Nature
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An ‘avalanche’ of manmade threats: two thirds of Australia has lost unique wildlife
A new study has researchers fearing for the future of Australian wildlife if things don’t change. Researchers at The University of Queensland, Charles Darwin University,…
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‘Bigger than my chihuahua’: monster Cane Toads among almost 9,000 busted
Ten “mature women” have led the charge as a great Cane Toad bust went gangbusters in the Scenic Rim last week. Boonah and District Landcare…
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Authorities ‘exploring alternatives’ to tackle Wyaralong’s hyacinth infestation
Seqwater is “exploring” new ways to deal with the perennial threat of one of the world’s worst water weeds, which is currently choking parts of…
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Parts of Wyaralong ‘unfishable’ as hyacinth blankets dam
Heavy rains have filled Wyaralong beyond capacity, but the floodwaters have also filled the dam with something of a far more problematic nature. Water Hyacinth,…
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The numbers tell the story in the national backyard bird count
THE Willie Wagtail was 29 on the list of the most reported bird sightings during the Aussie Backyard Bird Count in October. The national week-long…
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The Beauty of Life – A Delicate Man
People said that James Backhouse was a delicate man. Struck down by tuberculosis as a child, he was considered “too delicate to pursue a sedentary…
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Commitment to wildlife care brings heartache and joy
“Ginger died in my arms at 9.30 at night.” David and Ann Edgeworth had cared for Ginger the Red-necked Wallaby for 19 weeks. She was…
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Environment projects share in $104,000 funds
PROJECTS from improving riverbeds to encouraging biodiversity will share in more than $104,300 funding from Council’s Environmental Grants Program. Lantana will be removed, trees planted…
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The South East’s river systems are failing. Can they be restored?
South East Queenslanders need to value their rivers and creeks like we do our beaches and bays – but we are going to have to…
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Hundreds of thousands of beetles released into Scenic Rim in war against cat’s claw
AN ARMY 100,000 strong is set to be unleashed upon one of South East Queensland’s most noxious weeds over coming months. They won’t be armed…
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Competition with a purpose, fishery holds noxious fish catching comp
FISHERMAN and families will have the chance this month to help restore the balance in SEQ waterways through the annual Logan and Albert Fish Management…
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The Beauty of Life – Sacred Spiny-Neck
I WAS dawdling home from school as usual on our gravel road at Coulson, doing my best to avoid the evening milking at home. In…












