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OCTOBER OUTING ~ UPPER FORESTRY RD, BLUEWATER ~ SUNDAY 21st OCTOBER. On 21st October, weather permitting (after 6 months of almost no rain!!), we will travel up the Paluma Range section of Forestry Road, as far as the old forestry … Continue reading
From the highway it appeared that this part of lowland Paluma Range National Park had not been burned recently so we decided to revisit it, but as we walked in we found large areas burnt out. However along the way … Continue reading
Firstly, welcome to Sue, our latest new member, and a thank-you to all those who responded to our recent renewal reminder letters. We appreciate you all! WHAT’S COMING UP? Friday 5th September: Green Drinks on the Strand. On the first Friday … Continue reading
This article by Rebecca Koller, Cairns Wildlife Carer and Flying Fox Advisory Committee member , first appeared in the August 2018 issue of Ecotone, the newsletter of the Cairns & Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Here she discusses an imaginative plan, supported by the … Continue reading
What did one whale say to the other when they met at Uluru? “Long time no sea.” Fortunately our whale watching trip was much better than that joke. We decided for the July outing to take advantage of Sealink’s first … Continue reading
People tend to pass through Cardwell on their way to somewhere else, but we decided to have a weekend there and walk a few interesting tracks around the area. Seven of us jumped the gun and went up on Friday, … Continue reading
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING? Welcome to our new members !! Now we have passed the halfway mark of the year, it’s timely to welcome all those who have joined us as new members in 2018 (or in one case renewed from … Continue reading
It wasn’t a stairway to heaven, just 500 steps up Mt Stuart’s foothills for our May outing. Behind the University mountain bikers have made many kilometres of tracks around the hills, and as well there are steps built up the … Continue reading
WHAT’S COMING UP? SUNDAY 20th MAY 8.30am – Explore tracks on the Douglas foothills of Mt Stuart, at the rear of JCU’s western campus. Please see here for full details and a map of where to meet. Wear sunscreen, hat … Continue reading
WILDLIFE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND – TOWNSVILLE BRANCH INC. PRESIDENT’S REPORT for the year ending 31 December 2017 Membership at the end of 2017 was 53 members with the loss of five existing members and the addition of three new ones.The … Continue reading