• Crows Nest Nursery Open Day – 7 Mar
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    Crows Nest Nursery Open Day – 7 Mar

    The nursery will be open 8 am – 12 noon this Saturday, 7 March. The Crows Nest Community Nursery helps to support native wildlife by propagating indigenous trees, shrubs and ground cover plants that occur naturally within, and beyond, our regional boundaries. If you want to encourage birds, bees and butterflies to visit your garden,…

  • Redwood Madeira Challenge – Cancelled
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    Redwood Madeira Challenge – Cancelled

    Due to the wet weather we have CANCELLED the Madeira Weed Challenge tomorrow morning (7th March). The regular Friends of the Escarpment volunteers work at Redwood Park every Monday and Friday morning from 7.00 – 9.00am followed by a convivial morning tea. (From April the work hours will be 7.30 – 9.30am). You don’t need…

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Feb 26
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    Toowoomba Bird Observers Feb 26

    Toowoomba Bird Observers‘ February newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Noisy Friarbird. It includes reports of February outings to Ravensbourne National Park and Back Plains. Other items include reports of sightings around Highfields.

  • QWaLC eNews 2 Mar
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    QWaLC eNews 2 Mar

    Queensland Water and Land Carers has published a new edition of its online newsletter. Items include: National Parks Association of Queensland Child Safety Policy, FRRR Community Led Climate Solutions grant program, Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program, Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways Small Grants Program 2026, and much more.

  • Tick bites and meat allergy
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    Tick bites and meat allergy

    The Conversation has an informative piece about tick bites and the associated risk of mammalian meat allergy. The piece includes a link to short informative videos about preventing tick bite and dealing with it if it happens.