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MARCH OUTING ~ KELSO BORROW PITS ~ SUNDAY 19th MARCH. This month’s outing will be on next Sunday, 19th MARCH, and will be a walk on the gravel track around the so-called ‘Borrow Pits’ beside the Ross River Dam at … Continue reading
Participants:- 2 reps Invasive Species Council, Canberra, 1 rep Townsville Yellow Crazy Ant Taskforce Coordinator (ISC). 1 rep CDTLI (Coastal Dry Tropics Landcarel Inc). 2 rep Birdlife Townsville, 1 rep NQCC (North Queensland Conservation Council) Malcolm Tattersall, 1 rep Townsville … Continue reading
We were familiar with the main part of Bluewater Park on the north side of Bluewater Creek, but didn’t realise before checking it out on a map, that there was a narrow strip of bush along the south side that … Continue reading
After so long closed and so many postponements of re-opening, the day use area at Alligator Creek was finally open again, so we went to look at the improvements that had been the reason for closure, as well as to … Continue reading
After 20 months of closure (beginning in March 2021) the Alligator Creek day visitor area in the Mt Elliott section of the Bowling Green Bay National Park is now OPEN. I can hear the cheers echoing as I type!! The … Continue reading
Welcome to our November update – and details of our last walk of the year.
Some native plants of Arcadia, Magnetic Island (Yunbenum) Arcadia Coast Care, 2022, $20. In this top-quality guide, subtitled “a self-guided walk”, you’ll find an abundance of information to help you explore Arcadia’s foreshores and reserves. It covers more than 60 native … Continue reading
September was the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Platy-project, and Wildlife Queensland joined it in encouraging members to take part by looking for platypus in their local waterways. As there is an old unconfirmed report of a platypus sighting in Ross River, … Continue reading
Less than 18 months ago the Magnetic Island Nature Care Association (MINCA) launched its bid to raise $400,000 for the purchase of the 5.33ha block of land, roughly half-way along the West Point road, known as Claude’s Block. If successful … Continue reading