Nature
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Fish kill disaster at weir
by ROB MELLETT A LEADING angling expert says the ecological disaster that has unfolded at Mt Crosby Weir during the past three weeks could have…
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Exciting time to visit Nature Centre
THE Ipswich Nature Centre usually delivers a few surprises for the September school holidays. During Spring many of the animals at the centre are getting…
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New additions pop up at Nature Centre
THERE are some new additions to the Ipswich Nature Centre with the arrival of a baby wallaby and three goslings. Council’s Environment and Sustainability Committee…
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Experiencing a field of sunflowers draws in crowds to three day festival
A chance for her daughters to experience the beauty of sunflowers and to see how they are grown was the motivation for Daiana Walker from…
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Humidity and rain as Ipswich welcomes February
The beginning of February has brought the Ipswich region a battle of high temperatures and severe storms. Last Wednesday more than 30 millimetres of rain was…
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Baby bilbies this year’s star attraction
THE bilby breeding enclosure at the Ipswich Nature Centre just got a bit more crowded with two female bilbies emerging from their mother’s pouch at…
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Native fish species released into Bremer
ABOUT 2,000 Mary River cod have been released into the Bremer River catchment to increase native fish populations and improve the river’s diversity. Environment and…
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Capers on the wing following nourishing western rainfall
Photos & Story LYLE RADFORD IT’S that time of the year when gardeners start to notice black and white butterflies flitting among the flowers. These irregular…
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In celebration of Spring at the Ipswich Nature Centre
IT BEGAN as a celebration of the birth of a baby to Brush-tailed rock wallabies Paxton and Tahli as it was the first time the…
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The history of a Silkstone garden
When you walk through Ian Muil’s garden, there are things happening in every corner. Native birds perch on trees, a rabble of bees tend to…
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