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The singing Tree Doctor

9. July 2010

IT IS AN EXTREME pleasure to be able to work on the trees of the Blackall Range, where it is very hard to go wrong when asked to enhance a client’s surroundings. The basis of a beautiful landscape is already there – you have breath-taking views, bewitching landforms, and an ever-changing panorama of cloud, mist, fog, [...]

Wetlands with Barung Landcare

9. July 2010

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Wetlands are fascinating and diverse ecological systems of many types. In the past, some wetlands were called “swamps”, and were looked on as places to drain or fill and build on. Their value as filters to maintain water quality and provide essential habitat was simply not recognised. Many wetlands, particularly in coastal areas, were lost as a result. Fortunately their functions are now more [...]

In the Wild with Spencer Shaw

9. July 2010

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Things that go bump in the night IF YOU LIVE on a bush block, you will inevitably hear the sounds of various critters going bump, grunt, squeal or scream in the middle of the night. For those of you who have watched one too many horror movies, these sounds might conjure up paranoid images of axe [...]

“Population growth does not equal economic growth”

3. February 2010

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A quote from the SUNSHINE COAST ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL. The recent tourist season on the Sunshine Coast provides a snapshot of what a resident population of over 500,000 people may look and feel like. The influx of hundreds of thousands of tourists vividly demonstrates the impacts on the liveability and natural values of the Sunshine Coast region [...]

Links in the Food Chain

3. February 2010

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THE Sunshine Coast, particularly its Hinterland has, in recent years, taken new directions in the growing of sustainable food ventures as well as the packaging and marketing of local niche food items. So, it was with interest that the Hinterland Times saw the latest edition of the Griffith REVIEW which is devoted to the global food [...]

What’s Flowering Now?

3. February 2010

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Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper) One of four species of climbing shrubs from the south pacific. Over time the shrub grows into a woody vine 10 – 12m long. The pale green leaves are oval – oblong and about 12 cm long. The attractive flowers are tubular and grow in clusters, starting with white petals that gradually [...]

Get behind the walk fest …

3. February 2010

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HINTERLAND Tourism Sunshine Coast (formerly BRBTA) is planning its next Festival of the Walks for August 20-29 and is calling on community members who would like to get involved. The Festival of the Walks 2010, will include over 24 guided walks aimed at specific interest groups. These will include guided rainforest walks, bird and wildlife walks, [...]

Why not grow ME instead

3. February 2010

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WEEDS ARE always with us. Whether they have jumped the garden fence or been deliberately introduced for another purpose, their control occupies much time and consumes substantial financial resources. The Nursery and Garden Industry Australia, NGIA, has been developing the Grow Me Instead program and has published guides for each state and territory. With input from [...]

In the Wild with Spencer Shaw

3. February 2010

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Bird attracting plants In the past, when I’ve worked in retail nurseries, on an almost daily basis we would get a customer request for plants that were good for attracting birds. Unfortunately most people’s exposure to native plants that are good for bringing in our feathered friends is from mainstream Australian native gardening books or TV [...]

Steven’s diary of the Mary River

3. February 2010

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HINTERLAND AUTHOR, Steven Lang this month launches his published book, “a strong brown god – the mary river diary”. To research and write this book, Steven chose to walk the length of the Mary River from its source in Maleny to the coast at Maryborough. Along the way he was both confronted and delighted with [...]

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