by Roger Smith | February 15, 2021 | Coast Mountains Outback, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Mungo Outback Journey
See up to 7 of Australia’s 14 species of cockatoos in the Grampians (Gariwerd) More cockatoos live in Australia than anywhere else in the world and the Grampians Range (Gariwerd) is one of the best places to see them. Gariwerd is the Aboriginal name for the...
by Roger Smith | December 30, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Far North Queensland, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Finding platypus is not easy – here’s what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won’t see it; they are shy and secretive. They don’t want to be found. They come and go...
by Roger Smith | December 10, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Conservation Projects, Great Ocean Road, Mungo Outback Journey, Wildlife
Meet “Sandy” the Racehorse Goanna Sandy is no ordinary lizard – he’s 1.6 metres long and the high speed icon for our new “Coast, Mountains, Outback” tour series. Sand Monitors are beautiful, multi-coloured lizards of the Outback....
by Roger Smith | November 23, 2020 | Health & Safety
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi A microscopic life form has changed the way we travel, view the world and interact with each other. Covid-19 has taught us that we must take care...
by Roger Smith | June 30, 2017 | Climate, Conservation Projects, Wildlife
Climate Change: Act now to protect wildlife and jobs in tourism “If we wait for catastrophe to happen, as we are doing, it will be too late to act”. Ian Dunlop on Climate Change,Sydney Morning Herald, 19th May 2017 Echidna Walkabout’s Position Statement on...
