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This update was sent by email to members and supporters last April (2019) because of the unavailability of our blog. It is published retrospectively as part of the process of bringing our blog up-to-date. Welcome to our belated March-April 2019 … Continue reading
This update was sent by email to members and supporters last February (2019) because of the unavailability of our blog. It is published retrospectively as part of the process of bringing our blog up-to-date. New Year greetings to all and … Continue reading
This handsome caterpillar had the misfortune to be feeding on a branch of a non-native shrub (Allamanda sp.) in my Cranbrook garden when I lopped it off (the branch, not the caterpillar). From the photograph it was identified as the … Continue reading
WHAT PRICE OUR NATIONAL PARKS? For anyone concerned about the future protection of our National Parks, as places where the diversity of fauna and flora would be protected and maintained in their natural condition to the greatest extent possible, the … Continue reading
A WELCOME AND TWO FAREWELLS To start on a happy note, we welcome four new members - Adriana, Catherine, Karl and Karen - who have all joined the Branch since our last update. Glad to have you with us! Sadly, we have … Continue reading
Following the death of Arthur Thorsborne in 1991, Margaret established the Thorsborne Trust to commemorate and continue her husband’s conservation legacy. With Margaret’s recent death there is a renewed determination for the work of the Trust to continue in the … Continue reading
A life of outstanding service to country and community With the passing of Margaret Thorsborne we mourn the loss not only of our Society’s patron and one of its longest-serving members, but also one of Queensland’s most revered and beloved … Continue reading
Firstly, welcome to Sue, our latest new member, and a thank-you to all those who responded to our recent renewal reminder letters. We appreciate you all! WHAT’S COMING UP? Friday 5th September: Green Drinks on the Strand. On the first Friday … Continue reading
This article by Rebecca Koller, Cairns Wildlife Carer and Flying Fox Advisory Committee member , first appeared in the August 2018 issue of Ecotone, the newsletter of the Cairns & Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Here she discusses an imaginative plan, supported by the … Continue reading
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING? Welcome to our new members !! Now we have passed the halfway mark of the year, it’s timely to welcome all those who have joined us as new members in 2018 (or in one case renewed from … Continue reading