19 Jan 2026 FILM DIARY

I photographed a bumper crop of Bunya pine cones in the park opposite my unit, the first since 2018, and a month earlier than then. I believe there are more cones on the ground now, but far fewer Sulphur-crested cockatoos to gorge on the feast. The cones in the photos are a fraction of the number of cones scattered around the park’s four Bunya pine trees. We are unbelievably fortunate in having two distinct kinds of subtropical rainforest in Southeast Queensland; namely the lush rainforest hereabouts and the cool subtropical rainforest of the Bunya Mountains, a three and a half hour drive away.