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One of the founding members of the Townsville Branch of WPSQ and an honorary life member of the Society, Andrée Griffin – social worker, birdwatcher extraordinaire, conservationist and friend – passed away peacefully on 29 October aged 95. In the … Continue reading
Those of us who were able to get along to the Bush Garden on 20th October had a great time getting down and dirty alongside Greg Calvert and his team from Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare. Greg gave us a short rundown … Continue reading
In July this year we received a briefing from Marty McLaughlin, Operations Manager with QPWS at Pallarenda, on plans to extend walking tracks on the Town Common and do other work to facilitate access and recreational use of the Common. … Continue reading
Brisbane may have its Riverfire festival every September but here in Townsville we have our very own Festival of Fireflies right now, along the lower reaches of the Ross River. An article in the Townsville Bulletin last week alerted me … Continue reading
There was certainly a feel of approaching summer on our September field trip to Mount Elliot’s Cockatoo Creek. As we followed the track through the open woodland, upstream from the look-out, it was hot and still, with little shade. Recent … Continue reading
News that shooting of flying foxes by fruit-growers was once again to be permitted in Queensland came, with tragic irony, on September 7th, National Threatened Species Day – a day set aside to raise community awareness and involvement in preventing … Continue reading
Even though it has been in existence for quite a number of years the Booroona walking trail seems to be a well-kept secret, as few of the 15 adults who turned up for the walk knew of it or had … Continue reading
Dave Green, National Parks ranger, par excellence, and long-time co-ordinator of the famous Pied Imperial-Pigeon monitoring surveys on North Brook Island, died peacefully at home on July 26th. A funeral service and celebration of his life of devotion to family, … Continue reading
Congratulations to three James Cook University PhD candidates who each received one of the $1000 student research grants awarded each year by Wildlife Queensland. The grants are administered by the Society’s Endangered Species Trust and support research projects which investigate methods of … Continue reading
On our recent walk on the Town Common Marty McLaughlin, Operations Manager with the Dept of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, spoke to us about works being done on the Common – see separate write-up on this blog. Marty … Continue reading