Category: Parks
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Highfields Heart Community Meeting
A community meeting is scheduled for 30th April at 5:30 pm at the Highfields Cultural Centre, encouraging local community members to have a say in the town’s development. Guest Speaker -Ed JohnsonGM PlanningToowoomba Regional Council Join us for a community meeting covering the topics of, regional plans, council projects, town centre development – be in the ‘know’…
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Toowoomba Bird Observers Mar 26
Toowoomba Bird Observers‘ March newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Brahminy Kite. It includes a report of the February outings to Applegum Walk in Crows Nest and West Creek and a March outing to Redwood Park.
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Carnival in the Bush
In 2026 Friends of the Escarpment Parks will host Carnival in the Bush as our contribution to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. It will be hosted in J E Duggan Bushland Park on Sunday 20 September and will include a variety of activities. All Carnival in the Bush activities are FREE for participants but, to ensure…
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Open Day – Sep 26
This is a Date Claimer for our next Open Day which will be held at Duggan Park on Sunday 20th September from 8.30am to 12pm. This year the Open Day will be included in the Carnival of Flowers programme. It will be well advertised in the Carnival of Flowers booklet and also on the Carnival website. We…
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Park visit – Rainforest Gully
Our next Park visit on 11th April, and the first for the year, is to Rainforest Gully which is situated within the Picnic Point Parklands. Rainforest Gully is the most recent bushland park to be worked by FEP, and Deb and Michael have taken on the task of regeneration. It is1.5 hectares of remnant dry rainforest. It…
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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…
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Redwood Madeira Challenge – Autumn
Our next Redwood Madeira Weed Challenge – AUTUMN is on Saturday 7thMarch from 7.00 – 10.00am. We aim to clear Madeira which is starting to return in areas which were particularly badly affected 12 months ago. Our regular volunteers are unable to bring this area under control on their own and would love three hours of…
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Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest was a depression era camp in the upper part of what is now Redwood Park. Feb 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Step back into Toowoomba’s past with our first Regional Trust Talk of 2026! Local historian Bruce Arthur brings the story of the heritage-listed Eagles Nest Camp to life—a unique site established during the Great…
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Milestone celebration
You are invited to join with other FEP members in celebrating Ray Addison’s 100th birthday at the Duggan Park picnic area 10:30 am on Thursday, 22 January. BYO beverage and food to share
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Echo Valley: Help wanted & amazing insect
Wanted: FEP volunteers to assist with a volunteer student group who will be removing weeds and lantana on Wednesday 12 November. If you can help contact Greg Lukes 04 2828 8077 or glukes@bigpond.com. Read the whole piece for more details including about the stick insect.