Nature
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Scenic Rim koala populations of national significance
THE Scenic Rim is one of the most vital landscapes for the survival of the koala in South East Queensland and on a national level.…
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Grant furthers local Landcare’s weed-tackling work
THE destruction of creekbank weeds by Boonah and District Landcare will be more effective and more efficient following a $10,000 grant twin to purchase tools…
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Scrub Diamonds – Our own little stinker
Our own smart flower with its own heater, odour generator, landing strip and deceitful in its promises. YOU may have read about the world’s largest…
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Call to make the blue gum our flagship tree
A CONSULTATION meeting about the fate of the ancient blue gum beside Cainbable Creek Road was held late on Tuesday afternoon. As reported in the…
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Chance discovery a real beauty
THE discovery of a “red and black beauty” with “long white hairs” at Binna Burra has startled entomologists. The fluffy haired beauty was chanced upon…
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The Beauty of Life – The Harlequin Nymph
A TINY beetle-thingo scurried across her palm. “What’s this?” said she, “it was crawling on the washing!” “Oh, easy,” said he, clueless, but one has…
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Legends of the blood moon
LAST Tuesday night the world experienced a lunar eclipse known as a blood moon. This occurs when Earth moves between the moon and the sun…
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Wildlife critically endangered after floods and fire
MORE species are nearing extinction in the region following the loss of almost 1300ha of native vegetation cover in the past seven years. There are…
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New frog sings first song in public
IF you hear dulcet tones reverberating through the bushland at night, you could be listening to a private concert by south-east Queensland’s newest Knowles family member.…
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Council wins funds to manage flying fox roosts at Canungra and Beaudesert
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council has received a $20,000 grant to manage flying fox roosts in Canungra and Beaudesert. To win the grant, Council was…
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The Beauty of Life – Splendid
Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there. (Annie Dillard)…
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Georgina piebald frog a ‘ribbiting’ discovery
A RARE species of frog or a common frog, uncommonly coloured? On first look at the large brown and white frog her eight-year-old daughter, Georgina,…












