Alison, Margy, Arne
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LIFE MEMBER IN SPOTLIGHT

CALANTHE Poetry was delighted to present its first Life Membership award recently. Margy Rose has been involved in Calanthe Poetry since the year dot – which for Calanthe is 2015/2016, when there were two seasons […]

Josephine Romeo
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Mountain Preserves Richmond Butterfly

Australia’s second largest butterfly, the Richmond Birdwing, is on the endangered list, but thanks to the work of locals restoring its habitat Tamborine Mountain has become a haven for them. “They are prevalent on the […]

Bower Bird rescue mission
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Bower Bird rescue mission

Driving along Hartley Road the glinting feathers of a male satin bower bird on the side of the road caught the eyes of Nathalie Gaveau. She stopped and picked it up and a Wildcare volunteer […]

Haystack Mountain Hermits.
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Family folk band become finalists

The lovable and humorous family folk band Haystack Mountain Hermits have been nominated as finalists for the Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMA) under the People’s Choice category. The AFMA People’s Choice award recognises outstanding folk […]

grasses
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The Artful Gardener

How to use grasses in your garden. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species the Grasses collectively known as Poaceae are the fifth-largest plant family, with grasslands accounting for 40% of the land area of Earth.  Grasses have […]

Leaf Case Moth Larva
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Leaf Case Moth Larva

Leaf Case Moth Larva – Hyalarcta huebneri, picket fence, Driscoll Lane.  It bears repeating that here is another mobile home, ingeniously assembled by a caterpillar.  This is the sixth case moth species in the album, half […]