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One of our very alert members drew our attention last week to the deeply disturbing news that QPWS will no longer allow camping at one of our loveliest, and certainly the closest of our National Park campsites, at Alligator Creek … Continue reading
Our Annual General Meeting was held successfully on March 28th. Our four existing office-bearers were re-elected to the management committee and we welcomed Pam Cocks as an ordinary member of the committee. The following President’s Report gives a summary of … Continue reading
On 20 March we were shocked to learn of the loss of two beautiful trees (Ficus benjamina) from Anzac Park, where they had graced the Garden of Remembrance. The Garden features curving walls, displaying hundreds of small plaques, honouring veterans … Continue reading
A salute to our members, new and old: We would like to welcome 3 brand new members Emma, Carol and Pam, as well as “recycled” members Chris and Alastair who have both come back to us after a break of a … Continue reading
Look Local: Our first field outing of the year – Sunday 21st February. Our first walk of the year will explore a section of the riverbank, including some impressive post-flood regrowth which local residents have been fostering. Rocking and Rolling at … Continue reading
Sunday October 25th – this month’s field outing will visit a section of lower Crystal Creek (below Paradise Lagoon but above the highway) which we will be accessing by Lound Road, Mutarnee. This will be a morning trip but anyone wishing to … Continue reading
Welcome to Spring everyone – and a special welcome to new members, Chantelle and Kerry. I hope everyone’s spirits have been lifted, in this annus horribilis, by the coo-ee calls of the koel and the softer coo-oo calls of the … Continue reading
So, the blankets are coming off the beds, the hats are going onto heads and we’re not taking quite so much pleasure in sitting in the sun…… welcome to the end of our so-called winter! Upcoming field trip ~ … Continue reading
Four great conservationists and conservation scientists – two, sadly, no longer with us – feature in this update: Jon Brodie, Col Limpus, John Sinclair and Aila Keto. They remind us what a legacy their generation (to which some of us … Continue reading
Welcome to our June update – hard to believe we are already half-way through what has been a very strange year. Unfortunately, while the “lockdown” of human activity enabled many wildlife species around the world to temporarily reclaim spaces where … Continue reading