Habitat Brisbane Catchment Groups Working Together
Dragonflies Pairing - Grinstead activities include
observing frogs and butterflies (amongst other things!)
Photo: Janet White
HABITAT BRISBANE DAY - 18 May 2008
Over forty Habitat Brisbane bushcare groups will be holding working bees and activities across Brisbane from 9 am until 11am on Sunday, 18 May. At this point in time, we have at least five of our own groups working on the same one day along Kedron Brook. Each group will be enjoying all the benefits of the special publicity, added promotions and activity support from the staff and resources of Brisbane City Council.
The following information was based upon information from the Brisbane City Council website page (now unavailable), supplemented by our local group leaders and their Coordinators.
Volunteers from all walks of life will be most welcome to visit the group sites they find most suitable
and will find out how Habitat Brisbane Groups are making a real difference to the improvement of our catchment's environmental values, biodiversity of flora and wildlife, and our recreational assets.
Families will find a visit to these sites interesting, with their children readily involved and learning more about nature. Some of these venues (e.g. Zion Hill with the Gecko Wildlife Presentations activity) have other attractions, displays and promotions between 9:00 am and 11 am.
To summarise, everyone should come and visit their local group event to:
Volunteer helping with revegetation at Lutwyche
- meet their neighbourhood bushcarers
- find out what it’s like to be a Habitat Brisbane volunteer
- hear about their site and restoration stories
- learn about local wildlife and plants
- participate in their activities
- win great prizes
- express their interest in assisting the group
Habitat Brisbane Day Competitions (to be conducted at each selected Habitat Group site 18 May ):
To win a copy of Steve Parish’s stunning new book Wild Habitats ($69.95 value), anyone can complete a single entry form at their local group event to go into the draw. One book prize drawn at each individual group site, to be drawn at 11am of that day. See next paragraph for full conditions.
Kids can separately win one only of the ten sets of Steve Parish’s Backyard Kids series (retail value$50). These are based upon one entry per child, under 12 years of age (and other conditions as follows). Prior to these activities on 18 May, any such child can download the colouring-in picture (look for the cockatoo), add their colours and hand it in at any of these local events to go into the draw. Follow this link to get more details of these two separate competitions, and the full terms of reference and conditions.
Participating Habitat Brisbane Groups within Kedron Brook Catchment (Use Group link to find out more about the Group)
| Habitat Brisbane Group |
Location |
Habitat Brisbane Day activities |
| Benelong Bushcare Group |
Junction of Benelong St and Eleventh Ave, Kedron, UBD Map 140:D2 |
Bushcare activities and morning tea. Contact Michael Wilson on 07 3256 6358 for more information. |
| Grinstead Park Bushcare Group |
Shand St, Grinstead Park, Alderley, UBD Map 140:D8 |
Planting along frog creek (weeding for anyone who prefers to do so!),
frog display and talk about the frogs found in the park,
butterfly walk, butterfly-host plants to give away to participants, home-baked morning tea provided. Contact Janet White on 07 3355 1884 for more information. |
| Lutwyche Reach Revegetation Project |
Damon Rd (at junction with Boomerang St), UBD Map 139:Q10, The Grange |
Tree planting, mulching and watering new plants. Contact Donald Hopkins on 07 3857 7757 or 0427 579 796 for more information. |
| Melrose Park Bushcare Group |
Melrose Creek behind the toilet block at Melrose Park, Wooloowin |
Weeding and mulching along Melrose Creek. Contact John Lister on 07 3357 2093 or 07 3831 7882 for more information. |
| Zion Hill Bushcare Group |
End of Hows Rd, beside the entrance to the German Station Historic Cemetry in Hedley Ave, Nundah |
Geckoes Wildlife display, Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre, weed removal from established plantings. Contact Jean Weaver on 07 3266 5294 for more information. |
Volunteers helping to spread the mulch at
Zion Hill (Nathan Kirby)
Group Leaders
If your Habitat Group is not already involved, why not take advantage of the special assistance, publicity and activities on this morning. It's not too late to join in at the date of this news posting. Because of resource logistics, opportunity to join the group sites covered may lapse soon as deadlines are reached.
Contact your Habitat Brisbane Officer Laura Simmons on 3407 0818 (Mon-Tues) or Natalie Costanzo on 0439 761 715 or email to Natalie.Costanzo@brisbane.qld.gov.au for details.
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