DATE & TIME 24-26 January (3 nights) Any time after midday Sat 24/1 Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Barney Hines (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Border Ranges National Park Enrolment for this Excursion is Full & the Registration form has been removed Border Ranges National Park is an extensive park of […]
DATE & TIME 6 December 2025 3:00pm arrival Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Murray & Jeanette Watson (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Brisbane Koala Bushlands Registration: If possible, please register via the website by filling out the form below. The website is set up to automatically send an e-mail to the
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DATE & TIME 22 November 2025 7:30 Arrival Days Hours Minutes EXCURSION LEADER Penny Mills (Contact details will be provided after on-line registration) LOCATION Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre Date: Saturday, 22nd November 2025 Time: 7:30 AM Meeting Point: In front of Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre. Plenty of nearby parking is available. 🌿 Background Information Location:
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Leader: Dick Copeman Sixteen members and two visitors came to this interesting scrub on a cool and windy but sunny day. We were welcomed by Keith McCosh, a local resident and chair of Fassifern Field Naturalists, who gave some of the history of the Ryland’s scrub and the surrounding Woogaroo forest, much of which is
Leader and report: Barry Jahnke Roly Chapman was a member of the Queensland Naturalists’ Club and this Bushland Reserve was named after him by the Brisbane City Council. From 1959 to 1987, Roly was a teacher at the nearby Upper Mount Gravatt State School and he used this bush as part of his outdoor teaching
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Helen Horton was born in Sydney in 1925. She went to school at Fort St Girls High School in The Rocks, Sydney. During World War 2 she worked as a clerk and relief telephonist, while going to university as an evening Arts student. She worked as a typist and then atthe NSW State Library. She
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Ross Coupland (left) presented some fascinating images and videos of many different types of animals that he’s found and studied using the thermal monocular. It was interesting to see how close one could observe animals when no visible light is used, allowing lengthy, unobtrusive observations of natural behaviour. Of particular interest were the endothermic Fulgorid
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Dr. Kate Dutton-Regester is a Lecturer at the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science with a strong interest in wildlife conservation. Specialising in Reproductive Biology, Physiology, Animal Behaviour, and Epidemiology, she has worked with diverse species, from livestock to Asian elephants and the short-beaked echidna. Currently, Kate leads multiple research projects, including investigation into
In March, 2025 Wildlife Queensland welcomed Dr John Tracey as its new CEO, bringing over 25 years of expertise in wildlife research, management and biosecurity. John has led major reforms in his previous role with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, secured millions in critical environmental and biosecurity funding, and built partnerships across the government,
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