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September 25th outing will be along the southern bank of Ross River starting from the Aplin’s weir footbridge and continuing upstream. Meet at 9.00 in Rotary Park at the end of O’Reilly St, Mundingburra. This is an easy stroll and people … Continue reading
This beautiful little creek at the foot of the Bluewater Range is named Pine Creek, although there is not a pine in sight, though possibly there’s a pine lurking somewhere along its length. Bursaria tenuifolia which was present has common … Continue reading
This trip we were joined by two members from the Dawson Branch of W.Q. who were visiting Townsville at the time. It was interesting to hear what is happening in other branches in different environments. As we walked from the … Continue reading
Greetings all – since the last update, three posts have been published for you to read (and enjoy or learn from!), so links for each of those are given below. These are followed by several news items, including details of … Continue reading
This was not an area we had explored previously and most of us hadn’t been down Gumlow Road before. This is marked as a private road but we had permission to enter and do some bird-watching. Beside a culvert over … Continue reading
Next outing 24th July This will be at Bicentennial Park in Hermit Park. This is an uninspiring park on the old Queens Road landfill site, with some even less inspiring surroundings. However there is a path that runs alongside the river … Continue reading
We decided to go ahead as planned despite the date clashing with the Sustainability Centre Open Day, which meant only a small group met at the Rowes Bay Wetlands. There weren’t many water birds at all: a lone great egret in … Continue reading
Welcome to new member Bill, who joined up after attending the early morning Town Common walk led by Queensland chief scientist, Hugh Possingham, and then returned to the Common for our May field outing. Sunday June 26th outing: Bohle Plains: We will … Continue reading
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