If we think of Daintree, we think of virgin Australian tropical rainforests and magnificent coral reefs. Daintree means other things too- the long struggle of environmentalists to prevent uncontrolled rapacious development, and the dramatic battle over the road between Cape Tribulation and Bloomfield.

In 1983, the Bloomfield road blockade brought the Daintree to world attention, and was instrumental in leading to its World Heritage listing. The blockade provided all the advertising backpackers and investors needed, and they still come in droves, buying beer, buying land, clearing ancient trees and plants without regard.