Flat Creek Station, Georgetown. Camping, Fossicking and Homestay. in Georgetown, Queensland | Local business
Flat Creek Station, Georgetown. Camping, Fossicking and Homestay.
Locality: Georgetown, Queensland
Phone: +61 7 4062 5304
Address: Flat Creek Station 4871 Georgetown, QLD, Australia
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24.01.2022 GUIDE TAKEOVER - Day 1 of 3 Hi, my name is Peter and I’m your Savannah Guide Takeover on this first day of three. I was nominated by my partner in crime....the ...one and only Adam Utschink. Thanks Adam! I was born,schooled and worked most of my life in the great Savannah land of northern Australia. Started my schooling in Normanton and finished my high school years in Charters Towers. I currently live on a cattle property with my partner Adam (the above mentioned rascal) in Queensland’s gulf country on the #savannahway I have been a supporter and believer in outback tourism since leaving boarding school. In many ways I see The @savannah_way_australia as an untapped treasure. 1/ Mitchell Falls. 2/ Purnululu NP at Piccaninny lookout. 3/ Car park at Nitmiluk - Grass on gum. . . . . . #SavannahGuides #savannahguidestakeover #guidetakeover #tourguides #professionaltourguide #protectorsandinterpreters #gulfcountry #northernaustralia #mitchellfalls #purnululu #purnululunationalpark #nitmiluknationalpark
24.01.2022 Beautiful, Thanks Hamish First days count. Total Black -Throated finch.169... Double-Barred finch 104 Juvenile unknown 16 (Gouldian finch) 2nd days finch count Black-Throated finch 263 Double-Barred finch 135 Masked finch 2 Plumb-Head finch 4
20.01.2022 Was a lovely night Adam Kellie
20.01.2022 Fantastic settings Adam
18.01.2022 Introducing the Flat Creek Station Finch count team 2020!
17.01.2022 GUIDE TAKEOVER - Day 2 of 3 Good day, Peter here again! Welcome to day two of my Savannah Guides Takeover! To say I have fallen in love with the Top End and the... Kimberley would be an understatement. Recently, from 2016 to 2019 I have been undertaking tours in the Kimberley as host, and Adam as guide. I won’tbore you with our adventures, but instead with how I feel and what drives us to do these tours. I’m sure most of you feel this way when on tour. The best feeling in the world is when Adam and Ireach the outskirts of Broome or Darwin on day 1 of the 14 day camping safaris we were doing for Kimberley Wild Expeditions. You now have a 4x4 truck full of excited passengers eager to start their adventure. Confident that you have not overlooked anything in the packing, and confident that they, the passengers, are in safe hands and that you will do your best to give them the most memorable holiday ever. The hard work is behind you, well maybe! Looking back into the main cab you see a sea of new faces. Dare I say, some may be a little scared, but at the same time all looking forward to their adventure into what would be for many the unknown. With hidden smile you start to get goosebumps. Many have never been camping, put a tent up, or slept in a swag. Then there is rolling their swags and packing their tents in the morning. Food! Will we be fed? How could they possibly carry enough food for 20 people? No internet or mobile service for 8 days or so, no shops for 10 days. Exciting stuff! Just you, your guests, and an entire new world for them to explore, with you to guide them safely through it! 1 - Cockburn Ranges. Passengers' view. 2 - Campfire cooking. Custard & steamed pudding. 3 - Wild flowers on sand. 4 - Swags on canvas. . . . . . #SavannahGuides #savannahguidestakeover #guidetakeover #professionaltourguide #professionalguide #cockburnranges #kimberley @thekimberleyaustralia @australiasnorthwest @kimberleywildexpeditions #dontforgetyourtoothbrush #properplanningpreventspoorperformance #didweforgetanything #swag #swagcamping #campfirecooking
16.01.2022 The day ended in a Blaze... no entertainment needed.
11.01.2022 A new edition of the "Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants identification system has now been released online and for the first time features mobile apps. htt...ps://keys.lucidcentral.org//australian-tropical-rainfo/ Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (the Rain Forest Key, or RFK) is the foremost identification and botanical guide to rainforest plants of northern Australia. It has reached a new milestone with the release of the 8th edition and for the first time is available as an Android and iOS mobile application for $20. The app can be used online from a mobile device, but also provides the option to fully download the system for use in the field without an internet connection. The RFK provides descriptions of 2762 species of plants, over 14,000 images to assist identification and an interactive identification key using LucidTM software. As far as this key is concerned, rainforest encompasses a wide variety of closed forest types in the higher rainfall areas of northern Australia. It does not include eucalypt forests or all mangrove forests. The following commonly used terms are encompassed in our broad rainforest category: Monsoon Forest, Softwood Scrub, Vine Thicket, Gallery Forest, Scrub, Jungle and Vine Forest. Direct link: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
08.01.2022 Handsome guy...
06.01.2022 Love your detailed story Hamish and photos
04.01.2022 Random shots 2020 with Adam
04.01.2022 Flat Creek sunset
03.01.2022 Don’t forget.......Flat Creek Station Annual Finch Count 26th 27th September.
03.01.2022 GUIDE TAKEOVER - Day 3 of 3 Hi, welcome back to day three of my Savannah Guide Takeover. My name is Peter. Guiding aside. Next is a little insight into what we ...are doing here in the Gulf Savannah and on Flat Creek Station. Our passion here at Flat Creek Station varies from sustainable cattle management, to preserving our local flora and fauna. On the tourism side of things we operate a camp ground for gold fossickers, birdwatchers and the general public. Along with Station Tours and guided hikes. Forever mindful of what damage the lack of fire, frequent fires and over grazing has with resulting woody thickening and loss of our Savannah woodland-grassland here on our property! A fine line between supporting and destroying ones ecosystem. If it's not native to the area it’s not native! And should not be substituted. oh that includes our dingos. We are working hard to sustain our native grasses, and resulting seed beds, for our local finches, including the Gouldian finch. It is important to have that seed bed left after a wet season and critical that the first seeds appear as a result of the build-up rains. Golden beard grass and our local spinifex grasses are the first to seed after receiving as little as 50mls of rain. Vital for the Gouldian finches just coming out of a moult. Sadly though, these are the first grasses targeted by livestock. In a few weeks we will be holding our 7th annual finch count. This covers two consecutive mornings where we are up at daylight to count and observe the finches as they come in to drink. This is but a small snippet of my story. The new faces are now old friends. I am certain that the untapped treasure of the Savannah Way will be discovered. More than ever, it’s time to visit and explore northern Australia’s Savannah country. Stay safe and thank you for reading/sharing. Peter. 1/ Video of weaners and emus 2/ Video of dingo and cows Check out the comments for images of our wild sorghum and a female Gouldian finch.
