‘Celebrating Research at JCU’

In the breezy heat of a Townsville spring mid-afternoon, I cycled to James Cook University to attend a university-wide 3-minute research presentation competition. This event was the kick-off for a mon...

The Significance of ‘Bush’

During the eight months we’ve lived in Australia, Vilis and I have frequently encountered the word ‘bush’ and various permutations of it. Take for example the devastating Black Satur...

‘Is Queensland Different?’

Last evening, Vilis, Janis, and I attended another of the Queensland History Lecture Series hosted by the Townsville City Libraries. This seminar had the catchy title ‘Is Queensland Different?&#...

Rainforest Scenes from Paluma, North Queensland

Since this was Janis’s second-last day in Australia, Vilis and I took him to our favourite haunt, the rainforest at Paluma, a tiny village set atop the Paluma Range in North Queensland, a mere 8...