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TRC community grants program
The refreshed application forms for Councils three new grant programs are now available for preview. The three grants consist of micro grants up to $1,000, minor grants from $1,001 up to $10,000 and major grants from $10,001 to $150,000. A media release announcing the upcoming grant round has just been released: Community groups invited to…
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FEP members invited to collect seed for Crows Nest Community Nursery
Crows Nest Community Nursery (CNCN) supplies local native species for FEP volunteers to plant for regenerating our bushland parks. Last week Lisa Churchward, the manager of CNCN joined the FEP and the Toowoomba Council Conservation and Pest Management team to distribute seed collection packs. Packs include resources and detailed instructions on how to collect and…
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Fire Ant Awareness
Fire ants have been found in the Cotswold Hills area. That heightens the need for the fire ant awareness training session which is taking place next Tuesday, 30 June. There was an excellent response, and the session has now reached maximum room capacity. Unfortunately, this means it won’t be able to accommodate any additional attendees or…
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QWaLC eNews – 19 June
New grants, QLD Awards, New events, Global and Volunteering conference, Landcare Week and more. Is there someone you might nominate for a Landcare Award? Do you want to learn about lizard rehabilitation? Could you use a Healthy Cities Landcare Grant? All that and more in the current edition.
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Imagining 2040 – video explainer
HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has been developing and publishing a series of podcasts, Imagining 2040. Some episodes have featured local Toowoomba identities. This video describes the basic structure of the episodes within the IMAG40 series. It also sets out what the overall podcast project is trying to achieve in terms of getting…
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Bulloak Jewel Documentary
Celebrate the launch of a new *Back from the Brink episode and uncover the fascinating story of the Bulloak Jewel butterfly at Toowoomba City Hall on 4 September, 1–3pm. This session will be hosted by renowned ecologist Roger Kitching, bringing together leading voices in ecology and conservation. Roger Kitching is a Professor of Ecology at Griffith University and an…
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Invasive species appeal
The Invasive Species Council has announced an EOFY appeal in which donations will be matched up to a total of $50000.
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Dates to note
Members may wish to mark these dates on their calendar: Date Time Event Saturday, 27 June 9:30 am Park visit to Franke Scrub Wednesday, 15 July 6:30 pm FEP committee meeting @ Eco Hut Saturday, 29 August 8 am – 11 am Madeira Challenge @ Redwood Park Saturday, 12 September 2 pm – 4 pm…
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TRC planning scheme
Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting residents to complete a survey about the new planning scheme. The following is quoted from the TRC website: Toowoomba Region residents are being encouraged to visit Council’s Your Say webpage to complete a short survey to help shape the region’s future, as work on a new Planning Scheme continues to gather momentum.…
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QWaLC eNews 8 Jun
Queensland Water and Land Carers has published a new edition of its online newsletter marking World Environment Day. Items include: NRM (Natural Resource Management) expansion webinar, National Environmental Standard for Environmental Offsets Have your say, 2026 Healthy Cities Landcare Grants, Trees for Bees grants, and more.