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Sixty years of kindness from a Northland couple returned as cancer sees them work to finish bucket list 17 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM 7 minutes to read Robyn and Shane Schrafft in the days when they both volunteered and worked for St John in Paihia and Kerikeri. Photo / File Robyn and Shane Schrafft in the days when they both volunteered and worked for St John in Paihia and Kerikeri. Photo / File Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz Before Paihia's Robyn and Shane Schrafft blew out the candles on their 60th birthday cakes, the couple had already racked up more than ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Central Queensland residents are contributing to scientists’ understanding of the region’s wildlife – and in the process becoming scientists themselves. Fitzroy Basin Association’s citizen science projects allow people to input information about a particular area of interest – for instance, feral animals, pest weeds, or native species numbers – with the use of a phone app. The collected data can then be used to inform environmental management practices and government policy. Fitzroy Basin Association science engagement officer Dani...

Premium Content Subscriber only Tiny Flatback Turtles in large numbers have been found dead along the Capricorn Coast after being attracted to vehicle headlights, says The Department of Environment and Science. Since the end of January 2021, Department of Environment and Science DES senior conservation officer Dr Ian Bell said a large number of post-hatchling Flatbacks had been found dead or stranded along the coast. The Flatback, listed as vulnerable, is one of seven sea turtles found in Australian waters. Curtis Island off Gladstone is home to one of four major rookeries for Flatbacks, alon...

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John and Estelle Lindsay have dedicated their lives to helping the community. For their tireless service to the Capricorn Coast, the Yeppoon Lions Club members were both awarded ‘Citizen of the Year' at the 2021 Livingstone Shire Australia Day Awards at the weekend. Following the 2019 bushfires, John and Estelle have worked hard to provide support to local families and emergency services as integral parts of the Disaster Response Sub-Committee of Yeppoon Lions Club. The dedicated couple helped manage donations, provide water supplies, roof and tank cleaning, and personally visited many ...