Category: News

  • QWaLC eNews – 19 June

    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.

  • Imagining 2040 – video explainer

    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…

  • Bulloak Jewel Documentary

    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…

  • Weed Spotters Bulletin – Jun 26

    Weed Spotters Bulletin – Jun 26

    Weed Spotters Network Queensland has published its June Bulletin. Read it online or subscribe to receive it by email.

  • Invasive species appeal

    Invasive species appeal

    The Invasive Species Council has announced an EOFY appeal in which donations will be matched up to a total of $50000.

  • Park visit – 27 June

    Park visit – 27 June

    When: Saturday, 27 June from 9:30 amWhere: Franke Scrub (see map on the park page) Our next Park Visit will be 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…

  • Dates to note

    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…

  • TRC planning scheme

    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.…

  • QWaLC eNews 8 Jun

    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.

  • Growing native plants

    Growing native plants

    HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has marked World Environment Day by circulating a document with advice for growing native plants at home.