"There is now a growing public awareness that Hinchinbrook value lies in its wild and undisturbed beauty, its mystique of mountains and hidden valleys, its green cathedrals of forests, and the aura of its ancient past. Not everyone will be able to see and experience it for themselves, just as we may never see Uluru or other great National Parks in Australia and in other parts of the world. But the knowledge that such sanctuaries exist - remote, beautiful, inviolable - brings a reassuring feeling of serenity and peace, elusive and precious qualities in the world today." - Arthur and Margaret Thorsborne, 1988.