HMAS Brisbane Karumba

Maintenance Dredging Dredging of the entrance channel started in early June 2004 and continued for just under five weeks. A total of 221,000m3 of material was dredged and relocated to an approved offshore material relocation ground. The dredging is required to remove siltation from the channel to ensure that channel depths are maintained in the Norman River and approaches for Zinifex’s transfer vessel Wunma. The Port of Brisbane Corporation completed the dredging with their dredger, Brisbane. The project was undertaken in conjunction with Zinifex Century Mine and was completed under budget at a cost of $1.75 million. http://www.pcq.com.au/downloads/2005_PCQ%20Ports%20Report.pdf

From Karumba 12 July

Balgal Beach

Balgal Beach, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

View from where I am now sitting using the Internet.
The bank opposite is where the resident crocodile likes to sun when there are not so many people around. He was there yesterday but I missed him.
The river is rich with fish and this is a very popular fishing place as well as a place where locals and visitors from as far as Townsville come for a day out or simply to enjoy a fresh fish dinner, at a very reasonable cost, at Fishermans Landing.

http://www.exploroz.com/Places/76720/QLD/Balgal_Beach.aspx

Anthills by the Lagoon

Anthills by the Lagoon, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Anthills at Double Lagoon