The bells tolled across Bundaberg in south-east Queensland this morning to signal the start of the turtle season at Mon Repos Beach. The area is known as the largest loggerhead turtle rookery in the ...

New life is erupting in the largest marine turtle rookery in eastern Australia, a year on from destructive floods. About 350 endangered loggerhead turtles have laid more than 180,000 eggs at Mon Repos ...

Rangers said the first two eager visitors to reach shore were flatbacks, but they’re expecting to see hundreds of loggerhead and green turtles throughout the season. The second nesting turtle is a Mon ...

The church bells are chiming to announce the the return of nesting turtles to Mon Repos. Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said the annual ringing of the bells was a beloved tradition announcing the ...

Mon Repos ranger-in-charge Cathy Gatley said she herself and two volunteers were patrolling the beach overnight Tuesday when they came across the 96.7cm Flatback. "We've had three sets of Flatback ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. Of the 23 expressions of interest received for the design of the redevelopment, the Palaszczuk Labor ...

The development will boost parking capacity to 110 spaces in time for the 2025-26 turtle season, helping to better accommodate the thousands of visitors who flock to the site each every year to ...

My feet sink into warm sand as I huddle in a group with a dozen other tourists, trying not to make any sudden moves. It's about 7pm, and the sun has set on Bundaberg's Mon Repos beach. It's so dark I ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. "I think turtles are one of the most magestic creatures on gods Earth," Dr Harry said. "We were privildged ...

A 70-year-old turtle has marked the start of nesting season at Mon Repos Conservation Park, returning to lay eggs at the same beach she's visited for nearly five decades. Turtle season has kicked off ...

IT MAY have taken her a few attempts, but the first turtle to successfully nest at Mon Repos this season has laid a first clutch of 77 eggs. Mon Repos ranger-in-charge Cathy Gatley said she herself ...