Category: Parks
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Redwood Madeira Challenge – Spring
Thank you to all who have supported the Madeira Challenge in the past. We would love you to promote the Madeira Challenge – (nearly) Spring event on Saturday 29th August from 8.00-11.00am. We will be working downhill from the last challenge site – one of the last pieces of the Madeira puzzle on that particular…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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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…