Awe-Stralia

12/06/2024

QLD - Richmond
Giant pelicans 😱, the outback delivers . 😀 🇦🇺.

New species of flying pterosaur reptile discovered in outback Queensland fossil digABC North West Qld / By Meghan DansiePosted 1h ago1 hours agoWed 12 Jun 2024 at 8:35pm, updated 15m ago15 minutes agoWed 12 Jun 2024 at 9:57pm An illustration of the newly discovered species of pterosaur.(Supplied: Ga...

20/05/2024

Platypus:
Who thinks they know a lot about platypus? Every day you learn more. 😀

What is a baby platypus called: platypup, puggle, nestling or something else?ABC Science / By environment reporter Peter de KruijffPosted Fri 17 May 2024 at 8:00pmFriday 17 May 2024 at 8:00pmFri 17 May 2024 at 8:00pm A pair of young platypus, inadvertently dug up in East Gippsland, believed to be ab...

23/01/2024

Cane toads
My pet hate as an introduced pest affecting our waterways and wildlife. Here’s a trap we can make to stop their spread -

All you need is a tub and a couple of funnels.

10/01/2024

QLD/NSW State Border - Wallangarra

09/11/2023

VIC - Dargo Hotel
A great story about the hotel owners, it ledger and the patrons who visited the hotel during harsh times. 😀

Historical ledger for Halfway Hotel on Victoria's Dargo High Plains reviving stories of travellers pastLandline / By Tim LeePosted 1h ago1 hours agoWed 8 Nov 2023 at 11:56pm Martine Eames with the historic hotel ledger once owned by her great grandparents.(ABC Landline: Tim Lee)Now just a pile of bl...

16/10/2023

WA - Kimberley
The monjon is the smallest species of rock wallaby and is found in a small area of the Kimberley and nearby islands in the Bonaparte Archipelago. Common names also include Burbidge’s rock wallaby or Burbidge’s rock-weasel ( not very flattering!). Their biggest threats are wildfires and feral cats.



territory

The monjon was discovered in the 1970s and is often seen as a quick shadow passing through crevices and escarpments in highly fractured and rocky sandstone country.

Species: Monjon, endemic to the far northwest Kimberley region of WA
Scientific Name: Petrogale burbidgei
Endangered Status: Near Threatened
Key Threat: Feral predators (mainly cats) and altered fire regimes burning further into rocky areas inhabited by the monjon.

12/09/2023

Wombats are muscular short legged marsupials native to Australia. The common wombat is found in Tasmania, NSW, VIC & SA. The northern hairy-nosed wombat is found only in QLD.

Mating occurs between September and December so take care on country roads especially at night. If you’re unfortunate enough to hit one with your vehicle always check the animals pouch. The pouch faces to the rear of the female.

12/04/2023

QLD
Outback Queensland is known for its discoveries of dinosaur 🦕 bones and fossils. Here is another recent discovery.

Almost-complete skull of Diamantinasaurus dinosaur discovered in central Queensland reveals ancient secretsBy Alex BrewsterPosted 1h ago1 hours agoTue 11 Apr 2023 at 11:02pm The nearly complete skull of "Ann", a 95-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur was found in central Queensland.(Supplied: Trish S...

06/04/2023

Some of the sunsets captured last year and this year.

05/04/2023

NT - Daly Waters Pub
Putting us all straight on bush language and technology 😂

23/01/2023

QLD - Monster Cane Toad
The breed big in northern Queensland. This giant 2.7 kg cane toad was found near Airlie Beach 😳

Giant cane toad found in Conway National Park in north Queensland weighs 2.7kgABC North Qld / By Mia KnightPosted Thu 19 Jan 2023 at 7:00pmThursday 19 Jan 2023 at 7:00pmThu 19 Jan 2023 at 7:00pm, updated Thu 19 Jan 2023 at 8:49pmThursday 19 Jan 2023 at 8:49pmThu 19 Jan 2023 at 8:49pmWatchDuration: 1...

08/01/2023

Australia
The small peacock spiders are only found in Australia, mostly in the southern part of the continent, although some species inhabit tropical areas. To make up for it’s size…. it can give a brilliant display. 👍

02/12/2022

Western NSW - Wild Deserts Project
The return of the golden bandicoot-

Native marsupials thrive after being translocated from Western Australia and released in Sturt National Park as part of the Wild Deserts project.

30/06/2022

NSW - Newcastle
Newcastle is a harbour city situated about 160 km north of Sydney and about a two hour drive. It originated as a small coal harbour penal settlement in 1801 named Coal River, then Kingstown and renamed Newcastle. It became a city in 1885. For much of its history, Newcastle has been an industrialised city and is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world. On the other hand, there are surfing beaches, hand cut sea pools, ocean baths and a former defence installation, Fort Scratchley, that is now a museum.

For a change of pace, a short video of Newcastle by night that includes the foreshore walk, Fort Scratchley lit up, a busker, Nobbys Beach Pavilion, the original Police Station built in 1861 and The Lock Up in Hunter Street. 😀

14/06/2022

NSW - South Coast
The surf 🏄🏻‍♂️ is really pumping 👍

02/05/2022

SA - Another tiny marsupial surviving and breeding in the wild ‼️

21/03/2022

Northern Queensland and NSW to Wilsons Promontory VIC

The Soldier Crab lives in sandy estuaries and mangroves, and occurs in massive groups that seem to emerge from nowhere all at the same time.

