Whale Links

	Whales on the net http://www.whales.org.au
	Join us on a wonderful journey into the world of Cetaceans, those mysterious animals that spend their entire lives in water.

The Oceania Project http://www.oceania.org.au/
The Oceania Project, established in 1988, is a Not-for-profit, Research and Information organisation dedicated to Raising Awareness about Cetacea (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) and the Ocean Environment. Participate in the Internship Program aboard the Annual Whale Research Expedition.

	Australian Whale Watching http://www.australianwhalewatching.com.au/
	Come aboard the most newest, fastest catamaran on the Gold Coast, Australia, and see the majestic Humpback Whales as well as listen to underwater whale songs via our hydrophone - the only cruise company to use one.

Gold Coast Whale Watching http://www.goldcoastwhalewatching.com.au/
Whales in Paradise are the original Gold Coast Whale Watching Company and are the only whale watch operation who’s whale watch cruises leave from the Heart of the Gold Coast at central Surfers Paradise.

	Hervey Bay http://www.hervey.com.au/
	Hervey Bay's travel, reservations and community guide. If you want to find out about anything in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia then you have come to the right place.

Whale Watching Australia http://www.whalewatching.com.au
From late July to early November, Hervey Bay is privileged to have the magnificent Humpback whales grace its calm and crystal clear waters. People come to the Bay from all over the world to view these amazing mammals in a truly unspoilt and scenic environment.

	Whales Online http://www.whales-online.org/
	Whales-online is an information site dedicated to the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Southern Hemisphere.

Whale Songs http://abc.net.au/oceans/whale/song.htm
Humpback whales sing some of the most beautiful songs on Earth. As they swam along the east coast of Australia, scientist Dr Michael Noad, from the Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre at Sydney University, used underwater microphones to record them.

Acclaimed local artist is awarded art prize - again!

Stradbroke Island artist Denis Brockie has won the prestigious d’Arcy Doyle Landscape Prize for the second time in three years. more...

Stradbroke Island children will next Monday (30 November) hear important injury prevention messages that will help keep them safe in the schoolyard and beyond.

Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) presenter Mark Farley, who has been a volunteer for the program for the past three years, will share his story of how he sustained his spinal cord injury, and what life is like using a wheelchair with 185 children from Dunwich State School. more...

Another successful Straddie Salute!

The second annual Straddie Salute Off-road Triathlon was held last Sunday October 11th at beautiful Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. The capacity field of 300 individual and team competitors were promised a ‘race with a difference’ and the Straddie course delivered exactly that. Excitement mixed with nervous tension as competitors lined up on Home Beach awaiting the mass beach start. A frenzied burst into the surf began the day’s action as competitors started the 600m swim in crystal clear waters and light swells. more...

2009 Artist in Residence (Eco Ephemeral) Pilot Project, North Stradbroke Island and Vision for 2010

Artist Casselle Mountford installed a series of Eco Ephemeral Art pieces along the Point Lookout Gorge Walk earlier this year, and in this report from Jo Kaspari ,you can discover more about this new artform. "Eco Ephemeral Art is about ecology and the environment, it is made for the environment and with the environment; it is temporary or short lived” (From Ecology: Everyone's Business, Artlink, Vol 25 No 4) more...

Feel the vibe!

Rudekat Records and Scene Magazine present Island Vibe 2009 at the Home Beach Park at Point Lookout over three days from the 30th of October to the 1st of November. more...