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What did one whale say to the other when they met at Uluru? “Long time no sea.” Fortunately our whale watching trip was much better than that joke. We decided for the July outing to take advantage of Sealink’s first … Continue reading
People tend to pass through Cardwell on their way to somewhere else, but we decided to have a weekend there and walk a few interesting tracks around the area. Seven of us jumped the gun and went up on Friday, … 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
It wasn’t a stairway to heaven, just 500 steps up Mt Stuart’s foothills for our May outing. Behind the University mountain bikers have made many kilometres of tracks around the hills, and as well there are steps built up the … Continue reading
WHAT’S COMING UP? SUNDAY 20th MAY 8.30am – Explore tracks on the Douglas foothills of Mt Stuart, at the rear of JCU’s western campus. Please see here for full details and a map of where to meet. Wear sunscreen, hat … Continue reading
WILDLIFE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND – TOWNSVILLE BRANCH INC. PRESIDENT’S REPORT for the year ending 31 December 2017 Membership at the end of 2017 was 53 members with the loss of five existing members and the addition of three new ones.The … Continue reading
In April 1968 a small group of amateur naturalists, birdwatchers and staff from the newly-established University College met to form the Townsville Branch of what was then known as the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, or WPSQ. The Society had … Continue reading
The February outing planned for the same area was cancelled after heavy rain made the site inaccessible. March looked like a possible repeat performance with rain every night the week before, however the rainfall totals were much lower this time … Continue reading
WHAT’S COMING UP? THURSDAY 22nd MARCH – Closing date for VMOLA submissions. What is VMOLA? Why is it so important? Please read the segment below (under What’s Been Happening) on the new tree-clearing reforms just presented to the Queensland Parliament. … Continue reading
Mistletoe birds go pear-shaped? Peering up at a palm as we were enjoying a meal one night on my daughter’s back deck we noticed this strange blob suspended some distance above our heads. We could come to no conclusions in … Continue reading