Members are invited to a close-up and inspirational talk by local landholder Laurie Muller about a nice piece of local restoration work!

Laurie will share a great story of collaboration with Land for Wildlife and the clever use of CCA grants which he used to restore an area on his property which borders Wonga Creek.

Thursday 17 August, 10am at The Cottage

Book your place now by contacting Dale via email: [email protected] or phone Dale on: 0408 741 035

They look just like friars with their featherless faces and regal white gorgets! But they are certainly more chatty than our somewhat more sombre human religious clerics!

Also unlike their human counterparts, they are also prone to noisy, squabbly mealtimes – definitely lacking in table manners!

This month’s edition of Jim Butler’s Feather Fascination provides a fascinating insight into the behaviours and history of the Noisy Friarbird. 

Click here for a very entertaining read!

  Photo courtesy of Ed Frazer

Applications are open until Monday 4 September.

The Australian Government is a step closer to achieving its goal of planting 20 million trees by 2020.

Community groups, organisations or individuals can now apply for grants between $20,000 and $100,000 (GST exclusive) for tree planting projects. $6 million is available for community tree planting projects.

In this grant round (Round 3), projects must support a threatened ecological community and/or threatened species. Applications must be submitted by the closing time of 2.00 pm AEST (Canberra time) 15 August 2017. 

Click here to view the guidelines and application form.

Or, for further information contact the Department of the Environment and Energy on 1800 552 008 or email: [email protected]. 

Did you know that it’s National Tree Day this Sunday 30 July?

Tree Day presents an opportunity to do something positive for your local environment and to reconnect with nature! It is an initiative of Planet Ark.

Coincidentally, there are 3 working bees that very day …  Huntington/Tuckett  Brookfield Showgrounds Russell’s property at Upper Brookfield

Why not join the team at 8.30am at Creekside Park in Brookfield for some weed clearing? For more info, please contact Jim Pope on 3374 4181.

Or pitch in with Damien Egan’s team behind the Brookfield Produce Store at 8.30am. Damien’s number is 3378 5199.

Or … help to continue weeding the creek bank on Russell’s property at 8.30am of mother-of -millions, succulent cactus, and other weeds. Contact Phil Bird for more info on 3374 0958.

Please refer to our Working Bee Calendar for more info and details of other working bees.

* Photo: Bryan Hacker

Can you spare a couple of hours on Sunday morning? From 8.30 – not too early!

We have 3 working bees to choose from!

Huntington/Tuckett  Brookfield Showgrounds Russell’s property at Upper Brookfield

Why not join the team at 8.30am at Creekside Park in Brookfield for some weed clearing? For more info, please contact Jim Pope on 3374 4181.

Or pitch in with Damien Egan’s team behind the Brookfield Produce Store at 8.30am. Damien’s number is 3378 5199.

Or … help to continue weeding the creek bank on Russell’s property at 8.30am of mother-of -millions, succulent cactus, and other weeds. Contact Phil Bird for more info on 3374 0958.

Please refer to our Working Bee Calendar for more info and details of other working bees.

Thank you!!!

Martin Fingland from Geckoes Wildlife is running an exciting series of four workshops featuring Brisbane Wildlife. The dates are as follows:

Organised by Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Inc, each workshop will be held at the CWCN Centre – 47 Hepworth St Chapel Hill.

The workshops are intended to support volunteers who are active in the outdoors. They are FREE for members of Brisbane catchment and Habitat Brisbane bushcare groups, as well as members of the Land for Wildlife program.

RSVP’s are required. Check out the attached flyer and register soon – they will fill up fast. 

More info is also available on the CWCN website or on the organisation’s facebook page.

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Are you interested in seeing what activities other environmentally-minded people in Brisbane have been up to? Perhaps engaging with them a little? 

Brisbane City Council’s wonderfully supportive Creek Catchment Officers have compiled a directory of all the Facebook and Website addresses for Brisbane Catchments, Habitat Brisbane and other catchment-relevant groups that are known to have a social media presence.

Check it out! 

You may wish to ‘Like’ other groups in your area or other catchment groups in Brisbane in order to support each other and keep the sharing of information (as well as the Catchments) flowing!

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