Pink-tongued Lizard or Skink – reasonably common in backyards. Sharp claws. Closely related to Blue Tongues. Have a semi-prehensile tail that can be used like a possum. Nocturnal. Find under litter. read more

Rufus Bettong. This one is locally extinct. They are still found in campgrounds in outer Brisbane. A small member of the kangaroo family. Potteroos are another small kangaroo family member. Snout. Long read more

Southern Angle-headed Dragon or Rainforest Dragon Find around Mt Glorious and Mt Tamborine in rainforest. Quite restricted. Unusual for dragons to be in rainforests. Sits on a vertical branch. Quite read more

Australia has had a 5 natural catastrophes declared since December 21 in just over 6 weeks which according the the Insurance Council of Australia is a record. They are the flooding that affected QLD’s read more

You’d have to say that our Creek Rangers and teams of bushcare volunteers do an amazing job with these funds in terms of essential hard work managing our local creeks and keeping them from becoming read more

Soil is one of the most fundamentally valuable resources we have for resilience. After doing Permaculture training we were exhorted to “go out and make soil plant trees and save the world!” read more

Barking Owl. She growled and twittered. Big yellow eyes. Quite a few species around this area. They do bark like a dog. Stripy underbelly vertical down to her feet. Very flexible necks. They can’t read more

10 December – Tree Planting at Bob Cassimaty Picnic Ground. Kedron Brook Catchment Group has received QLD Rail funding of $26000 over 2 years to replace plants removed during the construction of the read more

If you think you have fire ants or yellow crazy ants call Biosecurity QLD on 13 25 23.

Moreton Bay Regional Council and Cr Brian Battersby definitely deserve a lot of thanks for getting the Bunya Tip gas flare system installed and operational.

The report is that it is the biggest environmental read more