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Tagging along, Jim Gaston’s 30 year ‘turtle rodeo’

Birri Gubba Juru elder, James ‘Jim,’ Gaston is no stranger to the sea, having worked to protect and monitor sea turtle species off the coast of Bowen for over thirty years. At an energetic 68 years old, the Gudjuda Reference Group ranger...

Marina Trajkovich

24 Jun 2021

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Faces of the Burdekin: Mickey McKellar

As a child growing up in Ayr in the 1950s, Mickey McKellar was told she would never stand unaided, much less run several hospitality businesses beloved by thousands of people. Born Veronica Mary Short, the iconic Burdekin figurehead nicknamed...

Marina Trajkovich

16 Jun 2021

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Faces of the Burdekin: David and June Bartlett

David and June Bartlett in Home Hill aren’t your typical couple. Before the nomadic seafarers and self-described gypsies settled in the Burdekin, they had lived on the ocean, sailing up and down the Australian east coast for twenty years on their...

Marina Trajkovich

16 Jun 2021

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New strategy released for Burdekin and Haughton flood resilience

The Burdekin Shire Council, along with seven neighbouring councils, have developed an enhanced flood resilience strategy to minimise the impact of Burdekin and Haughton catchment floods in the region. The strategy, released this June, was based on...

Marina Trajkovich

16 Jun 2021

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Chainsaw artist starts work on Burdekin cane cutter monument

Chainsaw artist Matty G is preparing his tools to create a life-sized cane cutter statue after displaying his skills before audiences at the Sweet Days Hot Nights festival. He’s since returned to his home in Noosa to create a new, commissioned...

Marina Trajkovich

16 Jun 2021

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Australia’s only chlorella farm brings green solutions

Australia’s only commercially grown algae may look unassuming, but the Bowen grown chlorella packs a powerful nutritional and environmental punch. The chlorella farm in Bowen is part of a growing industry producing and studying the impact of the...

Marina Trajkovich

16 Jun 2021