Vale Jo Wieneke
Jo Wieneke – 1938-2026 – A tribute By Liz Downes Bird lovers around Australia and beyond, and … Continue reading
Townsville Brolga
BALGAL BEACH LITTORAL RAINFOREST ~ AUGUST 2026 OUTING
AUGUST OUTING ~ BALGAL BEACH LITTORAL RAINFOREST ~ SUNDAY 23rd AUGUST Our outing this coming Sunday, 23rd AUGUST, will be to a patch of beach scrub vegetation that remains intact between The Esplanade and Ocean Parade at Balgal. This vegetation … Continue reading
HORSESHOE BAY ~ JULY 2026 OUTING
JULY OUTING ~ HORSESHOE BAY ~ SUNDAY 19th JULY. Our outing this coming Sunday, 19th JULY, will be to Magnetic Island’s Horseshoe Bay where we will see whether butterflies are again over-wintering in the ‘butterfly forest’ just a few hundred … Continue reading
TOWN COMMON WETLAND WALK ~ APRIL 2026 OUTING
APRIL OUTING ~ TOWN COMMON WETLAND WALK ~ SUNDAY 26th APRIL. Our outing for Sunday week, 26th APRIL, will be another visit to the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park, this time an amble along the relatively short Town Common Wetland … Continue reading
ROWES BAY WETLANDS ~ MARCH 2026 OUTING
MARCH OUTING ~ ROWES BAY WETLANDS BOARDWALK ~ SUNDAY 22nd MARCH. Our outing for this coming Sunday, 22nd MARCH, will be a walk along the boardwalk and other tracks bordering the Rowes Bay wetlands. The tracks start close to the … Continue reading
ROLLINGSTONE CREEK ~ NOVEMBER 2025 OUTING
NOVEMBER (and FINAL) 2025 OUTING ~ ROLLINGSTONE CREEK ~ SUNDAY 23rd NOVEMBER. Our final outing for 2025 will be on 23rd November, when we will explore a section of Rollingstone Creek that’s not far downstream from the old bridge across … Continue reading
ROSS RIVER FIREFLY DISPLAY ~ OCTOBER 2025 OUTING
OCTOBER OUTING ~ ROSS RIVER FIREFLY DISPLAY ~ SUNDAY EVENING 19TH OCTOBER. The outing will be on Sunday week, 19th October, and will be an evening with the fireflies that display across Ross River at this time every year. They … Continue reading
TOWNSVILLE TOWN COMMON – SEPTEMBER 2025 OUTING
SEPTEMBER OUTING ~ TOWNSVILLE TOWN COMMON ~ SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER. The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 28th September, and will be a drive/walk covering the various bird-watching hides and other viewing areas in the Townsville Town Common Conservation … Continue reading
‘Cleveland Creek’ – AUGUST 2025 Outing
AUGUST OUTING ~ ‘CLEVELAND CREEK’ ~ SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST On 24th August, we will spend the morning exploring the lowland section of an unnamed creek (we call it ‘Cleveland Creek’) on Cape Cleveland. This sandy creek rises in gullies … Continue reading
Whale-watching with Sealink – JULY 2025 Outing
JULY OUTING ~ WHALE-WATCHING ~ SUNDAY 27th JULY. Our July outing will be on 27th JULY, a week later than usual, and we’ll be joining a whale-watching cruise run by Sealink. The 3-hour tour departs from the Sealink ferry terminal … Continue reading