Category: News
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TRC celebrates volunteers
FEP member, Ray Addison, was among volunteers celebrated at a recent Toowoomba Regional council event. Ray celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year. Apart from his efforts in Redwood Park, Duggan Park, Hancock Street Park, Nielsen Park and numerous other Toowoomba bushland parks, Mr Addison also served as the group’s treasurer for many years. “Volunteering…
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Redwood Madeira Challenge – Winter
Our next Redwood Madeira Weed Challenge – WINTER is on Saturday 6 June from 8.00 am – 11.00 am. We would love to have your assistance to work in a patch which was initially worked on 18 months ago. With regrowth, we are having trouble keeping this area clear. Details about the event are on…
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QWaLC eNews – 22 May
Queensland Water and Land Carers has published a new edition of its online newsletter. Items include: Landcare Awards, member group projects, grants, and more.
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Tavern Talk – Local Misteltoes
When: Wednesday, 27 May at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmWhere: Highfields Tavern, O’Brien Road, HighfieldsCost: Free but purchase your own dinner and drinks Contrary to popular belief, mistletoes are beneficial for the ecosystems in which they occur. Many of our local mistletoes are spectacular in flower. This talk will cover general information on mistletoes and…
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Welcome, Franke Scrub
We welcome The Friends of Franke Scrub as they become part of FEP. Our website has been updated to include Franke Scrub among the FEP parks. A park webpage has been created and an update to mark Franke Scrub has been submitted to Google Maps.
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HOPE Special eNews
Frank Ondrus of HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has written: Ms Fien Van den Steen, United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Qld, has prepared a special edition of our newsletter on the Earth CharterThe newsletter’s editorial is noted below: Twenty-five years ago, a document was born from the ashes of history and…
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FEP Committee May 26
Your FEP committee met on Tuesday, 12 May. The minutes have now been posted in the Member area on the website. You will need to login to access them. Matters discussed at the meeting included:
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Cans can support FEP
Not only cans, but bottles and other eligible containers too. Friends of the Escarpment Parks has joined as a team with Containers for Change. Use the FEP member number or barcode (see image below) at the refund point to donate your refund to FEP. For added convenience download the app and/or a card with the number…
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Budget response – Invasive Species Council
The Invasive Species Council response to the Federal budget notes some good news (funding for gamba grass, feral cats, bird flu, and crazy yellow ants) and some issues remaining including no long term funding for fire ant eradication.
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Imagining 2040 update
Earlier this year Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc. (Australia) began production of a series of podcasts, Imagining 2040, on which FEP President, Elizabeth Addie, DDEC Coordinator, Ahri Tallon, and Ornithologist, Scott McPhie, are all guests. HOPE has recently advised that episodes 11 to 14 are now available. Episode 11 Introduction to new podcast content in 2026Spotify…