Category: News

  • TRC shelved TLPI – DDEC response

    TRC shelved TLPI – DDEC response

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    Darling Downs Environment Council has sent a message in response to the Toowoomba Regional Council decision to shelve the Temporary Local Planning Instrument intended to protect local ecology. DDEC is inviting citizens interested in protecting our local environment to join in action by posting photos of native animals and significant trees. Read the PDF message…

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers November Newsletter

    Toowoomba Bird Observers November Newsletter

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    Toowoomba Bird Observers have published their November 2024 newsletter. Bird of the Month is the Satin Bowerbird. Stories include information about upcoming bird walks and reports of observations from recent walks. The TBO annual census of birds is also attached below.

  • Healthy Land and Water newsletter

    Healthy Land and Water newsletter

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    Healthy Land & Water published their November Enviro News. Read the stories on the website. Healthy Land & Water | Enviro news and more November 2024

  • DDEC December update

    DDEC December update

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    The December update from Darling Downs Environment Council is available here as PDF for those who may not have received it by email. Items include:

  • Wildlife Qld bulletin

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    Talking Wildlife eBulletin 196 from Wildlife Queensland can be viewed online.

  • Weed spotters November bulletin

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    The Weed Spotters Network Queensland is a citizen science collaboration between the Queensland Herbarium, the Department of Primary Industries (formerly the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)and local governments with funding support from the Land Protection Fund. It produces a weed spotters bulletin on the latest activities of the network. The November 2024 edition is now available.

  • Bush fires and biodiversity

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    An Australian article published in Nature related to the 2019-20 fires found greater biodiversity loss in areas subject to frequent burning. The ABC has published a story about the findings.

  • Parks Volunteer Support facilitator

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    Council are seeking a Parks Volunteer Support Facilitator. This is a full time position. The Parks Volunteer Support Facilitator position will be responsible for the strategic and operational support of volunteers and partnership groups operating in Council Parks and aims to effectively utilise volunteer support to the benefit of the community, Council and the environment.…

  • Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor update

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    Maree Clancy, B2B Project Coordinator, writes: Dear Friends of Escarpment Parks,       Phase 2 of the Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor project is now underway.    B2B is a community-driven conservation project aimed at restoring the wildlife corridor from Main Range to the Bunya Mountains: an important movement pathway for wildlife and area rich in many unique and threatened…

  • Act against invasive garden weeds

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    The Invasive Species Council is campaigning to reduce the environmental problems caused by escaped garden weeds. Efforts being made to keep native bush in good order are being constantly undermined by foreign invasive weeds, innocently planted by gardeners, escaping with the help of birds or their own aggressive profusion. The ISC has crafted a request…