News Dugong rescue operation in NSW …Moreton bay. Sea World has been working with the University of Queensland in monitoring the population of dugongs in Moreton bay, and they plan to place a satellite tag on…
Adventure Annapurna adventure in Nepal …has decided to tag along with our crew, disappearing from time to time but always swinging by each evening, unsurprisingly around mealtime. Life is a simple routine without the distractions…
Destinations Paradise found …I’m a creature of habit, the opposite in fact. I’ve chased my curiosity around the world and back again. I’ve tagged all seven continents and have an insatiable appetite for…
Adventure Something secret this way …brief, I mentally tagged Turner Lakes for a return trip; the canoe adventure alone would be brilliant, and there is also a hiking trail you can use to walk in…
Gear Test Tested: Garmin Edge 25 …this little black box packs enough punch – telling me all I need to know after a day in the saddle – and has a price tag that is well…
News Extinct: Bramble Cay melomys …population of the species in Papua New Guinea around the Fly River delta area, and that until that area is adequately surveyed, the Bramble Cay melomys should have the tag…
Science & Environment Great white sharks prefer rock music …at the University of California, that’s not as ridiculous as it seems; he’s used lab-produced sounds to locate sharks for tagging and tracking. Sharks ‘hear’ sounds from objects much further…
Fundraising Big blue needs you! …as humpbacks. Donations will support the Centre for Whale Research and Blue Whale Study, funding satellite tagging and aerial surveys in order to ensure the future of the blue whale….
Wildlife Safe passage: we can keep koalas safe through urban design …What might be harder to change is the behaviour of humans, in particular those driving cars through these areas. A lot of research has shown that those overly familiar road…
History & Culture Vale Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly …Surf Lifesaving Club, the Duke’s board built on Polynesian heri-tage thought to be more than 1000 years old. 1930s–’50s Known as tooth-picks, hollow, finless plywood boards 16′-18′ (4.8-5.5m) long and…