14/09/2019 This morning I went on a patrol of the Mpaara Walk. This walk introduces the mythology of the Western Arrernte Aboriginal culture. The story was told to Aboriginal children to discourage them from walking in the hills alone. It was a hard walk, but once again very rewarding. This […]

13/09/2019 Today was another day of service checks. I cleaned some tables at the day use area. A tour operator made mention that they needed a clean.  The tables were pretty gross. I wonder if the tour operator contributed to it? After reading the visitor book. One of the campers […]

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12/09/2019 Started off the day spraying some broadleaf weeds in a patch of palms near the ranger station. From there we did a patrol near an Aboriginal Outstation and surrounding water holes. It was so tempting to have a swim in the rock pool. It was a magnificent spot. After […]

11/09/2019 One important aspect to managing a National Park is to ensure all visitors and staff have fully functioning amenities and services. This involves checking there is enough water, power is being supplied, facilities are clean. These checks are carried out 3 times on weekdays and on Saturday’s and Sunday’s. […]

10/09/2019 What an awesome night sleeping out, under the stars. Looking at the Southern Cross and working out where South was. I crawled out of the Swag for another day of weed survey further South on the Finke River. The Athel Pine weed was less in number, on the link […]

9/09/2019 There’s no time to ease into it. We are tasked to identify, map and remove Athel pine weed along the Finke River. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. It forms dense stands along […]