Queenslander Unfortunately Now An Environmentalist After Seeing The Baby Turtles Hatching In Bundy

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After a lifetime of skepticism towards those salad-eating greenies, local Queenslander Frank Bishop (74) says he's had a reluctant change of heart.

In what Franks says is a deeply frustrating situation to be in, he now unfortunately 'gets it'.

The environmentalism, that is. Not so much the bleeding heart leftie stuff.

Frank's entire extended family are shocked at this twilight pivot towards protecting mother earth.

But nobody is more shocked that Frank.

After all that drama those Victorians caused with their 'Stop Adani' convoy into Queensland all those years ago, and all the climate change bullshit he's had to listen to while at dinner with his wife's lesbian in-laws, this retired railway worker thought that he'd see snow in Gladstone before he ever considered himself one of them.

But the cause of this shift in politics is even more bizarre than the shift itself. Specifically, the place where it all happened.

Bundaberg, Queensland. The most Queensland town in all of Queensland. Located at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, 360 kilometres north of Brisbane. Famous for their iconic rum, ginger beer, and archetypical Aussie pubs.

This is not where Frank imagined he would experience a left-wing enlightenment.

But it was during a holiday to Bundy last December where the old found himself almost instantly radicalised.

The rum distillery was a bit of fun, as was spear fishing. Not to mention the countless top-shelf steaks he was served throughout the stay.

But it was during a late night walk along the beach that Frank, unfortunately, became a feirce defender of the planet.

"Those baby turtles" he said.

"I dunno. Something just clicked. To bare witness to such a raw moment in nature. To see this magical spark of life, and to see these little buggers immediately find their way in the world... You just don't want to ever let anything interrupt something as beautiful as that"

Frank says he's obviously very self-conscious about his newfound beliefs, but nobody is going to ever tell him he's wrong.

"When you hear the yarns about the plastic bags and the chemical spills into their waterways. I tell you want. I'm not far off blocking all four lanes on the story bridge and fucking up everyone's commute to work"

"Technically I haven't changed my politics. Conservative actually comes from the word Conservation"

With another road trip scheduled to Kakadu later this year, Frank's kids await the day he becomes a staunch defender of Aboriginal people and their culture.