B and J Jancic are the owners of Amber Sunset, a property situated in Eumundi, approximately 5km North of Eumundi, Queensland. The property is a dedicated wildlife sanctuary and the owners intend to preserve it for native species and their habitats with future plans to plant native trees on the property. A creek and dam are present on the property.
The property covers 7.2 hectares situated nearby to Mount Cooroy Conservation Park and features native subtropical vegetation, grasslands and native trees. Native vegetation at Amber Sunset include weeping lilly pilly (Waterhousea floribunda), bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii), ivory curl tree (Buckinghamia celsissima), Queensland kauri pine (Agathis robusta), Eumundi quandong (Elaeocarpus eumundi), golden penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus), silky oak (Grevillea robusta), lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora), grey myrtle (Backhousia myrtifolia), hairpin banksia (Banksia spinulosa), spotted gum (Corymbia maculata), tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), grevillea honey gem (Grevillea banksii pteridifolia), Queensland brush box (Lophostemon confertus), , native gardenia (Atractocarpus fitzalanii), firewheel tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus), giant water gum (Syzygium francisii), Queensland waratah tree (Alloxylon flammeum), blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), rose she-oak (Allocasuarina torulosa), hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius), lacebark (Brachychiton discolor), lemon scented gum (Corymbia citriodora), blue quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis), tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys), small-leaved fig (Ficus obliqua), native frangipani (Hymenosporum flavum), paperbark tea tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia), riberry (Syzygium luehmannii), lilly pilly (Syzygium smithii), blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus), weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina), narrow-leaved gardenia (Atractocarpus chartaceus), little, lemon scented tea tree (Leptospermum petersonii), pig face (Carpobrotus glaucescens), cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis), key’s boronia (Boronia keysii), kurrajong (Brachychiton populneu), weeping tea-tree (Leptospermum madidum), dwarf banksia (Banksia oblongifolia), narrow-leaved bottle tree (Brachychiton rupestris), knife-leaf wattle (Acacia cultriformis) and Richmond birdwing butterfly vine (Pararistolochia praevenosa).
A wide range of wildlife is present including eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus), insects including hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus), striped ladybird (Micraspis frenata),western honey bee (Apis mellifera), green jumping spider (Mopsus mormon), blue wanderer (Tirumala hamata hamata), jungle huntsman spider (Heteropoda jugulans), blue triangle butterfly (Graphium sarpedon choredon), grey huntsman (Holconia immanis), lemon migrant (Catopsilia pomona), snakes including eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus), green tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus), carpet python (Morelia spilota), eastern small-eyed snake (Cryptophis nigrescens), brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), frogs including australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea), eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax), possums, eels, fish, turtles and many bird species: blue-faced honeyeaters (Entomyzon cyanotis), laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), masked lapwing (Vanellus miles), Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca), pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), torresian crow (Corvus orru), crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), pied currawong (Strepera graculina), red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus), plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), australian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus), pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), peaceful dove (Geopelia placida), eastern osprey (Pandion haliaetus), australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami), australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae), great egret (Ardea alba), white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), royal spoonbill (Platalea regia), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), pale-headed rosella (Platycercus adscitus), sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus), tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus), brown quail (Coturnix ypsilophora), willy wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena), grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) and magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
