The Monday Q&A: Carla McKinnon on a tough 2020, NZ s hidden gems and bucket list locations
14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Carla McKinnon, owner-operator of House of Travel Wanganui, said 2020 was the hardest year yet for the industry. Photo / Bevan Conley
Carla McKinnon, owner-operator of House of Travel Wanganui, said 2020 was the hardest year yet for the industry. Photo / Bevan Conley
Talk to us about your upbringing and how you first got involved in the travel industry.
I was born and raised in Whanganui and soon after leaving school moved to Portland, Oregon, which fuelled my interest in travel. I d always seen myself working in the travel industry – so when I returned from overseas and the opportunity of working as a travel agent for House of Travel arose I jumped at the chance. Crazy to think that was 17 years ago.
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The source of the new infection reported overnight is under investigation and urgent genome sequencing is underway. Testing of close contacts of the case is also urgently underway.
Further information will be provided when available, including regarding any community risks should they be identified.
In response to the COVID-19 case in a staff member at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, NSW Health is asking anyone who has arrived in NSW from Queensland after 11 March to check the Queensland Health website for public health advice.
Several venues of concern in Brisbane have been identified and are listed on the Queensland Health website. Anyone who has attended any of these venues during the relevant times is asked to immediately self-isolate and call NSW Health on 1800 943 553. Alternatively, for more information please call Queensland Health on 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84).
Logan City Council fights to save endangered Gossia gonoclada tree, named after former premier
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The endangered Gossia gonoclada plant was considered extinct for nearly 100 years until it was discovered in Logan, south of Brisbane.
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Along the banks of the Albert River amateur botanist and retired school teacher Glenn Leiper inspects a rich stretch of forest at Alexander Watt Park on the outskirts of Logan, south of Brisbane.
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The Gossia gonoclada was considered extinct for nearly 100 years
A study found there were only 73 trees in the world, with 64 of them located in Logan
A Boot Scootin’ Eats & Beats will be held in Jimboomba on April 30.
It’s time to find your best boots for a foot-stomping good time at Jimboomba’s Rotary Park.
The City of Logan’s popular Eats & Beats festival will roll into town on Friday, April 30, with a Boot Scootin’ theme.
Live music will get attendees up and dancing, while at least 20 food trucks will be on hand for dinner and dessert.
City Lifestyle Chair Councillor Laurie Koranski said Eats & Beats was always a favourite with the Jimboomba community.
“We are thrilled to be bringing Eats & Beats back to Jimboomba,” Councillor Koranski said.
Rare spotted-tail quoll discovered in Logan after scat found
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Scat found on a Logan private property has confirmed the existence of rare spotted-tail quoll.
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The rare spotted-tail quoll has been discovered in Logan after more than a decade of searching to confirm the species existence in the area.
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It is unknown how many of the species remain in the wild in Queensland
Unconfirmed evidence of quolls was found last year at a property in Lyons, adjacent to Undullah
During a Logan City Council flora and fauna survey, scat was collected on a privately owned property in Undullah in the city s west, which was sent to an independent laboratory for testing.