. So yes, you’ll only be around 90 minutes out of Brisbane. The program is concentrated around Binna Burra…