Gardenias – Nature’s Perfume
Gardenias have been popular for many years, with one gardening book from the 1920's listing the species as "one of the most handsome shrubs...
Q&A with Cecily Burkett
1. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Treat others as you wish to be treated.
2. What is something you do in your spare...
The ESSEX from London
I guess I have always been interested in old cars. I had an uncle with a 1930s Wolseley and a neighbour with a very...
Dusky Moorhen
Today’s image was taken a few days ago and is of a Dusky Moorhen with two chicks. The Dusky Moorhen is a medium sized...
Poinciana in bloom
POINCIANA
Last week I have had the opportunity to spend some time driving between Central Queensland and Mission Beach and one of the most noticeable...
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Most of us would be familiar with the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, a large white parrot with a yellow sulphur crest and very load raucous calls....
Storm Flowers
The storms of the last few days have had a real impact on many gardens across the Central Queensland. Within a matter of days...
Egret
The Eastern Great Egret is the subject of today’s image. It is similar to other egrets in that it lives near water.
Wading in...
Channel-billed Cuckoo
With a length of up to 70cm and a wingspan of 1metre, the Channel-billed Cuckoo is the world’s largest cuckoo!
These rather curious looking...
Tough creepers with a colourful touch
BEAUT CREEPERS
One the most useful types of plants used in the garden would have to be the creeper. Around this time of year we...
What is this flower?
There are so many attractive flowering plants in our gardens at the moment and every now and then a unique flowering plant will emerge...
Birds of Boyne & Tannum
This Woodswallow is a medium-sized bird with a dark grey head and back and a white breast, hence its name, the White-breasted Woodswallow.
They...
The region’s golf results
GLADSTONE GOLF CLUB
Men’s Ambrose Pairs 13-11
Winners: Steve and Corey Boyer 59.5
Second: Brian Bettridge and Gregory Dunseath 59.75
Third: Jeff Jones and Garry Crosby 63.25
Ladies’ Ambrose...
