The third syndicate was a well funded group known as Taskforce '87 and headed by Perth businessman Kevin Parry. Taskforce '87 built three boats, Kookaburra (KA-11), Kookaburra II (KA-12) skippered by Peter Gilmour and Kookaburra III (KA-15) skippered by Iain Murray.
The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra, Australia (most likely a fictitious label name to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits) in 1979-1980 and have been kept in print by AIP for many years.
The zoo contains a variety of animals and birds, such as Donkeys, Coatis, Rheas, Maras, Red Junglefowl, Lady Amherst's Pheasants, Red-legged Seriemas, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Kookaburras, Sacred Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Little Egrets, Eurasian Eagle-Owls and White-naped Cranes.
After several years as a high-school teacher of art and technical drawing, mainly at Benowa, Merrimac and Beaudesert High Schools, he decided to work permanently as an artist and created the "Kookaburra Creek" story in the early 90's, which developed and expanded into "The Icon Collection" series during the following years.
The Goodies' arrival in Australia is marked by photos of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge — also seen are a kangaroo, koalas and kookaburras.
The Shovel-billed Kookaburra digs through leaf litter for worms and other prey, and the Vanuatu Kingfisher feeds exclusively on insects and spiders.
The kookaburra was also the mascot of the 7th Division , commanded by Mrs Vasey’s husband, Major-General George Alan Vasey.