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Last month saw an excellent turn-out of walkers and beautiful weather for our long hike on the Town Common’s celebrated “Under the radar” trail – what more could we ask for? Several of us have been wanting to walk … Continue reading
The last time I visited Keelbottom Creek was sometime back in the 1980s – I’m not even sure if the bitumen extended that far back then, there was certainly no big bridge across the creek, just a causeway that one … Continue reading
Having postponed this trip from February, our excursion to Big Crystal Creek proved to be worth waiting for and despite concerns that the threat of rain might put people off, it was in fact the rain that stayed away and … Continue reading
Undeterred by possible showers and probable mosquitoes, eight members and friends met on the banks of the Ross River on an overcast morning. It was a pleasure to have two new faces, Malcolm and Glenda, joining us and I am … Continue reading
Do you have the feeling this is a make or break year for the Reef? Seems everywhere you turn there is another appeal, another petition, another news headline (mostly bad, some very very bad), another list of reasons about why … Continue reading
We regret that images for this post were lost when the blog was migrated to a new server. Thank goodness for the breeze! What could have been an uncomfortably hot walk was made bearable by the sea breeze which strengthened … Continue reading
We regret that images for this post were lost when the blog was migrated to a new server. Sometimes by sheer stupidity …. These shocking pictures show the devastating results of stupidity and carelessness when a fire, lit by a … Continue reading
We regret that images for this post were lost when the blog was migrated to a new server. Way back in December 1994 I was privileged to be included in one of the famed pied imperial-pigeon counts on North Brook … Continue reading
“The temperature is rising … but we are rising too!” So rang the chant of hundreds of Townsvilleans who rallied on the Strand for the national day of action on climate change last Sunday. Among the crowd was a goodly … Continue reading
We regret that images for this post were lost when the blog was migrated to a new server. Only two adventurous souls made the trek up the mountain on Saturday afternoon with the intention of camping over for the night. … Continue reading