I have always wanted a Weber BBQ. This Christmas, Santa was very generous and bought me a really small one... It is cute, and has a lid that you close to cook your food.
We had one meal from it and as it was so hot recently thought I'd try the roasting feature. This meant I preheat the BBQ, then put the chook on and hey presto you have bbq chook. More >>

The Noisy Miner or Mickey [Monorina melanocephala] is a very common bird in our area. It is conspicuous by its constant chatter. They also make a racket when other birds, humans, or cats are around. They are also an early detection system for snakes, although in my experience they are not as reliable as a butcher bird where snakes are concerned! They just chatter all the time...like the little boy who cried snake! They are a very territorial species that have no problem taking on much bigger birds, even hawks or kookaburras. More >>

Earthwatch is a Not for Profit Organisation that connects the public to science through conservation, research and education. Paying volunteers work alongside leading scientists in the field, donating their time and money to conserve some of our most precious environments. For 2012 Earthwatch is calling all experienced divers to help with conducting 2 underwater surveys to protect 1. our majestic Manta rays and 2. our beautiful coral reefs.  More >>

I know my 'night noises' pretty well. But I had never heard one like this. So I grabbed my torch and started looking for the origin of this guttural 'gurgle'. When I looked up into a native frangipani that I had planted near my shed, I saw two reflective eyes, and an absolutely beautiful little animal. More >>

I took these photos in my shed last night. The frog is a green tree frog [litoria caerulea]. This is a very common frog in the Biosphere. They can grow up to 100mm long, and be green or brownish, and be quite chunky. They have a really 'dreamy' look to them. They can live for up to 20 years. It is a very popular 'pet' throughout the world. Very docile, they are generally nocturnal: with a distinctive call....a sort of Waark, Waark noise, which often echoes in downpipes. They also have an alarm call which is a loud screech. They mainly eat spiders and insects. Predators include snakes, birds and some lizards, however we can add cats and occasionally, dogs to this list. More >>

by Catherine Cheung. Did anyone of you see the “No Impact Man” on one of the Green Movie nights organized by Council in June?  If you haven’t, check out the trailer here!
“What would it be like to try to live a no impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more fun or less fun? More satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it worthwhile or senseless? Are we all doomed or is there hope?” These were the questions self-proclaimed “No Impact Man” Colin Beavan asked while embarking on his one year experiment—to live without making any net impact on the environment. More >>

An alternative vision for fixing our dog beach by community guest blogger Malcolm Hunt:
I believe this affects all of us! Our Noosa River is and always has been a source of life for our town and the indigenous inhabitants before us. The degradation of our river since I first grew to love it in 1964 is alarming and now the Government departments in charge, and who have authority over our river system allow up to 5% degradation every year.  More >>

Thursday 19th May saw a hardy band of volunteers gathering at the ferry ready to take on some of the weeds causing havoc on Noosa North Shore. Noosa Integrated Catchment Association [NICA] have been successful in securing funding under the Federal Government's Caring for our Country program to treat weeds on a large area down towards the Noosa River mouth.  More >>

Noosa residents are discovering mosses and liverworts in moist shady places in their gardens.  Continuing rain has produced ideal conditions for the growth of these simple plants.   More >>

My partner's 10 year old daughter, Molly has grown up in the bush. She has been able to see lots of animals that city kids don't get to see. Sometimes we forget how wonderful our Biosphere really is.  More >>