Smoke on the Queensland Coast: Bushfires and Prescribed Burns

Wind which this morning bore a cool bite ripened into flirting warmth by the time I walked to Bicentennial Park in late afternoon. The Ross River ran high, its banks barricading tidal inflow, its twis...

Australian Chamber Music Festival

After breakfast I wandered along beside the golf course and into Bicentennial Park, soaking up the dry tropics birdlife so different from the rainforest birds at Lake Paluma, yet endearingly familiar ...

Climate Change and Australian Beer

After dawn, I ran a dozen kilometres beneath an overcast sky, wishing for the cool freshness of days gone by. Urged on by the Ross River Knights and the shrill squawks of rainbow lorikeets, which toda...

Townsville Cup and Fashions on the Field

After a quick spot of birding at the Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Vilis and I popped into Salvo’s to pick up some duds to wear to the Townsville Cup. No ordinary event, the Cup comes with dress rul...