The Soldier Crab is quite distinctive with its small, round, blue body on long jointed legs with purple stripes. As it marches around feeding, it moulds the sand into numerous pellets, sorting through it for organic matter. There is only one other species of soldier crab common in Sydney. This is the smaller Mictyris platycheles.

Habitat

Soldier Crabs live on intertidal mangroves, beaches and estuaries.

Distribution

Soldier Crabs are found from Northern Queensland, New South Wales, to Wilsons Promontory in Victoria. Also, western Indian Ocean to French Polynesia.

Information courtesy: Australian Museum - shorturl.at/cwxPS
Music - ‘High Gain’ by Teatime

11/03/2022

WA - Broome
Beware, the long-footed frog has returned 😀‼️

Heavy rain in Broome WA has resulted in masses of Long-footed Frogs (Cyclorana longipes) emerging from their underground burrows to breed and call, with some users saving drones of frogs from backyard pools!

Unfortunately, not all frog species are great climbers, and they may need a little help getting out of swimming pools. The population boom is certainly good news for frogs and ecosystems. We thank you for your FrogID submissions to help monitor how they’re doing!

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-07/long-footed-frogs-descend-on-swimming-pools-in-broome/100876366

03/03/2022

QLD Bribie Island
Just thought I’d do something different on this page and post a video I put together around Bongaree on Bribie Island. I took the opportunity to film between the last lot of rain ☔️ that caused flooding in QLD and the latest ⛈☔️. Hope you enjoy! 😀

Music: ‘Into the Sun’ - Tea Time

12/02/2022

QLD - St George
St George is a town, with a population around 3,100 people, located in cattle & cotton country about 513 km west of Brisbane.

In town there is a small museum, housed within a (gun) shop, called the Unique Egg. This is a collection of hand carved emu eggs, some brilliantly lit, that is a must see when visiting St George.

19/01/2022

CANE TOAD BUST
In 1935, 102 cane toads were brought to Queensland to control the sugar cane beetle, now 90 years later, they estimate there are 2 billon of them 😱. They are a threat to our native species. 😢

Want to participate in a ‘cane toad bust’ starting Monday 24 January? Read on …

With the cane toad population soaring from 102 in Queensland in 1935 to more than two billion across four states, we're being asked to help cull them to save native species.

01/01/2022

SA - Coober Pedy
Coober Pedy, often referred to as the ‘opal capital of the world’, is situated on the Stuart Highway about 846 km north of Adelaide.

It’s a fascinating place to visit to see opals, underground living and dining as well as take a tour to see the Breakaways on the Moon Plain.

21/12/2021

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄 and a Happy New Year 🎊🎉🥂🍺.

02/12/2021

SA: Pioneer research geologist & his wife must have been hardy pioneers. Love their ‘caravan’/hut ‼️

29/11/2021

QLD - Yelarbon
Yelarbon is a very small rural town in the Goondiwindi Region of QLD, about 305 km south east from Brisbane, with a population around 360 people.

‘Yelarbon’ is recorded as an Aboriginal Australian word meaning "Native name for the large lagoon adjacent to the Station." This place was where to***co was first grown in Australia. These days it is cereal cropping plus cattle and sheep raising. There is fishing on the Dumaresq River as well, nearly all recreational. The Murray Cod is one of the more sought-after prizes to catch.

An outstanding visual display in town is the painted grain silos.

17/11/2021

One of Australia’s most beautiful parrots is the King Parrot. This link is about a report of a ‘wasting’ disease being spread in its population 😟.

Scientists fear birdbaths and backyard feeders may be accelerating the spread of the deadly illness, which renders the cherished natives unable to fly or eat properly.

20/10/2021

NSW - Mount Kaputar National Park

Mount Kaputar is located around 52 km east of Narrabri, NSW or 566 km nort-west from Sydney.

Mount Kaputar, 1,512 meters high, is a remnant of an extinct volcano and is popular with bush walkers. Although the car park is not large, it is a short walk to the viewing area to see an excellent example of ‘organ piping’. Camping is permitted in two campsites at Bark Hut and Dawson Springs however, caravans are not allowed in the park. The park also has two cabins (see National Park website for details and any COVID-19 requirements)

25/09/2021

SA: Kimba
Kimba is a small town, with a population of about 630, on the Eyre Highway. It is located on the Eyre Peninsula about 154 km south-west of Port Augusta and 461 km north-west of Adelaide.

Kimba district is one of the major wheat growing areas of South Australia and is the eastern gateway to the Gawler Ranges.

22/09/2021

Cane Toads: New trap/lure available by summer.

Most of you would know, especially those in the north of Australia, of the rapid advance of the invasive cane toads and their toll on native species and waterways.

Scientists worked to give us hope that at last we may be able to stop the cane toad tadpoles metamorphosis.

A lure that attracts and traps cane toad tadpoles is being described as a 'game changer'.

11/08/2021

NSW - Milparinka
This tiny 1880’s historic gold settlement is home to a handful of people and a single pub, the ‘Albert Hotel’.

Milparinka is located 1,249.2 km north west of Sydney, near the borders of SA & QLD. Or 332 km north of Broken Hill.

About 10 km NW of Malparinka you will find a headstone to mark the grave of James Pool, Sturt’s second in-command, of the ill fated 1845 expedition in search of an inland sea.