Tag: plants
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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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Landholder workshop 9 May
All interested persons are invited to an upcoming Backing onto Bush workshop being run by the Qld Fire & Biodiversity Consortium on 9 May from 9:00am to 1:00pm. This event will be held at the Toowoomba Regional Council Perseverance Office (820 Perseverance Road, Crows Nest, 4355). This half-day workshop is for peri-urban and rural residential…
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QWaLC eNews 27 Mar
Queensland Water and Land Carers has published a new edition of its online newsletter. Items include: 2026 Landcare awards, preparation for the Great Glossy Count (Black Cockatoo), nominations for the Queensland Volunteering Awards, and much more.
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Forest Fever Disco & Gourmet BBQ
We’d love you to join us for a fun community night out while supporting the protection of Toowoomba’s trees and wildlife. Forest Fever Disco & Gourmet BBQ Fundraiser📅 Saturday 11 April 2026⏰ 6:00pm – 10:00pm📍 Wilsonton Lutheran Church Hall, 431 Bridge St, Wilsonton This special fundraiser will support the work of the Darling Downs Environment…
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Funding opportunity
Environmental and Heritage Preservation – Promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, land management, and the protection of environmental and cultural heritage assets. Eligibility:Community groups and not-for-profit organisations that deliver benefits to the communities surrounding the New Acland Coal Mine, including those within the Toowoomba Region, are invited to apply. Funded projects must align with one of the following priority areas: …
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Nature Calls – Photography Contest
Toowoomba Field Naturalist Club Inc. is celebrating 75 years as a club with a photography contest. Submit a high-resolution photograph (3.5 MB or more) to promote the natural world in our Toowoomba region. It may include landscapes, flora or fauna. Ends 31 March 2026. Winning images will be featured on the TFNC blog. Maximum 3…
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Fire management in grassy woodlands
Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc is promoting a community workshop on Fire management in grassy woodlands: Science and practice workshop, Saturday 11th April, 9:30am-11:30am, venue tba Bookings essential. For further information contact LUCI.
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DDEC News Mar 26
Darling Downs Environment Council has published its March Newsletter. It features news about upcoming events, the Renewables Done Right campaign, video recording of the Homes and Trees: Planning a Liveable Toowoomba Region event, and more.
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Crows Nest Nursery Open Day – 7 Mar
The nursery will be open 8 am – 12 noon this Saturday, 7 March. The Crows Nest Community Nursery helps to support native wildlife by propagating indigenous trees, shrubs and ground cover plants that occur naturally within, and beyond, our regional boundaries. If you want to encourage birds, bees and butterflies to visit your garden,…
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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…