Nature
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Rescue operation to save rare fish from The Head creek
A rare fish, native to creeks around The Head, could have died out in the drought and recent bushfires if it wasn’t for an emergency…
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Country Parson: Floral cousins
Of the two flowers pictured here, found growing at Wyaralong, both appear to be Hibiscus. In fact one is a Hibiscus, and one is a…
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Wildlife carers network will take the call
Carers involved with Scenic Rim Wildlife Rescue have their hands full of injured and orphaned animals at the moment. “But our hands are never too…
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Exploring a bright new world after the rain
Alarm clocks were set for the start of the first field outing for 2020, an early morning birding at Lilybrook, but the majority of the…
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A chimney ‘Santa slide’ and baby possum antics
The possum joey landed in the fireplace at midnight with a clack and a clamour. We were aware of the noise but not the cause. It…
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Rainforest refuge to be felled
Three years ago, the Fassifern Guardian published an article publicising the potential loss of an emergent rainforest nurtured in the shade of an old forestry…
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Roses and succulents winners at Garden Club
Stunning roses everywhere to be seen in the Boonah District Garden Club’s last meeting in Sharon Wallace’s garden. Her secret? Cow manure and water, plus…
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Students on Walter Watch
Dakota Moor couldn’t wait to get to school one morning a couple of months ago – she had a story to tell about a koala…
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Spitfires: Country Parson
by Aub Podlich The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and…









