Australian Broadcasting Corporation

First turtles arrive to nest at Mon Repos Beach

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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Baby turtles emerge in their thousands at Mon Repos

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 ...
The Border Mail

I watched a loggerhead turtle nest at Mon Repos - here's what I learned

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 ...
The Courier-Mail

Turtle Sands resort opens at Mon Repos with strict set of rules

A new eco-resort will bring guests up close and personal with nesting and hatching turtles, but there’s a long list of don’ts. The famous Mon Repos sea turtles will be the star attractions of the NRMA ...