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Ahhh the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Doesn’t it just make you wanna dive right in and prance and frolic and lose yourself completely in its undeniable natural splendour? Doesn’t it just make you wanna stare at its boundless beauty for hours on end until you’ve dissolved into a hypnotic trance so powerful you’ve managed to grasp the very meaning of existence and now everything but the reef seems cold and futile? Hey, you and me both kid. They don’t call it Great for no reason.
But I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Come closer. A little closer. Too close, back up a little freak. It’s called personal space, yeah? Anyway, the reef. It’s great, sure, but often when we think of the reef, we picture Cairns or the Whitsundays and while these are absolutely gorgeous destinations, the Southern Great Barrier Reef region, a mere four-hour drive north of Brissy, is just as iconic. Proving you don’t have to venture out of Southeast Queen
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One of many people caught illegally camping at the Shoalwater Bay military training area during Covid restrictions, has faced court.
Nathan William Michael Groves, 19, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court last Thursday to trespassing on Commonwealth land.
The court heard that in May last year, police were conducting patrols of Byfield National Park when they came across numerous people illegally camping.
There were signs in the area to warn people that it was Commonwealth land and that trespassers would be prosecuted.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Shaun Janes said police saw 14 vehicles parked at the northern end of Five Rocks beach and numerous people were camping illegally inside the military training area.
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Smoke may be seen in the Byfield, Lake Mary, Rossmoya, and neighbouring areas during May as annual hazard reduction and conservation management programs are undertaken.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships will be conducting planned ground and aerial burning within Byfield National Park and state forest during the month.
Smoke may be visible as fire moves within hazard recution containment lines.
QPWS said the aim of the burning was to reduce the volume of forest fuels and create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.
“This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for natural forest regeneration,” it said.