Flora
The vegetation at the crane facility is complex mesophyll vine forest. There is a large range of botanical structural features present including buttress and spur roots, a tall but irregular canopy with indistinct stratification of sub-canopy (saplings/seedlings/ground cover layers) and irregular stem diameters. There is a variety of robust woody lianas, vascular epiphytes, palms (both feather and fan), zingibers and aroids being prominent on the site. The canopy is irregular, varying from 25 to 40 metres. The dominant canopy trees belong to the Proteaceae, Meliaceae, Sapindaceae, Apocynaceae, Lauraceae and Myrtaceae families.
Fauna
The surrounding forests support about eight hundred species of vertebrates, many of which are endemic. Some of the numerous species of fauna observed on site include: Bennet’s Tree Kangaroo, Giant White-tailed Rat, Melomys, Prehensile-tailed Rat, and other rodents, Long-tailed Pigmy possum, Striped possum as well as variety of bats. A whole range of smaller birds including several dove species, five species of honeyeaters, Victoria's Riflebird, Scrubfowl, Spotted Catbirds, owls and parrots have been recorded at the site. There are also several frog species and variety of reptiles including Boyd's Forest Dragons, Carpet and Amethystine pythons and two Colubrid snakes.