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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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