Hi all,
I went into the CCRC planning office on Wednesday I had heard my next door neighbour Rick Gore had put in a rezoning application. The Town Planner confirmed that an application had been received for rezoning of portion 27V to ‘Tourist Facility’. The application outlined a ‘Grey Nomad’ Caravan Park Rest Area. The application was for minimal infrastructure as the idea is that caravans would travel over the Moresby Range down two steep hills to spend a rest night!!!!!!!!!
I went into the CCRC planning office on Wednesday I had heard my next door neighbour Rick Gore had put in a rezoning application. The Town Planner confirmed that an application had been received for rezoning of portion 27V to ‘Tourist Facility’. The application outlined a ‘Grey Nomad’ Caravan Park Rest Area. The application was for minimal infrastructure as the idea is that caravans would travel over the Moresby Range down two steep hills to spend a rest night!!!!!!!!!
However, once rezoning is granted to tourist facility the landowner has an ‘as of right’ to reshape the plan in any which way. Coquette Point is rural residential and in a designated conservation zone. The Town Planner told me Council has replied to Mr Gore asking for more details on his proposal. At the moment the proposal has not been formalized. Meanwhile Rick Gores’ company Cairns Concrete, has the contract to remove the old Jubilee bridge and complete the approaches to the bridge as well as the new road works around the Imperial Tavern. The old Jubilee Bridge and the overburden from the road works has been used by Gore to widen the road on the ridge above the proposed Caravan Park.
Peter Rowles accepted my Invitation to inspect the ‘pig cage’. He stated he was not representing TERRAIN. Just after Peter left cassowary ‘Big Sis’ showed up, she had missed out on the feed in the morning and was hungry. She tried, unsuccessfully to get into the cage. Gave up, then came back an hour later. In the end, frustrated, she disappeared into the mangroves.
Sometimes you are privileged to witness natural events that are amazing. Monday afternoon I was attracted to a prolonged song by a male sunbird. The song was shrill and continuous. I saw sitting on a branch, above a mesmerized female bird, a beautiful male sunbird with what I thought was a feather out of place. When I crept closer I saw he had yellow fans of feathers protruding from either side of his neck.
I was truly amazed I had never seen this display before. Unfortunately I was not quick enough to get a photo of him. However I did capture the female. On searching the internet I found a series of photos of this display posted by Con Foley.
Today a female sunbird has started building a new nest inside one of the nursery sheds, perhaps it is the same bird.
I was truly amazed I had never seen this display before. Unfortunately I was not quick enough to get a photo of him. However I did capture the female. On searching the internet I found a series of photos of this display posted by Con Foley.
Today a female sunbird has started building a new nest inside one of the nursery sheds, perhaps it is the same bird.
Sometime last Sunday night Dad 4 left his two chicks in the mangroves. Monday morning the pathetic calls of the chicks filled the whole nursery. I placed the food in the bins at 6am, I could hear the chicks but did not see them. At eight o’clock the food had not been touched and the chicks were quite distressed dancing around the food bins.
Without eating any of the fruit they disappeared into the forest.;
Without eating any of the fruit they disappeared into the forest.;
‘Little Runt’ cleaned up the food soon after. The chicks stayed around the area all day whistling on and off. The next morning they eat the food as soon as they heard me put it in the bin.
This morning Dad 4 turned up, I saw him briefly at the feed station. He ate only a little fruit and quickly disappeared into the forest. I just managed to get a photo. The chicks did not see him. Some days the chicks are missing out on a feed from the bins however the pandanus is starting to drop and a few other fruits are ripening in the forest: at long last. It will be interesting to see how long the chicks stay together.
Cheers for now,
Yvonne C.
This morning Dad 4 turned up, I saw him briefly at the feed station. He ate only a little fruit and quickly disappeared into the forest. I just managed to get a photo. The chicks did not see him. Some days the chicks are missing out on a feed from the bins however the pandanus is starting to drop and a few other fruits are ripening in the forest: at long last. It will be interesting to see how long the chicks stay together.
Cheers for now,
Yvonne C.
