Kedron Brook Catchment, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Catchment Kids improve their environmentA number of suburban schools participate in Brisbane City Council's 'Catchment Kids' project every year. Creek Rangers visit the students at school to talk about the importance of our waterway catchments, how their health can be monitored, managed and improved. |
Nundah State School Catchment Kids at 7th Brigade Park busily planting.
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News... the changing sceneLink to NEWS SECTION or to KBCB DIARY The famous Brisbane Batty Cruises are coming soon.
See our flyer with details on how to go batty around bats! Events Kedron Brook Catchment Tour for members and network volunteers.
Our ‘get-together and share experiences’ tour. Sunday 22 August 8.45 am Meet at car park behind Stafford Central (UBD Map 139 ref M5) for bus
departure at 9.00 am.
See Restoring Corridors regeneration examples at Upper Kedron, weed removal at Pony Club Bend at Mitchelton and progress achieved at our Kalinga Park Restoration project. As seats are limited and for catering, please contact Philip Rowland on 3260 5779 or on 0439 788 459 if you are coming. Northern Seminar Series Wednesday 4 August at Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, 815 Rode Rd. McDowall. Finger food from 6.30 pm and presentation 7 pm till 8 pm.
Russel Denton gives an insightful and passionate audio-visual presentation,'The spiders of Boondall Wetlands and Downfall Creek' See the flyer (154 KB pdf) Places are limited so RSVP by Tuesday 3 August to the Creek Ranger by email or phone 3407 0925. Nick Chilton, student at Nundah State School, plants his quota of trees with advice from Creek Ranger Anna Bourke at 7th Brigade Park, Chermside on 30 July. |
Meetings & GreetingsOur next General Meeting and Network Meeting will be held on Wednesday 18 August 2010 at Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, 815 Rode Rd. McDowall. Pre-meeting drink with finger food at 7.00 pm with meeting 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. RSVP by Tuesday 3 August to the Creek Ranger
by email or phone 3407 0925. Projects & FundingBird Sightings - 2010
The next outing is planned for 7.00 am Sunday 1 August Meet at Cassimarty Park (opposite BP Service Station, Ferny Grove) to also cover Arbour Park and possibly Brook Park Refer UBD 137 ref. L1. See the 2010 Program for full details. See our news item for 2010 with details of our past outings. Watch this page for sudden changes where necessary. Contact by email for further details. Groups and Organisations
Find out all about our bushcare groups in our Bushcare Groups section together with details of plantings continuing this year. Link also to Habitat Brisbane where our catchment groups are detailed amongst the Northern groups
Bushcare Group Organisers Please keep us informed on how you like our site and any wish lists, and changes to be made for the coming year.
Please advise the The Kedron Brook Babbler The August newsletter and past issues are available in Downloads.
Subscribers, old or new, should confirm their email address with
Copy deadline for our October Babbler is Friday 1 October by 5 pm. |
ThumbnailsCreek Ranger shows how to use the correct planting techniques Students from classes 5/6K Nundah SS planting at 7th Brigade Park on 30 July Catchment kids from St Peter Chanel College learn about aboriginal skills with boomarangs at 7th Brigade Park Sunshine, blue skies and our National emblem trumpet the possibility of a shortened winter at 7th Brigade Park |

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