Tag: FEP
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FEP park visit
We are planning a Park Visit to Leopard Ash Bushland Park on Saturday 14th June at 9am. Leopard Ash Park is a small bushland park (0.5ha) located between 16 and 18 Charmaine Court in Kleinton. It was saved from the bulldozers when the surrounding sub-division was created and is a unique remnant of endangered dry…
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Redwood Madeira Weed Challenge – WINTER
After the success of the Autumn Challenge, thirty volunteers are invited to assist with clearing half an acre along the Redwood Forest Track on Saturday May 31st from 8.00-11.00am. Registration through Trybooking is essential.
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A Rocha bird survey
Toowoomba representatives of A Rocha Australia have recently completed a report on observations of bird life in Duggan Bushland Park undertaken during 2024. The report has been linked from the Duggan Bushland Park page along with earlier reports and is available here:
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CANCELLED – FEP Open Day
The FEP Open Day for Parks Week which was to be held at Williams Park on Saturday, 8 March has been CANCELLED in response to Cyclone Alfred. Toowoomba Regional Council has advised that Council’s urban parks, sporting facilities, and Bushland Parks will close from Friday, 7 March for the purposes of keeping the public safe…
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Panorama Crescent progress
John Gouldson reports that Crows Nest Community Nursery was the source of plants for revegetation of Panorama Crescent Park. About 75 native trees and 60 pots of native grasses were planted. The images below show some of the growth after about 6 years.
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Redwood Park Madeira Challenge
A huge thankyou to all who made it down to Redwood Park to weed this morning. In attendance were the Trybooking registrants for the fully subscribed Redwood Park Madeira Challenge and members of the Toowoomba Bushwalkers Club.They were ably supported by six of our regular weeding team. A total of 95 work hours were clocked…
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2025 park plans
Risk assessments for each park have now been completed and have been added to the work plans in the members only area. Members will need to login to access the documents.
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FEP Open Day – 8 March
FEP Open Day for Parks Week 2025 will be at Williams Park, Highfields. There is a full program for the day with something to interest people of all ages and backgrounds. Knowledgeable guides will lead walks to observe birds, insects, local geology, and nocturnal animals.
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Recycle containers to support FEP
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 and barcode to your phone: iPhone users Android users…
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Habitat restoration
This piece about habitat restoration published in The Conversation may interest FEP members engaged in similar work. Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc (LUCI) is one of the examples discussed.