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Nindigully - a town with nine permanent residents

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Apr

I read today about a pub in outback Queensland. The Nindigully Hotel (don't we have wonderful names?) was originally built in 1864 and is about 500 kms west of Brisbane. The current owner, after 24 years managing the pub, has now...

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Housing for the birds

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Mar

Recently I wrote about nesting boxes being supplied for glossy black cockatoos on Kangaroo Island. Another good news story on a similar theme is happening on Cape York Peninsula in the far north of Queensland, where...

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Some solutions can be quite simple

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jan

Sometimes, a solution to a problem can be quite simple. I was reminded of this when I read an article regarding conservationists who are trying to protect turtle eggs from predators. WYLD Projects, an environmental...

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Lucinda is alive but someone else has her heart

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Dec

I hope you’re all recovering from a joyous Christmas, if you celebrate. Soon we’ll be facing a new year with new challenges and experiences. I read an incredible story today about a young girl who had cystic fibrosis. To continue...

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Speaking in stereo - the Powers' twins

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Aug

I was going to write about this ages ago but didn’t. These twins hit the news a while ago and have since appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel US TV show so perhaps some of you have heard of them. They’re the Powers twins, Paula and...

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A dugong study off Queensland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

Dugongs fascinate me. They’re not the prettiest of creatures but they seem very gentle. Off Moreton Bay in Queensland, dugongs are being studied in an effort to understand more about their behaviour. This in turn will help...

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Keeping out undesirables

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jun

Australia is classified as a continent but it’s surrounded by water and effectively cut off from the rest of the world. It’s one reason why our creatures have evolved so differently from those in other countries. It is more...

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Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Islands

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Apr 25

I found out a bit more about Thursday Island and how it got its name. It’s one of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait about 39 kilometres (24 miles) north of Cape York Peninsula in far northern Queensland. It has an...

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Punk turtle? Green-haired turtle? I kid you not

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jan 25

When I read about a turtle which has a variety of interesting names such as: green-haired turtle, punk turtle and bum-breathing turtle, I was intrigued. It’s also known as the Mary River turtle with the scientific name of Elusor...

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Here's lookin' at ya

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul 24

I’ve written before about cane toads which are spreading across northern Australia after being introduced in 1935 to prey on beetles that were infesting sugar-cane crops. Since their introduction into Queensland, they have...

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Bileola - small Queensland town, two claims to fame

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Jun 24

I’ve talked before about some topics/words turning up one or two more times after the first mention. I’ve just read about an young Australian swimmer who is in the team for the Paris Olympics. He is from Biloela, a small town of...

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Conditioned taste aversion - as applied to goannas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Apr 24

In 1935 cane toads were introduced into Queensland from South America, in the hope of controlling cane beetles that were damaging sugar cane crops. However, they multiplied rapidly and have now spread across the whole top end of...

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You shouldn't be responsible for the actions of adult children

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Apr 24

A few days ago, a man with mental health issues ran amok with a knife in a shopping centre, killing six people and injuring others. The guy came from Queensland, had mental health issues and wasn’t in touch very often with his...

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Shrinking the distance in the outback of Australia - the pedal radio

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Mar 23

Several friends were wondering about the ‘pedal radio’ which I mentioned in my post about the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The pedal transmitter-receiver (radio) was invented by Alf Traeger (1895-1980), an Australian...

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Work your way home, Sam

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jun 22

I’ve just come home from our retirement village clubhouse after watching Man on a Ledge starring Sam Worthington. Sam grew up in the suburb next to where we are now so I was keen to see the film. It’s always nice when a local lad...

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A good news story from Eastern Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Mar 22

The eastern states of Australia, particularly Queensland and northern New South Wales, have had torrential rain and flooding, the like of which has never been seen before. Phone coverage has been lost in many locations and tens of...

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Wildlife carers in Queensland caring for kangaroos

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Feb 22

This discussion is really to direct you to a link about two women who care for orphan or injured joeys (baby kangaroos). There are some great up-close-and-personal photos and footage of the kangaroos, and a kangaroo hunter also...

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Young composer honoured at his funeral

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Feb 22

On January 31, 12-year-old Kyan Pennell was killed in a freak farm accident in Queensland. Kyan had Asperger’s and ADHD. His passion was the piano and classical music. He had taught himself many pieces, mainly through watching...

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Would you send your child to this school?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Feb 22

Hitting our news recently was the fact that Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, had issued parents a contract requiring them to formally reject homosexuality. The Catholic college compares...

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Paronella Park, Queensland, is now on my bucket list

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382147) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Nov 21

A friend gave me a brochure of a tourist attraction in Queensland called Paronella Park. The Park was the dream child of José Paronella, a Catalonian who arrived from Spain in 1913. Single-handedly and with great determination, he...

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