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Microforest Open Day
Your chance to experience a Microforest – an urban contribution to creating a native habitat stepping stone in the landscape by planting what was once there. Toowoomba’s Friends of Escarpment Parks invite you to celebrate the success of their Hancock Street Park MICROFOREST at an OPEN DAY Saturday 4th October. What an amazing accomplishment https://fep.org.au/projects/microforest-project/ Join…
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Hancock Street Microforest
The signs are up promoting the Microforest Open Day which will be held on Saturday, 4 October from 10 am to 2 pm. As the project evolved from inception in 2022 to final planting in 2024 and the upcoming celebration the story was recorded by Ann Alcock in a blog. The material from that blog…
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The Escarpment Park Friend – Sep 2025
This issue of the FEP Newsletter has annual reports from each of the parks where volunteers work and a summary of database records of hours worked. Other content includes a brief summary of Greg Spearritt’s presentation about mistletoes at the AGM, details of the upcoming Microforest Open Day, a piece about fungi, accounts of bushland…
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Grassroots Environmental Grants
The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is offering grant funding under the Grassroots Environmental Grants Program. Grant funding is available to eligible recipients to support projects aimed at protecting and preserving Queensland’s natural and built environment. These small grants are designed to encourage community engagement and focus on delivering impactful local environmental initiatives.…
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Connecting Culture to Country
Darling Downs Environment Council is hosting this event at Toowoomba City Library on Tuesday, 16 September 6 pm – 8 pm with support from Toowoomba First Nations Allies.
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DDEC Annual Report
The Annual Report from Darling Downs Environment Council offers a brief record of work done in the 2024-25 year and information about ongoing projects.
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QCC EXPLORE Sep 25
Queensland Conservation Council has published the September issue of its EXPLORE newsletter with this headline: EXPLORE September 2025: ‘horror’ environment report just released, new forest campaign launched, secret fossil fuel deal slammed
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Toowoomba Bird Observers Aug 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers August newsletter is circulating. Bird of the month is the Blue-faced Honeyeater. It has information about upcoming events including walks and the 2025 Toowoomba Birding Festival. there are reports, with photographs, of recent walks.
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iNaturalist August newsletter
iNaturalist has published its August newsletter.
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DDEC September newsletter
The September newsletter from Darling Downs Environment Council has been circulated by email. If you are not subscribed you can read it here. It has news about the DDEC AGM, new committee members, award winners, koala conservation, tree protection, upcoming events, and more.