Ross river, Townsville, after moderate rain

Is it 16 weeks already?

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March 5th 2010
Since I last blogged, Australia Day occurred, we had HEAPS of rain and humidity off the scale (still is!), and I am on the verge of being appointed permanent in my role…. January saw the departure of a few good nurse colleagues I had become matey with, and now I am also on the verge of being part ‘of the furniture’. Not one to let grass grow too long before the next travel planning, and a ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more