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Committee minutes Apr 2025
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Invasive Species Council update
The Invasive Species Council is campaigning to reduce, and ideally eliminate, the sale of invasive weeds in Australian nurseries. Their campaign is collecting photographs of invasive weeds to use in their efforts to persuade politicians to act. Read about the campaign in their online newsletter.
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B2B Connectivity Conservation Forum
The Bunyas to Border (B2B) project is almost two years old! Supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Great Eastern Ranges, as part of their Koala Climate Corridors initiative, the B2B project works with local groups, landholders and communities to reconnect and regenerate habitat to help local wildlife like koalas have safe…
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Tree Keepers Forum
Do you want to see more trees and wildlife habitat protected across the Toowoomba region? Do you want to see housing developments alongside bushland corridors to maintain our garden city charm? Join Protect Trees Toowoomba for a special community meeting next Wednesday May 21st at the Highfields Tavern 6pm-7.30pm to discuss the opportunity for the…
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QWaLC – 12 May 2025
The Queensland Water & Land Carers newsletter can be found online. It has information about an online forum, Qantas grants, Nuffield scholarships, national volunteers week, and more. Follow this link to access it online.
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Weed Spotters Bulletin – May 2025
Weed Spotters Network Queensland has published a fresh issue of its bulletin. This issue has information about spotting weeds and the importance of early detection along with information about some specific weeds of interest. Use the button to access it online:
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Tavern Talk – May 2025
Friends of Peacehaven Botanic Park is hosting a Tavern Talk by Paul Donatiu – Living on the Edge: Threatened Plants of the Toowoomba Region and their Conservation. Highfields Tavern, O’Brien Rd22 May 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM In this Tavern Talk, Paul will discuss:
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The Escarpment Park Friend – May 2025
This issue has news from the committee, plant list for Williams Park, report on the Redwood Park Madeira Vine challenge, information about distinctions among Native, Indigenous and Endemic Plants, and more.
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FEP park visit
We are planning a Park Visit to Leopard Ash Bushland Park on Saturday 14th June at 9am. Leopard Ash Park is a small bushland park (0.5ha) located between 16 and 18 Charmaine Court in Kleinton. It was saved from the bulldozers when the surrounding sub-division was created and is a unique remnant of endangered dry…
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Koala population study
Scenic Rim Regional Council has released the Scenic Rim 2024 Koala Population Study (18 MB PDF). The study was funded by the Australian Government under the Saving Koalas Fund – Community Grants Round 2 and conducted in collaboration with WildDNA and Federation University. The 56 page report is comprehensive but the extensively illustrated PDF is…