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Once again I’ve packing up and moved on. I finish up at the zoo on Friday having said goodbye to the various critters including the zoo babies that I very much don’t want to leave.

The day trip to the Atherton Tablelands started very early, getting picked up at 7. After a fair bit of driving southward we headed out to the Babinda Boulders. The town of Babinda is actually

At Cairn Tropical Zoo I’m soon back into the zoo swing of things; changing gum branches for the koalas, preparing various foods and one of my favourite tasks cleaning and clearing up. Being in reptiles

So I’m now all set for work at Cairns Tropical Zoo but I’ve managed to organise a few day trips on days off. First one to Kuranda. Even though I woke up a bit late on my

I arrived in Cairns and head off to find my new flat. It’s very nice and in a central location but away from the noisy backpacker bars. After a week of doing nothing in Cairns,

Having already done a couple of days a few of us are sent out to a property up behind the little town of Silkwood. Blaze Aid made a bit of a foe pa by sending

First day on the job and after a pretty rough introduction from the guy who’s temporarily in charge, the group of us head out to a lettuce farm not too far out of Tully.

The bus from Townsville to Tully was not particularly long but had a meal break for those heading all the way to Cairns. I’m well aware that I’m heading to what is in all fairness

The boat journey across from the Townsville Harbour is a very rough one and so I arrive on Magnetic island feeling a little worse for wear as I catch the bus onto Alma Bay where