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This was different from our usual walks, as it involved driving slowly down empty roads with numerous stops to look at birds and plants. We met at Wordsworth Park and checked out toilet wildlife: several Litoria caerulea frogs (behind door and … Continue reading
Welcome to our newest member, Gareth Moorhead, who re-joined us last month after a long absence ‘down south’ and hopes to now spend more time in Townsville Hope the unseasonal rain and temperature haven’t dampened your return to the ‘dry’ … Continue reading
This was a last minute change of destination for 16 people as the section of Alligator Creek we planned to walk down still had too much water flowing. Whichever storms had filled the Alligator Creek catchment in the preceding weeks … Continue reading
Welcome to new members: A special welcome to Michael, who some of us met on our Cape Cleveland trip last month, and to Helena and David who also joined in March. Monthly Field Outings – Last month’s hastily re-arranged trip to … Continue reading
The following President’s Report was presented at the Branch AGM on 27th March. Membership: The Branch ended the year with 57 members, six more than last year, and included 14 new members, so we are gaining more than we lost. Non-members … Continue reading
In this heat, “warm welcomes” are probably the last thing anyone wants so let’s wish our newest member, Ron from Charters Towers, a cool but warm-hearted (and somewhat belated) welcome to the Townsville Branch. Joining towards the end of … Continue reading
Please note that we will be postponing our walk this month due to uncertainties about the extent and spread of the Covid variant, Omicron, in the community. We will assess the situation over the coming weeks in the hope we … Continue reading
The annual Pied Imperial-Pigeon (PIP) counts on North Brook Island entered their 56th season in October 2021 yielding an unexpectedly high total of 22,261 birds. In November this fell slightly to 21,916. The following is an edited version of the … Continue reading
Suzie Smith, founder and long time office-bearer of WPSQ’s Cassowary Coast and Hinchinbrook Branch, died peacefully in Tully hospital on 27th December after a long struggle with cancer – and so we lost one of the north’s truest and most … Continue reading
Our last outing for the year was to Cungulla, a small township off the AIMS Road at the mouth of the Haughton River. We hoped to see some waders so arrived as the tide was going out in the middle … Continue reading