New Great Walk opens window into the Conondales

Gheerulla creek valley

The recently-opened Great Walk Conondale Range is a trip back in time in more ways than one. The 56-kilometre circuit walk, which begins and ends at the popular Booloumba Creek campgrounds, provides much more than a glimpse of the spectacular forests, creeks and gorges for which the Conondale Ranges have become noted. While the walk includes … [Read more...]

Is time running out for Fraser Island’s Dingoes?

Image: A Fraser Island Dingo

By Jaylene Musgrave Australia's world heritage listed Fraser Island is renowned for its beautiful dingoes but the country's purest strain of dingo is now on the verge of extinction under the Queensland Government's current management plan. Some of the Australia's leading experts are speaking out on the sad plight facing the island's … [Read more...]