on the 8th of May 2025 I was in a conversation with qBUILD and Housing Queensland trying to get some honest straight answers about my unit and the complex and the renovations forced upon12 units. I was told that the trees were being demolished to make way for a letter box. I wa disgusted, those trees are a large part of my life my joy and peace.
From the beginning of the renovation saga there has been no consultation, nor transparent information flow between myself and Housing Queensland
Our complex of 16 duplex units is owned by Queensland Housing and utilized as a senior 55s and over low income accommodation.
The units are the first property entering Biggenden from the ISIS highway and are surrounded on three sides by green golf course and a small forest. It is very quiet and secluded with the sounds of hundreds of species of Australian native birds in the trees and skies.
Biggenden is situated in a geo-rich gold and magnetite mining resource the mountain valley just overt an hour from the coast. Mostly rural and semi rural property and national park surround the village of 700 people.
Due to specific environmental factors and features, Biggenden is an integral component of the avian migratory and breeding routes of Australia and south East Asia..
From 2021 December when i moved into my unit until now I have recorded hundreds of hours of educational and informative video footage featuring a wide variety of Native Birds in their natural environment around my home. The two bottlebrush trees at the font of my unit are a magnificent floral standout display feature of these videos.
These videos are shared to my followers and fans. This started about ten years ago now after I posted a few videos of Australian nature onto my “MeanwhileinAustralia.com and “MeanewhileSomewhere” pages and found my international following of fans shot up overnight to over 100000 fans on some of my pages and groups. I do not create these videos for monetary gain, they are a free educational resource and knowledge base for international viewers to get to know me and the amazing Australian Ecosystem and all it contains within ir’s breath. Many of my fans have followed me actively since 2007 on Myspace where i created many wonderful popular characters based on “the australia I love” such as Soutrh Pole Santa and The Drama queen
I have worked actively in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation since I joined WIRES in NSW in 1996. I underwent regular training and completed many advanced courses, specializing in Macropod Foster Care, Avian Care and reptile and raptor care. Over that 30 years I have participated in the rescue rehabilitation and release of hundreds of Australian Native Animals and birds.
I moved to Queensland in 1999 and opened Computer and tech support services Stores and continued in my role of Wildlife Rescue and Education alongside raising six children and being widowed three times. Animals and Nature are of prime importance and a steady integral part of my life.
One name I am Known by here and In Hervey Bay area is “The Bird Lady. Avian Rescue is my heart, Since I have been here at MountainView I have rescued many birds.
This includes a rare Kestrel, magpies, rainbow lorikeets, honeyeaters, frogmouths and kookaburras.
