Starfish Stories
If you think stingrays and turtles are cool, wait till you meet the stars of Mission Beach — the humble, slow-moving, totally chill sea stars (yes — starfish, but let’s call them sea stars, because “fish” doesn’t quite fit).
Cane Toads of Queensland:
Cane Toads of Queensland:
The Chaotic Night Shift
Ah yes… the cane toad.
The creature that hops with confidence but absolutely no charm.
Every night, as the sun sets, the rainforest’s orchestra begins:
crickets, curlews, frogs… and then…
Diary of a Mission Beach Mango:
Hi.
I’m a mango.
Yes — that mango. The one you bought at the Mission Beach roadside stall because it “smelled like sunshine” and you couldn’t resist.
Irukandji Season…
Yep — it’s that time of year again: Irukandji Season, otherwise known as Stinger Season. These tiny terrors of the sea pop up across Tropical North Queensland, from roughly October/November through to May/June.