by Amanda Cranston | Oct 10, 2016 | Environment & Nature, Features
Balloons are bright and colourful and popular for parties and eye-catching for kids, but unfortunately they are very bad for the environment. If we want to protect the Great Barrier Reef and our wildlife, we need to say NO to balloons. When we were kids, our...
by Elaine Seager | Sep 1, 2016 | Environment & Nature, Features
The biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is climate change and, while this requires global action, there are many things that residents and visitors to North Queensland can do locally to help the Great Barrier Reef. The coral bleaching event that attracted global...
by Elaine Seager | Aug 18, 2016 | Cape York, Environment & Nature, Features
The remote wilderness areas of the west coast of Cape York are a dream trip for fishers, 4WDers and adventurers who love exploring off the beaten track. But it is also an important turtle nesting area. Western Cape York lies on the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria...
by Amanda Cranston | May 14, 2015 | Environment & Nature, Features
These unique and beautiful Australian animals are only found in Far North Queensland but did you know that droughts are causing them to suffer blindness? Kangaroos can only be found in Australia but tree kangaroos are even more special. These beautiful creatures can...
by Amanda Cranston | Mar 14, 2015 | Cairns, Environment & Nature, Features
Every year thousands of crocodile skins are exported from Australia to supply the world’s fashion industry. It has its critics but it is a lucrative industry that is tightly regulated by strict Australian laws protecting the import and export of wildlife and wildlife...
by Amanda Cranston | Feb 16, 2015 | Cairns, Environment & Nature, Features, Interviews, Port Douglas
Rob Prettejohn has always been a visionary with a strong passion for the environment. In the 1970’s, when local laws required property owners to chop trees down, Rob bought 145 acres of prime real estate near Port Douglas and planted even more. It seems incredible...
