Outdoors & Travel Peaks to Points events filling up fast MORE than 50 free and low-cost activities comprise the two-week Peaks to Points Festival which returns to Ipswich and the southeast which starts this Saturday. Rob Mellett 17 Jul 2024
Nature Tick season has real bite to it PARALYSIS ticks are thriving on the back of wet weather and hot temperatures, with a surge in tick numbers being reported across the region. Rob Mellett 13 Dec 2023
City Life New peril stalks flying foxes FLYING foxes are one of the most maligned animals in Australia. Rob Mellett 31 Jan 2024
Business Where have all the Christmas Beetles gone? CHRISTMAS Beetles have long heralded the beginning of the festive season. Rob Mellett 13 Dec 2023
Ipswich Rare cod on menu for peckish birds EAGER fish conservationists found out Hungry Birds is more than just a computer game after fish-stocking efforts were thwarted recently. Rob Mellett 06 Dec 2023
Ipswich Rain records smashed in deluges RAIN records were smashed across the state last week, leaving many of us wondering if dry weather pattern El Niño had snuck out the door without telling us. Rob Mellett 06 Dec 2023
Ipswich Dam restocking to lure the fishos THERE are now more than 50,000 extra chances for Ipswich fishos to ‘strike it rich’ while wetting a line for bass at Wivenhoe Dam. Rob Mellett 08 Nov 2023
City Life Clean-up heroes swoop into action ENVIRONMENTAL action group Ocean Crusaders last week rolled up their sleeves to tackle a mountain of trash that had built up at Brookwater’s Opossum Creek. Rob Mellett 01 Nov 2023
Nature Bird in the bush worth two at vets WILDLIFE carers are urging Good Samaritans not to take healthy baby birds from their natural habitats during the rearing season. Rob Mellett 25 Oct 2023
City Life Busy bees calming veterans’ minds THEY say the wounds of war come in many guises. Rob Mellett 25 Oct 2023
Nature Another pest invades Nature Centre THE Queen’s Park Nature Centre is proving a popular destination for the most unwelcome visitors of late. Brian Bennion 18 Oct 2023
Nature Busy Bee-eaters burst into Spring SPRING has sprung and all is a flurry of activity as our wildlife gets into full swing for a time of parenthood. Rob Mellett 18 Oct 2023
Ipswich AI tech keeps eye out for koalas PIONEERING researchers at the forefront of saving the koala have welcomed a funding boost for extra AI technology to map the marsupial’s movements. Rob Mellett 11 Oct 2023
Nature Native garden utopia opens to the public CREATED to be both hugely productive, but also as a haven for native wildlife like our beautiful bees, Becca and Trent Chandler’s Basin Pocket garden is a little slice of paradise. Rob Mellett 04 Oct 2023
Nature Bushfire plan updated with temperatures to soar QUEENSLAND is bracing for one of its worst bushfire seasons, with the city council and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ramping up efforts to prepare. Rob Mellett 04 Oct 2023
Nature Injured koalas turned away by RSPCA THE RSPCA’s Wacol facility has had to shut its doors on injured koalas as the organisation struggles to cope with an influx in injured wildlife in what it refers to as “trauma season”. Brian Bennion 27 Sep 2023
Ipswich Fish expert calls out lungfish grant A LEADING fish expert has labelled as a “drop in the ocean” government funding for rehabilitating local waterways for the endangered Australian lungfish. Rob Mellett 27 Sep 2023
Ipswich Family life is a real hoot THERE’S pure, natural magic waiting to be found just outside our doors. Rob Mellett 20 Sep 2023
City Life The weird and wonderful world of orchids ORCHIDS are symbols of refinement and fertility – an intriguing beauty with the power to evoke joy and tranquillity – plus lots of them are also downright bizarre. Rob Mellett 06 Sep 2023
