Hello from sunny Coquette Point,

The suspense leading up to the solar eclipse on the 14/11/12 could have been written by Alfred Hitchcock. Dark clouds gathered on the days before the event and the weather gurus held very little hope that we, on the far northern coast, would have clear skies to see the sun. Thousands left the coast and travelled hundreds of miles inland to find clear skies.  However, that was no excuse for us to miss out on a neighbourhood get together and breakfast-party.

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WILDWATCH: by ANNE WILKINSON

I was delighted when I walked into Tully library the other day to find an excellent flyer displayed near the door for anyone to pick up.

Called “Protecting the little terns of the Cassowary Coast” it has been produced jointly by CCRC, the Federal Government, the Queensland Government and Reef Guardian Council. Apart from being an interesting document in its own right, it gives a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these tiny, endangered seabirds. Reading it, one can almost smell the sea and the beach.

Daryl Dickson -  Mungarru Lodge Sanctuary
Oct 12th 2012

It has been months – almost a year, since we have seen any mahogany gliders at Mungarru Lodge Sanctuary.

During the last 17years mahogany gliders, sugar gliders, feather tailed gliders and striped possums have been our companions in the night time treetops of the woodland remnant that is our home at Mungarru Lodge Sanctuary in the Kennedy Valley just north of Cardwell.

Our gliders and possums survived TC Yasi but unfortunately our local population do not seemed to have fared well in the aftermath of the storm.

WILDWATCH:  by ANNE WILKINSON

This mid-spring is a season of temperature contrasts.

The wonderfully cool early mornings are replaced with baking days. Often in the afternoon the wind springs up, drying any moisture if we were lucky enough to get a shower, and sending leaves and even branches tumbling to the ground.

Hello from Coquette Point,

On Thursday the Cassowary Coast Regional Council, CCRC, approved the reconfiguration of the Metricon marina development at 65 Coquette Point Road. This 89.26ha marina development abuts Ninds Creek, on the east and fronts the Johnstone River to the north. It is part of the old Ninds Creek Wetlands and as such the soils are acid sulphate. The site was cleared 100 years ago for agricultural and cattle farming purposes.