Northern Queensland seems an abode of the blessed. And yet each year the crocodile notches up its terrible toll, despite the signs that warn of the presence of this unlovely amphibian... unloved by all, except Mike Pople, who left Bristol to become a ranger for the Queensland Wildlife Service. Among other examples of Pommie exotica who flourish in this balmy backwater are Bill Moull from Dagenham who sells prawns to the Japanese; Pat Robertson from London who sells koalas to the Japanese; Geoff and Edie Taylor from Coalville in Leicestershire, who are making a brave attempt to convert Australians to the garden gnome; and Eddie Farrell from Manchester, who lives in hope of finding gold - but who, to date, has not found enought to fill a gold tooth.