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Being a responsible traveler in Australia
September 14, 2020Whether you are an international tourist or an Aussie citizen, it is important to travel throughout Outback Australia responsibly. There are many factors to consider and be aware of, such as our poisonous creatures, animals that may cross roads at any times of day (cattle, kangaroos & emus), distances between some towns and black spots… Read more »
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Life’s Never Boring – Community Involvement
August 11, 2020Over the years I’ve been involved in many community groups in Roma Queensland – taking on various volunteering roles like President, Secretary, Treasurer, Coordinator and active member. Community involvement isn’t for everyone and it’s a personal choice whether one steps up to participate or not. Volunteering also depends on people’s passion/s, their community mindedness, financial… Read more »
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Life’s Never Boring – Meet Bonnie & Bronte
August 6, 2020We are cattle producers, however also do run a couple of pet sheep. Friends (who run a lot of sheep) gave us Bonnie who is now entrenched as part of the family. I always wanted a pet lamb – not sure that I do now though! About a month after Bonnie, these same friends organised… Read more »
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A Sting in the Tale…
April 15, 2020In the past few weeks several residents of Maranoa have asked us about busy swarms of wasps patrolling their lawn. The most abundant of these is variously called the Orchid Dupe Wasp or the Dusky-winged Ichneumonid Lissopimpla excelsa. These are small, red wasps with iridescent, charcoal-blue wings. If one lands for a moment, you may see… Read more »
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Identifying snake species based on skin shedding’s
April 8, 2020Recently we received a call from a member of our community who had found a snake skin in their spare bedroom. Concerned that they couldn’t find the snake’s whereabouts, we got them to bring in the skin so we could identify it before deciding on the next course of action. The easiest method of identify… Read more »
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Staying Connected with Nature
April 6, 2020The worldwide pandemic of the Covid19 has seen the closure millions of tourist and recreational activities to close, people to isolate and finding them ourselves indoors a lot! Now more than ever we really need to find ways to keep our spirits up and life as normal as it possibly can. Studies show that connecting… Read more »
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Eco Science Expedition In Outback Queensland
September 24, 2019WOW, what a week. After reading this you’ll definitely want to come on the next BOOBOOK Eco-science Expedition…… From the 2nd to the 5th September BOOBOOK undertook its very first Eco-science Expedition with some very special guests in unexplored sections of the upper Dawson River, in Outback Queensland’s Carnarvon Ranges. While BOOBOOK’s talented staff have… Read more »
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Life is Never Boring – Tasmania
January 17, 2019Happy New Year Everyone! With 2018 now under our belt we are looking forward to 2019 and hope you are too. Craig, I and our kids were fortunate to be able to take a little time off to go to Tasmania in December. We did lots of their wonderful walks and although we didn’t get… Read more »
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Life’s Never Boring – Outback Travel
September 13, 2018A quote found on Facebook recently: “Europeans….I drove 20 minutes and now I’m in France. Australians….I drove 20 minutes and now I’m at the end of my drive way”. So True. There are some spectacular places in Outback Australia, however you do need to be prepared to travel to get there. The last two weeks… Read more »