Thala Beach Lodge is proud to be one of Australia’s leading independent ECO tourism properties that supports the new marketing […]
News and updates about Thala Beach Nature Reserve and surrounds. Share our News on social media and don’t forget to use the #thalabeach hashtag!
Beautiful Photographs at Thala Beach Lodge Taken by Guest
Here are some great photographs taken recently at Thala Beach Lodge by Lucas & Melanie on their honeymoon trip! Thanks […]
Mistletoe Bird Australia
Fabulous image of a male Mistletoebird photographed at Thala by one of our guests James Lacy at the end of […]
Permaculture Convergence Australia
The 10th Australasian Permaculture Convergence happened in Kuranda, North Queensland Australia on the 24th – 27th September 2010. Special guest […]
Tropical Writers Festival Cairns 2010
The Tropical Writers Festival is on this weekend in Cairns from the 15th – 17th October 2010! Featuring Guest Speaker […]
Yellow Bellied Sunbird at Thala
Footage of our friendly little Yellow Bellied Sunbird working hard! Apologies for the breaks – however was unavoidable – she […]
Advanced Ecotourism Certification
Only a handful of luxury accommodation experiences in Australia have carefully crafted their natural balance to a level that deserves […]
Coral Trout Australia
A common and special sight on the Great Barrier Reef is the Coral Trout. Coral Trout are targeted by the […]
The Australian Dingo
The Australian Dingo is Australia’s native dog. They are thought to have originally appeared in Asia over 10000 years ago […]
Dwarf Minke Whale Story
Rob Prettejohn made an appearance in a story on Seven’s Sunday Night Television show on 29th August 2010. We couldn’t […]
Osprey Nest at Thala
During a recent bout of googling in the dark hours of the morning I came across an excerpt from ‘the […]
A Dwarf Minke Whale of a Time….
In June, I was contacted by Dale Paget, who introduced himself as a producer for the television program “Sunday Night” […]
Our new website has been launched!
We’re excited to announce Thala’s new and improved website is now online! Our new site incorporates our blog + a […]
Official opening of the new bird hide!
Amongst peaceful doves and under the watchful eye of the resident nesting pair of Osprey, David Anderson and the team […]
Coconut Chocolate
Now that I have your attention we’ll get to the chocolate in a moment. Many people believe coconuts are bad […]
Papuan Frogmouth
It’s a pitch black night here at Thala. A strange repetitive sound ‘zoop zoop zoop zoop’ softly resonates through the […]
Flame Tree Photos
The Flame Tree – Brachychiton acerifolius is in full flower at Thala and native to the East Coast of Australia. […]
Brachychiton Megaphyllus
Brachychiton Megaphyllus is related to the flame tree and very rare to Queensland. It’s a small tree with has large […]