• Dung Beetles: Past, present, and future
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    Dung Beetles: Past, present, and future

    The Toowoomba Field Naturalist Club invites all those interested to attend a talk by John Feehan on ‘Dung Beetles: Past, Present and Future’ to be held at St Anthony’s Hall, 3 Memory Street, Harristown Toowoomba, at 7.00 pm on Friday 3rd July, 2026.  If you wish to attend, please RSVP by email to the secretary, toowoombafieldnaturalists@gmail.com.

  • Visit Franke Scrub
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    Visit Franke Scrub

    When: Saturday, 27 June from 9:30 amWhere: Franke Scrub (see map on the park page) Our Park Visit tomorrow is to Franke Scrub at Highfields.  Franke Scrub is the most recent park to join with FEP and is a small area of only a few acres.  It has a high bio-diversity level with 37 dry-rainforest tree species, 18 types of shrub,…

  • TRC community grants program
    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…

  • FEP members invited to collect seed for Crows Nest Community Nursery
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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…

  • Fire Ant Awareness
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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…